fogbow
Well we have heard of rainbows, and moonbows, but how about a fogbow?
I was hiking along my favorite road in Cades Cove, Sparks Lane, one foggy morning. I had been following a buck and his doe. Dont know what inspired me to turn around, but when I did I saw this. Was a great Christmas treat for me.
First time ever I have seen a fogbow. Grabbed a few shots of it before it faded quickly as the sun was rising.
This shot is now published on the Atmospheric Optic Website, just go here
if you’re interested in buying this artwork, please go to the wildlife-appeal
Shot this in SS mode
SS at 1/250 (was shooting wildlife, couldnt risk a lower SS) :)
Focal length at 17mm
F-stop at F-16
ISO at 400
Exposure compensation at +0.07
fogbow belongs to the following groups:
Shots in the Fog, Smoky Mountain Masterpieces and Untouchables
Kelly J
Oh wow!! Me neither!! Looks like a painting from the trees back ! Great capture – glad you turned around!
Christopher E... replied
Thanks Kelly, I am also.lol Unfortunately tho, didnt see a pot of gold, must only happen with rainbows :)
Kelly J
I think “This” is the gold Chris !
Christopher E... replied
I think I have agree, it surely lasts longer in the mind then the gold ever would in the pocket :)
Gail Bridger
Wow I have never seen anything like this ever! This is an astonishing image Chris, one in a million! Beautiful
Christopher E... replied
Thanks Gail, I freaked also, I was grabbing and trying to adjust quickly since it was disappearing Fast! It was totally amazing, and I have been around All sorts of fog :) This was a first for me also
adgray
BRILLIANT Christopher!
Never seen any here in Aus either – mind you we get fog ghost wisps to freak you out! lol
I wonder if the pot is of silver? if it were a pot of rain here in aus we’d be mighty happy!
☼ BRAVO ☼ for jogging with your camera! lol
Chookas! ♥
Jan Timmons
What a remarkable sight! The scene is a beautifully composed one, even without the unique foggy arch. Beautiful.
Krys Bailey
Wow! This is a first for me, Chris! You’ve done a good job capturing it too! Bravo!
joak
jings a fogbow ..whit next ..are ye sure it wisny a D mister…sorry rubbish joke…great shot ye were lucky tae catch it
cherylc1
beautiful!!
BigAl1
Never seen anything like it Chris, how many more are there when we don’t turn around, well done
MountainHawk
Amazing what we see in nature if we pay attention. Never seen this before either. And I am sure that it did not last long. So often there is no time for playing around with the camera. You gotta shoot and hope for the best! Glad you had this wonderful experience and were able to catch it to share with us.
dawndavies
fabulous capture, never seen one before,dawnx
dinghysailor1
WOW the Fogmaster does it again ..teehee… what a unique capture and a remarkable sight – makes me want to google it nd find out more… have you thought of showing it to the atmospheric optics group too ? really fascinating!! well done for keeping your eyes swivelling in all directions as most of us would have stayed with the deer probably!!
Christopher E... replied
thanks ding, well i googled it, and that guy Les does have soemthing about it on his website, with a few pics. fogbow I have emailed him asking if he might be interested in adding mine to the others :) Thanks for suggestion to google it :)
budrfli
wow! a treat is right! and your capture is fantastic with the depth and the other “ridge” of fog along the fence line. Love it!
PrairieRose
This is a real WOW shot Christopher….........very special ........... nothing like anything I’ve seen before…...........naturally, your capture is BRILLIANT!!! xo
Anthony Pierce
Godd ole Sparks Lane providing another remarkable image. That is too cool man.
barnsis
Amazing, what a capture!!!
Jellybean720
WOW.. when we wait we get this.. GREAT CAPTURE.. what a Beautiful shot… Cant wait to see more :)) And by the way have you ever seen a snowbow.. I didnt have my camera with me that day.. I have never seen one and one of these either.. Very amazing to capture something that dont happen to often.. Again a Beautiful CAPTURE :))
Béla Török
Wow, I have never seen anything like this before. Fabulous capture, Chris!
dinghysailor1
link
positively my last go!!
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LeeoPhotography
They are a wonderful sight aren’t they Chris! And thanks to dinghysailor1 for her link to my pic ; )
dc witmer
nice shot Chris, no pot of gold, but if you call the White House, they may add you to the bail out program….
Troy W. Smith
Awesome shot, never seen one before. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Al Bourassa
Terrific capture Chris!!
DesImages
Great work Chris! I’ve never seen such a thing either, so thank you for bringing us this image, and thanks to Maggie for her research.
Joanne Bradley
How fascinating and unique! Incredible capture and find!
Daniel Sly
Interesting find, great capture too!
Marianne Vene...
Very beautiful Chris!
KristineNora
WoW Just BRILLIANT I sooooo Smile ...this is a good year my friend : ] k
SkyFoxFPP
Very well done! X O
Wanda Faircloth
Awesome shot Chris!!!
ej29
WOW!!! I have never seen anything like this…wonderful capture!!!!
JADEAJLANI
Perfect capture.
Ellen
Really a very beautiful image, well done!
BartElder
Great shot, I have never seen nor heard of this. I will keep a look out now…......
Dayonda
Wonderful! Light was reflecting from the fog, and maybe the droplets were too small?
It’s got all the other characteristics of a rainbow, including different colors of blue under and outside of a rainbow. Send it to Atmospheric Optics, and ask if anybody’s seen or knows about bows like these.
Christopher E... replied
thanks so much dayonda, i have contacted the owner of that website, he is planning on publishing this shot on it :)
Christopher E... replied
dayonda just to let you know..this shot is finally published on that website Link :)
Antanas
lovely photo
Linda Jackson
Great catch Chris! We have to listen to our inner voice more often! Take care, Linda
Angel Perry
I missed this? Never heard of that either…but turned out great!
cherylc1
WOW~ incredible capture!!
H M Bascom
Amazing capture!
Glenda Remaklus
Gorgeous capture Christopher.
Jellybean720
Let us know when he puts the photo on there.. That is great.. And Such a GREAT CAPTURE :))
Denzil
Chris, what an extraordinary capture – no-one has even heard of a fogbow, and you GET ONE!!!
Robert Elliott
Amazing Chris, wonderful capture and a beautiful image
Veronica Schultz
I didn’t even know such a thing existed…very cool! Glad you got such a great shot of it!
Ginger Barritt
Wow, Chris…I don’t know what to make of it… ........ Thank goodness you noticed it!
OldBirch
We get those here too. What a great name for them! Love it.
Joyce Dickens,...
INCREDIBLE!!! Beautiful capture Chris…........love it!
Vicki Ferrari
Amazing capture Christopher! The fence posts have even left a shadow in the fog, making it look more like a painting beyond the fence line (what Kelly said!!) So magical! Favourite! Are you sure the pot of gold wasn’t hidden under a bucket of mist?!! I believe the pot of gold was turning around and seeing this! I am having a giggle though, imagining you fumbling with your camera trying to get it all set captured, and fast! I know I can fumble when I am excited about a shot that is going to disappear in a short period of time :))!
lisamgerken
Super shot! I am speachless!
Steven Sandner
HAH! thats cool! thats quite the capture! nice work mate!
IRISHPIX
Love this Picture
Graeme Pettit ...
new one on me – certainly different – well caught
Adam Gormley
Beautiful capture mate, maybe it was a small wind funnel making this creation? Lovely photograph!!
KcranmerArt
Only YOU would find a fogbow Christopher…BEAUTIFUL!
Lucindawind
that is sooo cool !!!!
ozczecho
Quite amazing..looks surreal…like someone de saturated a rainbow..
Brendan Schoon
Perfect shot, wonderful composition and this fogbow is really very interesting!! Very well spotted and greatly captured!!
Brendan
carpenter777
this is great
GeorgieH
Wow how astonishing, looks incredible!
Laurie Search
Wow, this is amazing!! Beautiful!
Licbar
Very nice shot