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I’m the one on the right with (with a halo? hehe..) while a friend walks by … (waldo? wally?)......

This the next cropped but otherwise unchanged picture after ‘where’s dinghy?’ below:

I think it might be an something called a ‘brocken spectre’ (I’ve just heard about this tonight at my photography class – thanks mark!) .

One tentative explanation is that ‘a brocken spectre appears when a low sun is behind a climber who is looking downwards into mist….from a ridge or peak.

Both (unaltered) images were taken 1015am Jan 08 as we climbed out of town above the mist hanging over Peebles in scottish borders.

The atmospheric optics group have accepted the image which the wonderful photographer Ern Mainka confirms is a faint version of a brocken spectre glory … now look at his tremendous example of the real thing in full colour below (which makes me feel very humble indeed) entilted:-

Brocken Spectre and Glory by Ern Mainka

(press image for link to his page with fascinating details)

(PS It looks like this is my second ‘optical phenomenon’ already his year….

See ‘look up quick!’

how cool is that!)

:))

dinghy's here belongs to the following groups:

Atmospheric Optics and Shots in the Fog

reflector, 3 months ago

All that fog adds to the mood – it looks very quiet and peaceful.
George Lenz, 3 months ago

nice one… I would crop it and remove the shadows in the foreground… but that’s just me… peace…:-)
ltruskett, 3 months ago

Gorgeous image. Love the spindly, spectre-like tree limbs. Lovely.
Juilee P Pryor, 3 months ago

dinghysailor this is fabulous….. wonderful shot …...well done you….
mlgkats, 3 months ago

you always get the mystical feel from fog especially when trees are around , nice capture
mikepaulhamus, 3 months ago

very nice effect.
Gene Praag, 3 months ago

The fog really makes this shot…..Great capture!
Ern Mainka, 3 months ago

Yes it is a Brocken Spectre albeit rather faint. The ‘rainbow’ or mistbow is called a Glory. Your shadow is usually exagerated in size in a brighter Brocken Spectre.
See page 7 (currently) in Atmospheric Optics group or HERE
kevin smith, 3 months ago

I still say its a halo…heavenly sent to reward good photographers!
CassieGannon, 3 months ago

Stunning!!!
tomg, 3 months ago

Anothe nice mysterious shot …
brirose55, 3 months ago

great effective shot
dinghysailor1 in reply to Ern Mainka’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Ern so much for your comment and for the fantastic link to you amazing capture!! Yours is just awesome, and I recommend everyone view it – so you can see why I didn’t immediately recognise my faint version for what it was ! thanks again ern and everyone for their interest! cheers !
ding :))

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Trevor Armstrong, 3 months ago

Fab shot well done!
Christopher E..., 3 months ago

i like this one better, the lighting is superb!! wonderful composition and that exposure on the fog..perfect!
joak, 3 months ago

hy dinger still on holiday love your shot is that loch voil in the background!!!!!!
Roslyn Lunetta, 3 months ago

wow a mini glory very nice! bet you start looking at fog differently now :D
Sean Farragher, 3 months ago

very saintly
Andy Harris, 3 months ago

very interesting effect… great misty scene…!
Robin Brown, 3 months ago

Gorgeous Treescape Dinghy!! XX
Robin Brown, 3 months ago

Gorgeous Treescape Dinghy!! XX
EdgeOfReality, 3 months ago

The halo or whatever you want to call it is very apparent in this (yet again another lovely image).
dinghysailor1, 3 months ago

Thanks so much everyone for all your interest and kind comments :))
Fantastic photgrapher Ern Mainka (of atmospheric optics group fame) has confirmed it is a faint version of a brocken spectre glory – please go to his awesome picture link below for an amazing capture of a real one (which makes me feel very humble indeed !) :

Brocken Spectre and Glory by Ern Mainka

(press image for link to his page with fascinating details)
maliaio, 3 months ago

this is wonderful. great work my friend.
Richard Veal, 3 months ago

Beautiful.
Steve Taylor, 3 months ago

I like them both
Lucindawind, 3 months ago

very pretty shot !
desginbynicole, 3 months ago

wow very good shot it looks foggy i like the touch though
SharonAHenson, 3 months ago

very nice fo shot…nicely done !
Jonicool, 3 months ago

This is so awesome!
Helene Kippert, 3 months ago

This is gorgeous maggie – I love foggy shots!
Joan Smart, 3 months ago

warm and foggy in one capture !!!!!!!!!!!! great work !!
Forest Friends..., 3 months ago

I love how you’ve captured the mist so well in this, well done!
Lori Peters, 3 months ago

This looks like a forest in a fairy tale. I love the fog.
amberafternoon, 3 months ago

Gorgeous image!
Antanas, 3 months ago

great capture, well done
Glenda Remaklus, about 1 month ago

Gorgeous…...................!