Glorious Sky
I have never seen, in all my years as a “sky watcher”, anything quite like these end-to-end rainbows, up high in the sky. The phenomenon is called Tangent Arcs, and form when cirrus clouds have well developed columnar ice crystals drifting with their long axes almost horizontal.
The photo was taken from the jetty in Port Orford, Oregon as a Pacific storm was approaching from the south. Mt Humbug can be seen at the bottom-center of the image.
Nikon D700, 20 mm f/2.8 D Lens
f/10.0, 1/400th Second, ISO 200
This photo was featured on the front page of The Curry County Reporter on November 18, 2009.
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Laurie Search
Wow, that IS a glorious sky!!! So beautiful!
J.K. York
very cool double rainbow. super wide sweeping sky. well done.
lizalady
Oh WOW looks like 3 rainbows. Did you make a wish? That’s a real nature made capture. And I bet alot of features to follow.
swaby
Wow Randall, awesome shot!
Sandy Woolard
WOW…An amazing capture!!!!
Diane Schuster
This is a triple rainbow, how lucky, you are and so very observant! The name of the mountain is so very appropriate, kind of like having the rainbows be an answer to the bah humbug! thing! Dee
Dave Pearson
Were you shooting towards the Sun? The reason I ask is that I can’t see how rainbows could ever look like that whereas what you’ve caught looks very much like a tangent arc.
Randall Scholten replied
Yes… that’s it! I had never heard of that. Thanks!!!
SandyK
Beautiful image and great capture!
Beve Brown-Clark
Anyway you cut it…stunning!!
sigfusson
How utterly fantastic this capture is Randy. A spectacular moment and awesome composition. Well done! Hugs, S.
Angie McKenzie
awesome!!!! ive never seen anything like this before either!! im a sky watcher too! :) beautiful capture randy!!!
Randall Scholten replied
Thanks Angie! Turns out it even has a name: “tangent arcs”. Dave Pearson provided a link for info (see above). Thanks again!
crackedpot
Wow! That’s something that everyone dreams of, well done! Even without the Arcs it’s a great shot, and the arcs take it to the heights!
Ern Mainka
Fabulous !
Dave Sandersfeld
Congratulations – This ART is Featured in the All Oregon USA Group
Aussiedi Dave & Debbie
Randall Scholten replied
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!
DJ LeMay
Oh MY OH MY OH MY!! Merciful Heavens!! What an EXQUISITE phenomenom! How lucky are YOU?! I’m soooooooo thrilled for you! ...and very glad that it was you who was there at the right place, at the right time, with that precious D700 to capture this ethereal occurance! Positive I would have just stood there with my mouth hanging open… and bungled the shot… or completely missed IT! This is just the BEST, Randy! My wool hat’s off to you! Well done!!
Paul Gitto
It looks like you have a very bright 22 degree Halo and an Upper Tangent Arc!
Great shot!!
MarianBendeth
Just outstanding! Is that a Rainbow above the fray? Glorious sweeping capture!
VGoddessCats
WOW!!!! Gorgeous!!