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Rainbow over the light.

Posted by Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 26 October 2010 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

One of the quickest rainbow disappearing acts I'd ever seen. Souter lighthouse in Marsden South Shields looked resplendent in the fading light, a couple of fast grab shots out of the car window - then it was gone!

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Comments (49)

Fraucha from Bila Tserkva, Ukraine

It pays to be ready!! Great shot!!

26 Oct 2010 5:34am

PascalXLD from Rennes, France

Superbe arc-en-ciel

Bonne journée

26 Oct 2010 5:51am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Wow - great capture! I love the glint of light on the top of the lighthouse. Yes, you have to be quick to get that type of shot. The person walking away to the left of the frame and with their back to the rainbow looks like missing it entirely!

26 Oct 2010 6:01am

MissT from Chicagoland, United States

You were blessed to be there at that moment - what strong colors! Beautiful shot!

26 Oct 2010 6:17am

Richard from Duns, United Kingdom

Stephen says it perfectly. Well done.

26 Oct 2010 6:53am

daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany

Just wow! Stunning tos ee the different colours of the the sky right and left beneath the rainbow - never noticed that phenomena before!

26 Oct 2010 7:00am

@daniela scharnowski: Don't know if it is unusual or not, although I have seen it before. The photo is virtually untouched, just edited in Camera RAW and resized for web.

STEED from Somewhere, France

And the Photograph was here.....Just in Time....

26 Oct 2010 7:37am

Demo from Villeneuve d, France

Wow marvellous capture!

26 Oct 2010 7:44am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

A crock of gold of a photo!

26 Oct 2010 7:44am

Sonia Nansid from Barcelona Stockholm, Sweden

What a catch!

26 Oct 2010 8:09am

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

Spectacular ! It looks like if the sky has been cut in two separate parts... great timing, colors and composition. Have a nice day Curly :)

26 Oct 2010 8:21am

Nestor from Le Tampon, Reunion

fantastic ! just at the good time !
bravo !

26 Oct 2010 8:31am

Formerly Known as MontereyJohn from Waterbury, Connecticut, United States

Nice, Curly, really nice,

26 Oct 2010 9:22am

Julie Brown from Indianapolis, United States

This is a winner, Curly! You have everything going for you in this scene-great light, nice foreground, and I like the person walking in the lower left corner for scale.

26 Oct 2010 10:06am

P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom

I see you did not fail us and got a great shot of the rainbow

26 Oct 2010 10:11am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Fantastic.. looks like the rainbow appeared just for you..

26 Oct 2010 11:04am

LB Vision from PARIS, France

très belle prise ! peace !

26 Oct 2010 11:13am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Wonderful rainbow ! Great capture !

26 Oct 2010 11:20am

Bonvilston from Cardiff, United Kingdom

Nice capture. We've had a few of these recently down here, but never when I had my camera with me :-(

26 Oct 2010 11:26am

Lougris from Toulouse, France

comme un merveilleux espoir dans la nuit !!:) superbe !

26 Oct 2010 11:49am

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A wonderful capture Curly! It pays to be prepared! ;-)

26 Oct 2010 12:10pm

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Beautifully vivid while it lasted. Lovely

26 Oct 2010 12:21pm

Olivier from Manage, Belgium

Magic moment for an perfect capture..

26 Oct 2010 12:21pm

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Love the highlight on the lighthouse

26 Oct 2010 1:02pm

Iknow from Chengdu, China

wow,aha,really wonderful,such an amazing scene,CHEERS!!

26 Oct 2010 3:24pm

Julie from Easton, United States

Just awesome!

26 Oct 2010 4:56pm

k@ from Paris, France

And beyond the superb scene & colors, perfectly composed, each element at its ideal place, congrats !

26 Oct 2010 5:18pm

@k@: No, I disagree, I've just had a closer look and the horizon is not as straight as I would wish, it tilts about 0.5 of a degree to the right.

k@ from Paris, France

Sorry but that's not what i see first and when i spoke of each element, i meant the character, the lighthouse, and all - but you're the chief here ! ;)

26 Oct 2010 6:12pm

Skyriani from Nelson, New Zealand

very cool rainbow!

26 Oct 2010 6:43pm

pascale from Brussels, Belgium

love this one!
great shot!

26 Oct 2010 6:48pm

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

great capture Curly and I echo Daniella!

26 Oct 2010 7:04pm

Monik from PARIS, France

Instant fugitif et superbe. Bravo!

26 Oct 2010 7:05pm

Dutçh from Chicagoland, United States

Wow.. yes.. I am so glad I stopped back to see!!!!

26 Oct 2010 7:08pm

AnneCphotography from somewhere over the rainbow, Switzerland

this is oustanding !!! Great great shot !!!

26 Oct 2010 7:32pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Gorgeous! Beautiful photo!

26 Oct 2010 8:52pm

Bruno from froyennes, Belgium

when the light plays with water drops ... very, very nice shot

26 Oct 2010 9:11pm

Manuel Hompanera from La Robla, Spain

Realmente espectacular,me gusta mucho,buen trabajo.Saludos.

26 Oct 2010 9:46pm

Seraphine from San Francisco, Uganda

look, look! the stupid bloke is walking away from a pot of gold! doesn't he know- always walk *towards* rainbows!

26 Oct 2010 11:59pm

M. Isabel from Lima, Peru

And I didn't believe this was possible...

27 Oct 2010 12:37am

Brett from McAllen, United States

What else can I say but "WOW!" That's a gorgeous capture.

27 Oct 2010 2:19am

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Wow! Stunning capture of the leprechaun! All kidding aside, the colors are beautiful and it's interesting to note the change in the sky color on either side of the rainbow. A great "fast grab!"

27 Oct 2010 3:14am

Nini Pixel from Savigny, Switzerland

Splendid... magic light... i love this picture

27 Oct 2010 8:17am

Mici from Toronto, Canada

Very strong colours, stunning

27 Oct 2010 1:41pm

Andrea from Regina, Canada

Wow, I love how the blues on either side of the rainbow are so different. Very striking image!

27 Oct 2010 4:14pm

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Lovely...

29 Oct 2010 2:46pm

BACH from Le Havre, France

I have no words.

1 Nov 2010 7:39am

Christine from Duns, United Kingdom

superb composition

4 Nov 2010 9:30pm

Stefanie from France

Wonderful! Beautiful colors!

15 May 2011 10:06am

Joyce from Montana, United States

Forget the science. What a dazzling and heart-wowing miracle huh?

11 Jun 2012 1:22pm

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