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Day 15: Half of a Double
Day 15: Half of a Double
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Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Polvadera, New Mexico
Date: Jul 15, 2007
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jul 16, 2007

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Got to spend most of the day playing with images from the Alamogordo trip, which was nice. Did a bit of gardening as well; we now have more rose bushes :-)

At the end of the day I happened to look out the window and saw this great complete rainbow. By the time I switched lenses and got outside half of it was gone. But I figured that half of a double was better than nothing!

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07/28/2007 08:09:37 PM
Absolutely beautiful image. I love the wide angle effect and that amazing sky.
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07/20/2007 08:44:01 PM
This is really cool, I loved seeing this sort of thing when I was back home, it just doesn't happen in Korea. Thanks for sharing this image!
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07/19/2007 05:30:32 PM
That is amazing! I like the 1/2 rainbow, it's so cool looking that it just stops into the clouds. I really like the little house on the right, such a beautiful view!
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07/19/2007 02:43:45 PM
This is really cool - it looks like two pics in one. The sky is just gorgeous - I love the rich blue. I like how the rainbows just stop and the sunny sky begins.
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07/18/2007 02:00:24 PM
Terrific photo. Love that wide lens. Lots of interesting things going on in the sky, even without the rainbows. I like seeing the bit of road and habitation to the left, it gives this a sense of scale.

Even though your double rainbow is half gone, it seems much more vibrant than the one I once spotted over the Hudson River.
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07/17/2007 07:52:24 PM
I would've loved to have seen a whole double rainbow! But this is still pretty neat with half of the frame bright and cheery and the other half dark and gloomy with a rainbow.
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07/17/2007 12:18:06 AM
This is a very interesting shot. I love the way it makes the abrupt change from blue sky, white clouds to gray with the rainbow. It's like the rainbows are pointing to the promise.
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07/16/2007 10:48:29 PM
This would have been great for the dichotomy challenge -- those high, fluffy clouds, and the more solid rain clouds that are producing the rainbows.
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07/16/2007 09:45:59 PM
What a spectacular image! I think it looks amazing how the sky is actually split like this. Quite an impact.
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07/16/2007 07:25:57 PM
Woah - far out sky! Great rainbow capture. Beautiful image!!
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07/16/2007 05:26:53 PM
Almost a case of half a double being better than a whole one as I love the way they stand out against the ominous cloud (especially the lower one) and then just disappear into nothing as the sky turns a beautiful blue

Nice shot
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07/16/2007 05:25:46 PM
Very nice rainbow shot with that wonderful sky.
There's a discussion that's been going on in the newspaper for a couple of weeks about making rainbows seem to disappear. That is, if you stare fixedly at one for 15 seconds or so, it will seem to vanish, then reappear when you blink your eyes or shift your gaze.
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07/16/2007 05:22:26 PM
Half is better than nothing and it would have been good even without the rainbow. Sky looks awesome.
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07/16/2007 05:01:01 PM
I know, you have to be quick. But instead of the complete rainbows you now have a beautiful blue sky.
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07/16/2007 04:41:56 PM
Gorgeous shot! The sky is so nice & blue & the double rainbow is really nice & clear too. Too bad you couldn't have gotten the whole thing but this makes for a nice shot all in itself!
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