A Rainbow Fallout

The High Country experienced a significant 'ice event' yesterday morning. Schools were closed, powers went out and for awhile, nobody did much of anything except hope and pray that big old tree too close to the house would'nt yield to the pressure of the coat of 1/4 quarter inch or more of ice. Around 11:30 a.m. I stepped out on my deck and heard the snap, crackle, pop cacophony of brittle branches as they succombed under the weight of ice.
All the sudden I noticed THE RAINBOW. Holy Moly, I ran down to the car to retrieve my camera. Rainbows are fleeting and I thought I might lose it. Yet the rainbow remained. As I fiddled with the polarizing filter, it tumbled over the deck. Shit. I ran downstairs and outside in my jammies and slippers, knowing full well the rainbow might be gone, again. I tripped up the stairs in my slippers and my jammie bottoms were at my knees. I walked out of my jammies and back into my slippers. I was now a comedy in action. Yet, the rainbow stayed and became even more intense. It spanned over Valle Crucis, from say Daisy Ridge plum over the horse farm, the river and the pot of gold was on Old Hartley Rd. The rainbow visted for more than 10 minutes--a record in my books. I scored lots of shots.
These photos are fairly straight forward though I did have to work with level adjustments in Photoshop in order to get the ice covered trees to show up. I also used a touch of Photomatix in the middle image. The last image is a close up of the rainbow against Matney mountain.

I woke up grumpy this morning. Not sure why but when I stopped at the Mast Store to pick up my mail, I noticed shoes on sale. Retail shoe therapy is oh so much better than a massage.

Comments

[kenju]

How gorgeous! I love seeing rainbows, even if they are photos and not the real thing!

[luminouslens]

Oh my goodness, these are fantastic! I like the bottom one best, followed by the middle, followed by the top one.

[Robin in VA]

That has to be the BEST rainbow picture I've ever seen!!

[Josephine]

The most amazing shots, as usual, you have outdone yourself !
You seem to have a knack of being in the right place at the right time.

[Kristen]

I've been having a cruddy day myself, but these pictures made me smile. What is it about a rainbow that seems magical? I like the one at the top best.

[June]

I agree! Those are great gets! I loved the play by play...what we do to get a photo!

[Amy]

And you were wondering what to do with yourself yesterday morning. You didn't have to go anywhere, it came to you.

[TR Filbin]

Phenomenal Marie! I often wondered if any other photographers go through the same ordeals I do at times; fumbling with equipment in a panic to 'catch-it' before the light changes, cussin', fussin' and looking like a comedic fool...
Anyway,excellent catch!(or capture, as the more dignified photographers say)

[jane]

Gorgeous photos. I've ended up doing the same sort of unintentional slapstick routine myself. Some photos have, for whatever reason required me to be all three stooges at once.

[jenjen]

Love the last photo, wow! And the curlicue cloud just tops it.

[gnumoon]

Those are ROY-G-BIV-tastic!

[Aimee]

Very beautiful pics! We have similar rainbow picture opportunities in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Visit us at www.EscapetoBlueRidge.com to check out the photos and our mountain adventure activities down south.
Cheers,
Aimee

[joan]

WOW!

[Wireless Wiley]

Beautiful !! If that isn't a good sign just before taking a new job, I don't know what is !

[colleen]

Gorgeous! I was glad I went out and got some Ice Palace shots before it all came dripping down.

[colleen]

Gorgeous! I was glad I went out and got some Ice Palace shots before it all came dripping down.

[Elizabeth]

WOWEE!! And a shoe sale besides....how fortunate can you get?? I just got my first pair of crocs and already planning for the next pair!! Shoebuy.com has some good deals too...at least free shipping and no tax!!

[tom e]

The mental image of you running back and forth across the ice in your jannies and slippers and then another trip with your jammies down to you knees as you hurried made me laugh till I cried.

And then to get the prize of these photos completed the picture.

Thanks for making my day Marie

[Jesse]

Awesome shots. We had a good bit of that ice too, but no sunshine for rainbows makin'.

[Carolyn H]

Holy moly, yourself! Those are some excellent rainbow photos. I can't even decide which I like best! Congratulations on those shots!

Carolyn H.

A friend gave me a link to this page. I have mentioned to her that being a city boy, I've never seen a rainbow. Your rainbow shots are magnificent.

[Rob]

Jobs come and go, but you will always be on the rainbow beat. :)

[Bobbie]

That rainbow was worth all of your trouble. Stunning photos.

[Sarah (High Country Mom Squad)]

Wow, Marie! What beautiful photos! You completely amaze me.

Although, I don't know what was more entertaining, the photos, or the ordeal you went through to get them!