#87 -- Tertiary Rainbow

ghinson

Challenge worthy? Not a three I've ever seen before...

sunflowerstudio

very interesting -- I see the three bows. Assuming there's no reflection/refraction in a window, I'm guessing you're seeing another rainbow from another source?

A true tertiary bow would be in the direction of the sun and has never been seen in the wild.

ghinson

Not seen in the wild? I wasn't sure what to make of the extra bow, searched triple rainbow, and saw plenty pics of them online. And actually, someone just published the first pic of a quartenary. Yesterday, I think.

I don't know however that this is not simply another rainbow. I took a long burst of shots as the ferry passed the point. Over the 30 or so shots, only 2 had the hint of the third bow.

angevin1

Too Busy...but without the Ship??

kdotaylor

I agree, it's a bit busy. Have you tried cropping it vertically to get rid of both the ship and the lighthouse to just showcase the rainbows?

ghinson

You're right. It's one thing to catch a cool rainbow. It's another to have a challenge-worthy photo. I actually like the lighthouse and ferry in it, just because of what the bright golden sun was doing to them too. But, I'll keep thinking of threes...