Mystical Rainbow by stringz
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Description
This isn't a rainbow in the traditional sense—it is caused by light passing through wispy, high-altitude cirrus clouds. Those clouds are made of tiny ice crystals, and if the cloud is at the right angle to the sun, the crystals will refract the sunlight (much like a prism) into the colors of the rainbow.
So it's very similar to a regular rainbow-when-it's-raining, only a little more rare.
This one was fleeting. Of 3 shots, the first had the most color.
Comments (2)
camera
Your photo is interesting in that it looks so much like "surf's up." The description you provided adds interest to the image. Very nicely done.
claylady
I agree that the photo looks very much like an oceans waves. It's a very interesting picture!