Rainbow in the Desert
by Mike Lee
Title
Rainbow in the Desert
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The Smoke Creek Desert, stretching from US 395 in Lassen County, California, into northwestern Nevada, can be a barren wasteland at times. But in the right conditions, it transforms into a breathtaking landscape. In spring, when a touch of greenery softens the arid terrain, the golden hour light bathes the land in warmth. Above, dramatic clouds shift and swirl, setting the stage for a fleeting but magical sight—a rainbow emerging from the sky, blending with the soft pastels of the horizon.
𝘈 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢, 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳.
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January 13th, 2022
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Dr Debra Stewart
Beautiful capture and presentation!!! The light is so stunning as it dances across the terrain!





















