Rural Rainbow
by Mike Lee
Title
Rural Rainbow
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
On this April afternoon, I watched a number of thunderstorms move through our area here in the Lassen County high desert in northeastern California. I figured late afternoon would offer a good opportunity for a rainbow out in the Smoke Creek area, which is still quite green in April and just a few miles to the north of my home base. When I got there, I realized the storms hadn’t hit right for that but had a wonderful afternoon in the desert. On the way home, though, I drove through a raging wet thunderstorm as the sun was about an hour from setting. I knew after I drove out of it that conditions would be very good for a rainbow to the east, so I turned on a country road that runs north/south. It didn’t take long before my theory was proven sound, and this beauty was showing to the west of a marshy area near, but not quite in, the Fleming Unit, which is a national wildlife area. Even if it wasn’t exactly according to plan, I can now say I went out with a camera seeking a rainbow photo and actually got one (as opposed to the few others I have that happened pretty much by chance).
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢.
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April 25th, 2024
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Gary F Richards
Extraordinary “Rural Rainbow”, composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! Congratulations on your very deserving features! F/L
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your great image is being featured on the home page of the ABC Group. This art was accepted during our P is for Peace, JANUARY 27, 2025 - FEBRUARY 3, 2025.
Brian Morefield - Prose Imagery
Gorgeous capture of both the intense rainbow and the burgeoning one Mike! The light on the meadow and shadow on the mountains make a great image contrast.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! I'm happy to announce that your excellent photographic art has been proudly featured on the home page of the Camera Art Group! You are invited to archive your feature in Group Feature Archive: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024 discussion
Johanna Hurmerinta
Your work deserves to be featured in our group "The Meandering Photographer" Please consider adding this work to 'Featured work in July - August 2024' active discussion thread. (l/f on 08-15-2024)
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Skyscapes” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
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