Double Rainbow
Did you know that when you have double rainbows, the color order in the second one is reversed? See for yourself.
For other skywatch photos go here 
Did you know that when you have double rainbows, the color order in the second one is reversed? See for yourself.
For other skywatch photos go here
September 10th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Show off! I cant find a single rainbow to shoot and you got two .. sigh
September 10th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
I do see it. This is great, wonderful lighting in addition to the rainbows.
September 10th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
lol on the first comment!:D thanks for the input never knew that lol….lovely!
September 10th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Oh, I love it!! I haven’t been able to find a rainbow in months and you get two at the same time!! You must be doing something right! Whatever, you take a fabulous photo!
Have a great weekend!
Sylvia
September 10th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Wonderful photo of rainbows!I love it really!Have a great weekend!
September 10th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Nice shot;)
September 10th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Is it a reflection of the rainbow and that’s why it’s reversed ?
September 10th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
That is stunning! I am in awe! And I am jealous. :)
I saw two very bright rainbows some weeks ago, and I didn’t have my camera. I am still trying to forgive myself!
Awesome shot!
September 10th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Wow! Wonderful image.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Sorry mispelled my own name with first comment. Lovely image. What a wonderful shot…not one but two rainbows. Fantastic!
September 10th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Beautiful Rainbow what an awesome catch :-)
September 11th, 2009 at 12:50 am
Oh my gosh…I am so jealous! I’ve never seen a double rainbow and I would LOVE to! This is spectacular and I never knew the colors are reversed! Beautiful!
September 11th, 2009 at 3:19 am
A doublr rainbow is just being greedy. Envious of the terrifc catch. You bet.
September 11th, 2009 at 5:15 am
Great picture. I never realized that they were reversed. We don’t get to see doubles very often. Thanks for sharing.
September 11th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Neil and all, whereas the first rainbow is due to the light entering the rain drops and reflecting off the back of the rain drops and then coming out (essentially towards you), having refracted 3 times (entrance, reflection, exit), the second rainbow is due to the light reflecting twice within the rain drops before coming back out. You can have additional rainbows as a portion of the light continues to reflect back and forth within the rain drops before exiting, but the amount of light left get progressively less. For more check here.
September 11th, 2009 at 6:34 am
Oh hey, I didn’t know that! Cool factoid and fantastic photo!
September 11th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Dramatic scene and lighting! Gorgeous…and, no I did not know about the order of colors on a second rainbow. I have photographed several doubles but never noticed that…I will go back into my archives and check that out to make sure you rainbow isn’t just special!! HaHa
September 12th, 2009 at 6:36 am
How lucky to see double! Beautiful photo!
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:38 pm
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