Comments on: Double Rainbow

By: Stray Hawkeye » Bits and pieces 4

Stray Hawkeye » Bits and pieces 4 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:38:33 +0000

[...] never knew this before, but Twin City Photos points out (and photographs), when there’s a double rainbow, the color in the second one are [...]

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:36:47 +0000

How lucky to see double! Beautiful photo!

By: carolyn USA

carolyn USA — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:50:01 +0000

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

By: Hilda

Hilda — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:34:30 +0000

Oh hey, I didn’t know that! Cool factoid and fantastic photo!

By: snapshutter

snapshutter — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:59:27 +0000

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.

By: gwendolyn

gwendolyn — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:15:35 +0000

Great picture. I never realized that they were reversed. We don’t get to see doubles very often. Thanks for sharing.

By: babooshka

babooshka — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:19:56 +0000

A doublr rainbow is just being greedy. Envious of the terrifc catch. You bet.

By: SD - Addicted to the Click

SD - Addicted to the Click — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:50:11 +0000

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!

By: dar

dar — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:48:42 +0000

Beautiful Rainbow what an awesome catch :-)

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:27:18 +0000

Sorry mispelled my own name with first comment. Lovely image. What a wonderful shot…not one but two rainbows. Fantastic!