Rainbows over the Loch Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sunrising behind me over Loch Glendhu whilst the rain was falling in the distance. This caused the double rainbow you see, with a further rainbow not visible on the image.
The morning was still as they come with not a drop of wind

Update

I have reposted this photo with work done to take account of the critiques given
I have dramatically reduced the noise in the sky using Topaz (my latest toy)
In doing so i found it completely flattened the scenery rendering it mushy and removing the clarity it once had
to compensate for this i used the history tool and restored the Loch and surrounding areas back to their untouched state
I added a minor frame around the edges to allow the image to stand off the page more
Critiques welcomed as ever

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katrinh (218) 2009-10-28 12:09

Hello John,
you have captured a very specal moment with a dramatic light, wonderful warm colours on the shore. Maybe I would hav placed the line where land and water meet a little bit higher according to the rule of thirds.

Best regards,
Katrin.

julia74 (507) 2009-10-28 13:40

Hi John
Quel ciel impressionnant, tout en contrastes.
Et bien joué d'avoir capturé cette luminosité rasante sur le lac !

ecoli1946 (211) 2009-10-29 5:23 [Comment]

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windosil (808) 2009-10-29 17:57

Hi, John, an excellent capture of that sort of still morning. Your pp seems to have succeeded.

Scrolling down to hide the top, I think I would have cropped just above the brightest part of the main bow (incidentally this puts the end of the bow exactly half way across - I don't know if that is good or not!), but I would not add anything to the bottom of the picture to try to satisfy the rule of thirds. You could also get a lovely panorama by cropping below the bright cloud.

Best wishes, Winifred

coco (28054) 2009-12-19 11:52

Hi John.

Fantastic work with the exposure and composition. This is a beautiful landscape and also a beautiful present for us.

Well done and thanks for sharing.
Carlos.

xavshot (63025) 2009-12-22 12:12

Bonsoir John
j'apprécie la lumière et les couleurs dans cette photo. L'ambiance est bien rendue. Très joli travail sur la lumière.
Xavier