On my way from Penn Station to the Museum of Modern Art, I was looking for photographs every step of the way, which is how I work wherever I am, but even more so in Manhattan. I photographed the Empire State Building from several blocks away, and continued to find nice shots of it as I got closer. Suddenly, when I was very close to it, I looked up and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw what I first thought was a rainbow, arcing away from it. It was not raining at the time, and then I realized it was not a rainbow, but rather something called an "Ice Halo." How do I know this? Because the blue ring of the bow is on the outside, away from the sun. And, the halo is exactly 22 degrees away from the sun itself. Well, I didn't measure it, but the laws of physics make it so. Please click on the image to see the image with better color saturation. It's quite pretty.
That's how people miss the pot of gold--they over-think things instead of just enjoying them. But that's you. I would've been happy believing you'd caught a rainbow in your lens. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteQuite pretty. You amaze me! How many times have I seen a rainbow or thought so and it may not have been. Thanks for the lesson of the day.
ReplyDeleteJoan
Actually I was not over-thinking this - I just need a copy block for the blog! :-) I was quite content to enjoy the serendipity of this "rainbow" until, that is, I had to write SOMETHING about it for the blog... :-)
ReplyDeleteUncle Ken - you take the most amazing photographs! I love learning new things, and I have never know the difference between ice halos and rainbows. Now I will pay attention the next time I see a rainbow :)
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