Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here is my skylight of choice.... http://www.naches.wednet.edu/NachesValley/nvhs/photo/Rainbow-10-19-04A.jpg Wednesday was wacky tourist dressup day for homecoming and I was all dressed up with an old Polaroid around my neck when people come running into my room (which of course has no windows other than Windows 98 and XP) to tell me I just gotta come out and see the rainbow. They had been staring at it for 5 minutes then thought I needed to take a picture. I ran out and WOW!!! Most spetcacular thing I have ever seen (even better that Galen Rowell in Tibet). A once in a lifetime event. From Mt Clements to the other side of the valley, way up in the air, a full arc. And the lighting up the valley and on the mountain was spetacular. My Polaroid would not work. I didn't bring a real camera today since Wacky Tourists don't use real cameras. I ran, sprinted, mowed over people to head to the library to grab the digital Rebel. Got it, ran out the door and it was faded quite a bit. I took two shots. This one and then one more where it was mostly gone. Didn't have time to change any settings. ISO 400 (drats). I sure wish I had a wider angle lens to get the whole valley in. So, this is my only real image. Many morals to this story. 1. Bring a camera with film (or some photon gathering device) everywhere you go. 2. Work in a room with windows. 3. Have friends that will call you well BEFORE the light starts to fade. Aram