Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 32 mm — ¹/1000 sec, f/3.5, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Just Another Day
of dynamic Ohio weather

Today in Northeast Ohio was sunny in the morning, turning to mostly broken overcast and occasional light rain in the afternoon. I was inside most of the day, but when I saw some bright sun around 7pm, I ventured outside and down to the lake for a look. It started sprinkling almost right away, but I was treated to a small rainbow.

(Upon reviewing the images, I see that it was a double rainbow, but I hadn't noticed at the time, perhaps because I was getting wet.)

This was my first rainbow in a while, since a bunch of rainbows in January. None of them even come close to a rainbow I saw in Kyoto last year, but couldn't get the camera in time to take a picture of. Because I was bummed about missing the picture, Anthony colored a picture of a rainbow for me. It was sweet. (A friend who saw it did snap a shot with one hand, while driving with the other.)

Anyway, back to today. As I mentioned yesterday, the weather has been dynamic, so even though it was dark and overcast, there were still patches of brightness, and some deep blue sky peeking through...

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 22 mm — ¹/200 sec, f/10, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos

They say in Ohio “If you don't like the weather, wait a minute.” and true to form, the opening in the clouds that had allowed the sun to stream through quickly moved on, so I lost the sun, and soon the rainbow followed (although a bit is still visible in the next shot)...

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 17 mm — ¹/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos

An hour later, not long before sunset, I noticed the sun peek out again, so I went again to take a look. No rain this time, and no rainbow, but the golden sunset light was decidedly harsh on the backdrop of gray, slightly purplish clouds...

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 23 mm — ¹/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 26 mm — ¹/125 sec, f/7.1, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos

I thought it was pretty.