
Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Rainbow Over the “Moon Crossing Bridge”
Arashiyama area of Kyoto, Japan
京都市嵐山の渡月橋と虹
It was, at times, a cold miserable day in Kyoto today, but there's something to be said for being in the right place at the right time.

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — 1/500 sec, f/4.5, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Low Slung
with a bird and a hint of doubleness
The rain the rainbows were created in was being swept in low from the mountains to the left. (Fittingly, this area of Kyoto's name, Arashiyama, means “Tempest Mountain”.) Anyway, lacking altitude, they're not one of those tall half circles like this or this. It was quite a squished curve, but what lacked for in height it made up in intensity.
The bird in this one is a nice touch, and a bit more obvious than the helicopter in this one.
Continued with a few more shots from a different vantage point, here...
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That was one heck of a rainbow indeed! Plus I don’t think I had seen a full rainbow in years… Really enjoyed it.
Thanks for the ride BTW…