Photography of the Skies by Kozmic Dreams

My Digital Photography of Rainbows

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Photos are arranged in reverse chronological order.

June 21, 2024 (Rainbow #26)

This was an extremely faint rainbow that faded fast. It was still raining when I took the photos.

May 25, 2024 (Rainbow #25, Double Rainbow #8)

This rainbow lasted about 25 minutes, and went through quite a few changes. There was one point where a faint double rainbow could be seen. There were wispy clouds that covered part of the rainbow at another point in time.

October 7, 2023 (Rainbow #24)

Today was one of those days I felt a rainbow coming on before seeing it. I was looking in the backyard after it rained a little bit, and then I saw the sun peek out again. I thought I better check in the front of the house to see if there was a rainbow, and there was! By the time I got my camera, some of its vibrance had faded, and I only had time to take a few photos before it faded away completely. It didn't last long at all. I barely even had time to capture the other end of it. I made some crops of the few photos I was able to take.

July 12, 2021 (Rainbow #23, Double Rainbow #7)

Elkins, West Virginia

July 19, 2019 (Rainbow #22) Front Yard

A very faint rainbow in the front yard.

July 6, 2019 (Rainbow #21) Patriot Park

Unusual rainbow band in the sky at Patriot Park.

August 8, 2018 (Rainbow #20) Front Yard

7:08 to 7:09 p.m.

September 5, 2017 (Rainbow #19) Front Yard

6:27 to 6:32 p.m.

July 7, 2017 (Rainbow #18) Front Yard

My parents called me from the parking lot at the grocery store to let me know there was a rainbow. They were viewing it from about 1.5 mi away, where it must have been more prominent. My view was more subtle. Interestingly, I saw a rainbow on this same date last year, 7-7 (and 7 is my lucky #).

June 25, 2017 (Rainbow #17, Double rainbow #6) Back yard

This is the only time I've ever seen a rainbow in the west (from the sun rising in the east). I have only seen them in the east, from a western, setting sun. Unfortunately, there are houses in the wide-angle view, but I wanted to show the whole rainbow, which developed into a double. I didn't make any adjustments to the photos in Photoshop.

September 1, 2016 (Rainbow #16) Front yard

July 7, 2016 (Rainbow #15) Front yard

I looked out the front door and thought it looked like "rainbow weather," but the weird thing was that it wasn't raining. Then suddenly, drops started falling. After about 5 minutes, the rainbow started up! It lasted about 20 minutes and became a double rainbow for part of the time! A few photos were adjusted in Photoshop to show more vibrant colors. It had two extra purple arcs at one point, like I have only seen one other time in my life, at Timberland Swamp (Rainbow #6).

June 6, 2016 (Rainbow #14) Front yard

The best photo, below was adjusted a slight amount in Photoshop.

These are unadjusted, in the order taken.

October 28, 2015 (Rainbow #13) Front yard

Adjusted saturation in Photoshop. It was a faint and fleeting one.

Point Pelee August 11, 2015 (Rainbow #12), shown in two separate halves, the left of which dissipated quickly, while the right side lingered on.

Point Pelee Boardwalk August 11, 2015 (Rainbow #11)

Rainbow shortly before sunset May 18, 2015 (Rainbow #10, Double Rainbow #5). Six years to the day since Darwin died.

Rainbow at sunset June 24, 2014 (Rainbow #9)

I adjusted these two photos in Photoshop. The first one is the middle photo from the previous row.

September 8, 2013, Stony Creek Metropark. (Rainbow #8)

Rainbow on July 6, 2013 in 3 locations by the roadside near or in Brighton, MI. (Rainbow #7)

Location 1:

Location 2:

Location 3:

Rainbow on September 23, 2012, Timberland Swamp. (Rainbow #6, Double Rainbow #4)

Rainbow with pink sky at sunset on June 21, 2012 (Rainbow #5, Double Rainbow #3)

I have my dad to thank for this one, as he alerted me to its presence by phone (he lives about 1 1/2 miles from me). It was a faint double rainbow at the beginning, but it quickly faded. The whole spectacle only lasted a few minutes, as usual. These photographs were taken at 9:14-9:16 p.m. It's the first time I've photographed a rainbow at sunset with a pinkish sky.

Double Rainbow on September 11, 2011 at about 6:00 p.m. (Rainbow #4, Double Rainbow #2)

I think these are some of my best rainbow shots ever. I love that there were so many clouds. The other rainbows I've photographed occurred in fairly clear skies. Photos appear in the order taken. This is the second double rainbow I've seen this year. Click here to see the one that happened on July 2, 2011.

Double Rainbow on July 2, 2011, 7:39pm (Rainbow #3, Double Rainbow #1)

I don't know that I've ever seen a double rainbow before. This one had two complete arches! I happened to be looking out the window, thinking how much I loved days like this, where it was raining, yet still sunny outside. Brian suggested there might be a rainbow. I looked closer and sure enough, there was! I just barely captured it in time because it only lasted for a couple minutes. The top arch is faint, but if you look closely, it is visible especially in the earlier photos.

Rainbow #2

On August 8, 2007, around 8:00 p.m., Brian noticed this rainbow outside. It wasn't nearly as large as the first one, but appeared in almost the same spot as the last one. A few photos are enhanced in Photoshop to show the rainbow more clearly.

Rainbow #1

It's strange because I was just thinking a few weeks ago how I haven't seen a rainbow in about 4 years, not since the day I was heading home from a camping trip to go to my uncle's funeral. On May 31, 2006, Brian went to a funeral for his friend's father and he called me on the way home to tell me there was a rainbow outside. I quickly got my camera. It was about 7:30p.m. when I took the pictures. By 8:00, the rainbow was gone. A few pictures have some blemishes from water droplets on the lens (it was raining when I took them), but I still thought they looked interesting. I did make some adjustments in Photoshop to enhance the appearance of the rainbow.

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