This past Wednesday we had typical Connecticut spring weather - sunny one minute, rainy the next. I, of course, chose "rainy the next" to go to the grocery store. It was still raining when I came out of the market, but the sun was shining brightly. Couldn't spot the rainbow at first, but then I drove over the I-95 overpass and nearly wrecked the car! Never have I seen a wider, more beautiful rainbow! There were cars behind me. And nowhere to pull over. DAMMIT! I had to let the moment go! No photo!
I rushed to Saugatuck Shore, above, which is a wide open photographic kind of area as you can see, to try to capture that magnificent sight. Sad to say, it wasn't to be. Though the sky was still just loverly, only a fragment of the rainbow remained. (If you look really hard, you can see its remanent in the center, above.)
Twice now I've had simply incredible/impossible photo opportunities presented to me that have proved impossible to capture, and it's frustrated me to no end! But the wonderful thing about this life is that there will always be another incredible/impossible moment to be experienced. I just hope I'm there. With my camera. And I can conveniently stop the car. (Third time's the charm, right??)
Right Time, Wrong Place
Wrong Time, Right Place
Story of my Photographing Life
O Joy
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xoabb
expect anything!
A truly terrific shot.
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did you see the rainbow? beautiful Spring sky.
ReplyDeleteNow that's a really cool sky!!! I see the rainbow & I'm glad you didn't wreck & hurt yourself to shoot it!!! Be careful!!!
ReplyDeletethe contrast between the stones and the blue water did all difference
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Gah! I hate it when that happens! It's a pretty shot, but rainbows are such fun to capture! I hope the next time is a win for you. :)
ReplyDeleteI see it!
ReplyDeleteWe may only see the fragment, but the whole thing it there in your mind and you saw it. Lovely sky with or without rainbow!
ReplyDeleteI see it ... I am reminded of the evening on Pequot Dr. Lauren yelled 'into the car, off to the beach to get a shot of the sunset' ... Kate and I raced to the car .. we sped to the beach only to find the sun had set ... but it was fun.. and there will be many rainbows and sunsets in our lives for us to snap!
ReplyDeleteI see it and this is a cool shot anyhow...rather have you than a great photo and a car wreck!
ReplyDeleteI see it. Gasp!
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Beautiful capture and I can see the rainbow. Happy skywatching and drive safe.
ReplyDeleteMissed photo opportunities are indeed frustrating but they remain as mental snapshots. I cherish those just about as much as the perfect shot.. maybe more.
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