Thursday, September 3, 2009

Rainbow at end of Day/ Sky Watch

Rainbow over osprey nest

Just before sunset, I waited, waited,waited for an osprey to return to its nest at the top of this light standard when a rainbow began to grow. Ha! My camera captured a rainbow but not the osprey.


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55 comments:

Small City Scenes said...

Oh wow! That is a very nice huge rainbow. Did the Osprey ever return? Probably saw you there and hope you got rained on. LOL MB

B SQUARED said...

Those Ospreys' never cooperate.

Jenn Jilks said...

That is beautiful! I always find miracles in my photos!

Gunn said...

Very nice! I also like the light lines on the grass.:-)

PERBS said...

A rainbow is much better than an Osprey any day! Great catch!

Stephanie V said...

That's an amazing photo. Must be nice and warm for the ospreys on top of that light pole.

Paty said...

i´m so glad when we have our camera when a rainbow appears, congratulations!

Carletta said...

I'm sure your osprey photo would have been lovely; but this capture is very cool indeed.
Beautiful color in the whole image.

Darla said...

Beautiful. I wonder which is harder to capture with your lens, an osprey or a rainbow?

Darla

Texas Travelers said...

Great rainbow and terrific exposure.
Really nice.

Come visit,
Troy

Happily Retired Gal said...

Ah ... lovely! I guess it's best to expect the unexpected ;--)
Hugs and blessings,

Anonymous said...

Thta's a great find! The colors are beautiful too.

Sylvia K said...

Magnificent capture and what a gorgeous rainbow!! Darn Osprey -- they're like that!

Enjoy your weekend!

Sylvia

annalarssonphotography said...

Oh a rainbow!! :)
Great capture EG!

Have a great weekend!
Anna

Unknown said...

amazing shot! i've always wanted to capture a rainbow...no luck so far.:P

Anonymous said...

Ah, very pretty & very cool shot!

Happy SWF!

VALKYRIEN said...

It is always fun to see a rainbow - even more fun to capture it with your camera! Great shot! Beautiful colors!

Jane Hards Photography said...

We have osprey in the UK, not here. Beautiful birds, but they do poop a lot. Gorgeous rainbow rising.

clairz said...

All I can say is... Oooohhhh...

Photo Cache said...

That's not a bad plan B isn't it. Rainbows always manage to bring a smile on my face.

Lowell said...

A very impressive rainbow to be sure! You either had a long lens or were very lucky to so close to the pot of gold!

Deborah Godin said...

Gorgeous big fat rainbow - going to be a lot of gold there!

Anonymous said...

Your corner of the world is stunning, and you capture it's beauty well. You came away with a nice photo, and will most likely get the bird the next time.

Amanda said...

What a beautiful rainbow.

Guy D said...

This one is fantastic, bravo!

Have a great weekend
Guy
Regina In Pictures

Carol said...

A great unplanned capture! And what a gorgeous rainbow....beautiful sunlit trees also...

Quiet Paths said...

Now that is photo is light-blessed!

Leora said...

Wow, that is one big rainbow! I have a stuffed osprey on my blog post from yesterday. Much easier than waiting around in nature. Though not nearly as satisfying.

April said...

I like surprises like that. Beautiful capture of the rainbow and the nest and all the light!

Tom said...

Stunning capture.... time spent waiting paid off in the end... :O)
Tom
Mines Here

Carver said...

That's an amazing shot. Such a good capture of the rainbow. Nice consolation for not getting the osprey shot.

Pearl Maple said...

Beautiful view of the rainbow, how lucky for you to get to enjoy it and kind of you to share with Sky Watch Friday.

Dewdrop said...

Looks like a great substitute!!! Awesome capture. I could almost reach out and touch it!

eamon@ewmphotography said...

Oh well, the wait was still worth it then. Great place for a nest btw.

George said...

I'm sorry you didn't get the osprey, but I'm very glad you got this wonderful rainbow.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

EG: I was trying to get two Osprey today on the lake. The rainbow is a great exchange.

Susie of Arabia said...

I'd say you made out pretty good having to settle for a measley rainbow shot! LOL!

Tara R. said...

That is a wonderful rainbow capture. So many are too small to really see well. This one is amazing.

Regina said...

Simply amazing and wonderful!

Maria said...

Enjoyed your sunset and rainbow ~ Beautiful post...love the size of your pictures...
Maria

GreensboroDailyPhoto said...

Everyone deserves to capture a rainbow in their lifetime. And with the osprey, you hit the mother lode!

ms toast burner said...

Pesky osprey, how dare they not cooperate!

Beautiful photo anyways!

slim said...

That was what you were meant to capture: a gorgeous rainbow. The osprey was probably behind you the whole time. they are such teases.

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Beautiful capture of the rainbow, EG. I love rainbows---and always think that God is sending down his colors JUST for me.

Have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Betsy

Barbara said...

Great rainbow capture...... Beautiful Barbara

christina said...

It´s just a lovely shot!
Sometimes it´s just when we wait for something special, that something unexpected happens. Thats life!!

/christina

Dirkjogt said...

It's always wonderful to see rainbows!

Louise said...

It's a very pretty consolation! Love your benches by the water above.

Kathie Brown said...

Looks like osprey heaven!

Arlene said...

Very beautiful! An inspiring view.

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Redzlan said...

Beautiful rainbow .

Rose said...

Now this is absolutely wonderful!

Arija said...

An absolutely splendid rainbow!!! Thank you for sharing it.

Sally in WA said...

Huge rainbow! What a find!

Patti said...

That's a great capture of the rainbow. I love rainbows!

Sorry you didn't catch a pic of the osprey.

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