Valdez Bow

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Valdez Bow
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This is the closest I could get to grassland photos. It’s salt water grasses on the tide flats of the Valdez Bay, Valdez, Alaska with a background of a large rainbow. At the base of the mountains, under the rainbow you can see the town (if you look at the large version). It was bright sunlight where I was but still raining on the other side of the bay.

Technical Details:

Two horizontal photos stitched. Both frames: Sony a6300, SEL1670Z @ 24 mm, ISO-100, f/8.0, 1/250, hand held.

Is this a composite: No

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You have captured one of my favourite weather moments when the distant sky is stormy and grey, but the sun is shining giving the most beautiful of light. I think you have captured that light. Of course, the rainbow is the icing on the cake!

I’m uncertain what the brighter objects in the sky are? Hang-gliders perhaps? They tend to draw my eye a little.

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Gary, the salt water grasses show very well in the sunlight. The full rainbow and mountains in the distance make a great pano. I’m a fan of salt water grasses.

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Love the full rainbow, Gary. This is awesome.

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Thank you Glennie! If you click on the small image it will open up the large version in which you can tell that the bright spots are seagulls.

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Thanks Gary. I did open the large version of your wonderful image. I can see the smaller bright spots are seagulls. It’s the bigger, sharper “seagull” that seems just a tad too bright or sharp. Of course, in my opinion.