The rainbow that reached across a continent

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2009

The rainbow that reached across a continent

Earlier this afternoon, I called Marie on Skype. She answered a little out of breath, and untangling her earphones she said in an excited voice: « I was on the terrace. There is a beautiful rainbow! » Nice, I said, thinking that New York’s really got it all, mammatus clouds, rainbows and black cats.

Then later tonight, after the wind had picked up and blown hard bringing low grey clouds and rain, I caught a glimpse of orange light through my curtains and thought that maybe the sky was clearing a bit and allowing some sun to shine through before it sank beyond the world.

I got out on the balcony and my jaw dropped. Unknown to me, a perfect rainbow had formed to the east and was hitting the Shangri-La - highest tower in Vancouver - dead on. I rushed back in, grabbed both cameras and in my underwear, stood on the balcony and shot as fast as I could.

The sky was turning purple and windows were shining brightly in the evening’s first and last rays of sunshine. The rainbow seemed to be launching from within the Shangri-La in downtown and reached all the way to the other side of False Creek. At some point it even doubled up. Behind me towards the west, clouds lingered on the slopes above Howe Sound, fire within and shadows all around.

Later, the light seeming to last, I jumped in a pair of shorts and a sweater and ran out, tripod in one hand, camera in the other, a spare lens in my pocket and shoe laces untied. On the beach, I ran into two friendly herons. But that will be another post.

Posted at 4:19 AM in Photoblogs: & Vancouver:

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1 - Marie says:

« Lovely!

You know its very distracting for your readers when they know you are photographing rainbows in your underwear

It’s these details that set you apart. Like the HDR tutorial with the field of lavender and the backlit saucisson.

You realize you’ll be in New York almost exactly two years after I sent you my first fanmail in late July 2007? »
Date of comment: 2009-06-28 13:06 •
2 - Anonymous says:

« You two just attract rainbows, happiness and love.
We need you here, there, everywhere !
»
Date of comment: 2009-06-28 13:16 •
3 - Vince says:

« Marie: yup, incredible, isn’t it? If I’d known, back then, I would have based my argument on a backlit plane ticket instead...

Anonymous: don’t be fooled by the rainbows, we also attract catastrophic crisis like massive Skype failures and suffer from chronic emaillag.

»
Date of comment: 2009-06-28 14:35 •
4 - serra says:

« sweet, thanks for posting these! i tried to get some decent shops from the top of harbour centre but unfortunately only had my camera phone =) »
Date of comment: 2009-06-29 10:36 •

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