Double at Lockhart's Gap, a photo from Victoria, East

Photographer's Note

Lockhart's Gap Road is the route which I take to get to the farm at Mitta Mitta. It takes one through the mountains between the small dairy producing town of Tangambalanga, and the Omeo Highway, where one can choose to go north to Tallangatta or south to the Dartmouth Dam or to Mitta Mitta. Leaving Tangambalanga the road eventually enters thick eucalypt forest and winds its way up along a mountain's side to this lookout point, before descending steeply through some tight S-bends into the flat dairy cattle country again. I stopped on this occasion, just as I had before beginning the climb into the mountains when I took my shot for an earlier upload called Rainbow Near Tangambalanga. The wild weather had made the drive up to the lookout quite dangerous, as trees were losing branches that were falling into the road. On arriving at the lookout, the weather was just beginning to clear in the east and a double rainbow lingered long enough to take some more shots.

I was in such a rush (needlessly, as it turned out) to take this shot that I didn't reset the aperture to something larger than f18, and so the shot was made at ISO800. So, I've had to apply a little noise reduction to improve the dark areas of the sky. I boosted the contast and saturation somewhat to bring the sunlit area up to the way I remembered the scene as the sun burst through.

The map coordinates show the precise point where the photo was taken, looking due East.

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HimalAnda (10671) 2009-02-23 3:23

Hello Andrew,

What a wonderful picture with such a light over the forest ! The double rainbow is very well captured.

Stéphane

mauro61 (53411) 2009-02-23 3:36

ciao Andrew,
bella immagine con il doppio arcobaleno su questo tratto bellissimo di natura.
Cielo grigio ,ma composizione ottima,
ben fatto
saluti
maurizio

dta (98848) 2009-02-23 3:36

Hello Andrew ,
What a wonderful light on this beautiful landscape . Of course , the rainbows are the cherries on the cake , but the depth , sharpness and colors are fantastic , too .
Congratulations
Denis

devimeuxbe (58557) 2009-02-23 3:38

Hi Andrew
you found a beautifull rainbow on the beautifull landscape. The light is amazing. It's very nice
Bertrand

besnard (59196) 2009-02-23 3:43

Bonjour Andrew
Une très belle prise de ces arcs en ciel dans un paysage à la végétation très fournie. Jolies couleurs.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

guitianmiranda (22) 2009-02-23 3:47

Hello Andrew, again an spectacular rainbow, hope son day I will find one and be with my camera ready.

Best regards.

snunney (130967) 2009-02-23 4:01

Hello Andrew,
A very pleasing light in this fine composition. I like the delicate shades of yellow and green and, of course, the double rainbow is a definite bonus. Very good pp work. Thanks for sharing.

wolf38 (30) 2009-02-23 4:18

Hello Andrew. A charmful forest landscape with mountains and a double rainbow, - without the loved pole filter. A wonderful photo for eye and soul. Very beautifully. Regards, Wolfgang.

Longroute (19600) 2009-02-23 5:09

Hello Andrew,

quite a good capture. I like the view of the wooded hills lit by a tender warm light and of course the rainbows too. I think you really menaged to get the right atmosphere. (In spite of the high iso) Thank you for the coordinates: it's good to be able to see in the map where a shot is taken.
(When one has not a GPS to get the coordinates you can go at:
Here
and move the map untill the cross at the center is exately in the spot where you were, and you can read the coordinates above the map. (it's a web page created by Lasse (ellelloo)
Best greetings,
Donato

MarcT (20964) 2009-02-23 5:13

Hi Andrew,
Very nice saturated colors in the wood. It has been a long time without rain over there, isn't it?
Best wishes
Marc

ChrisJ (171396) 2009-02-23 5:32

Hi Andrew

A superb catch of the colourful double rainbow here. Good sharpness, colour, & saturation. I hope the fires are under control now. Last I looked, parts of the Dandenongs & Daylesford were alight.

cherryripe (21033) 2009-02-23 5:41

Hi Andrew
I can imagine your rush at seeing the double rainbow. Such things happen to me too. The tree on the left frames really well allowing the eye to be drawn to the rainbows. The light is stunning.
Regards
Nikki

azaf1 (15931) 2009-02-23 5:54

Hi Andrew

Just lovely. I've never been able to catch a good one. It really looks great with the second one as it is a reflection somewhere.

Compliments and TFS
Argiris

Silverkey (1435) 2009-02-23 9:32

Hi Andrew
Nice lights and off course nice rainbows
Good POV also with an half frame of vegetation
Mickaël

swiatopelk777 (0) 2009-02-23 10:51

Hi Andrew!
Beautiful landscape and wonderful rainbow. Good colors. Good sharp.
Greetings from Poland!

phwall (6787) 2009-02-23 15:50

Hi Andrew,
Lovely take on the double rainbow, the light across the valley is so pretty. You've done justice to just how wonderful the Australian bush can look.
Excellent POV, the look down the valley takes me there immediately. So too your composition, a very nicely presented shot.
It looks like f/18 causes you the same problems it does me when it comes to sharps. It's not that the shot is soft, it just looks
like the rendering on the trees lacks some definition. I've definitely scrapped apertures above f/10. Ah, the joys of digital photography.
Nonetheless a very beautiful capture.
Regards
Peter

Waylim (25436) 2009-02-23 17:51

Andrew,
Thanks so much for your kind words and it's an honnor to be among your favorites. I have witness such beuatiful show mother nature put on a few weeks ago, Unfortunately, I was not in any location that I can incorporate a nice composition, I was at home, so I just ran out there and tried to find and interesting enough composition and took a couple of shots. It turn out alright, but I would rather have your POV with the beautiful and layers of mountains as backdrop to showcase the double rainbows. I wonder just how easy it would to go down there and find that pot of gold. Fantastic view and excellent quality photo. Thanks so much.
Way

delpeoples (60342) 2009-02-23 23:44

Hi Andrew, this is a great capture. The sky, depth of field and beautiful control of light are faultless. And on top of that you get a double rainbow - again perfectly captured. It still looks good to me despite the ISo/aperture issues. I've been having this conversation with Pete about the "sweet-spot" on a lens not being more than f/8-f/10, it's frustrating when something comes along like this and you dont have time to change the settings to get them pin-sharp. Despite all that, you must be so proud of this one, thanks for sharing it, Lisa.

ktanska (44492) 2009-02-23 23:51

Hi Andrew,
You have captured the rainbow bright and clear. Usually they look faint on photos compared to what eyes saw. Also the tree tops have spectacular light.
It seems that using hig ISO accidentally happens to all of us every now and then.
Kari

Royaldevon (85678) 2009-02-24 1:34

Hello Andrew,

The composition, with the f/g trees leading into the shot from the left, towards the overlapping, horizontal layers of differing hues, is beautiful.
The rainbow is an added bonus and how remarkable that it follows the curve of the trees.
You have done well here!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hubba (346) 2009-02-24 1:50

Gday Andrew
Nice photo, captured the colors in the rainbow well.
Something I haven't had much luck doing myself.
Great shot of the mountains.
Regards Mark

Have a great day

jimkilgallon (0) 2009-02-24 1:53

Hi Andrew
Plenty of these in Auckland at the moment, trouble is im on the way to work I can't photograph the rainbows. Excellent double barrel rainbow with superb shades of green vegetation. Looks sublime for 800 ISO. We have done it all when we are in a rush.
Regards
Jim
PS -If you do come over to NZ, do let me know would like to meet you for sure.

papagolf21 (152607) 2009-02-24 2:22

Bonjour, mon ami Andrew,
Les morceaux d'arc-en-ciel valorisent merveilleusement cette végétation luxuriante.
La beauté de l'image est manifeste. Félicitations pour cette réactivité.
Une image qui laisse place à la rêverie.
Amitiés.
Philippe

gildasjan (43826) 2009-02-24 2:32

Bonjour Andrew
Un petit bout de nature sous une belle lumière et le plus avec ce double arc-en-ciel.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

rginer (881) 2009-02-24 2:46

Hi Andrews,
Incredible the colors you could get in this photograph ! So different and real ! Wonderful composition.
Best regards,
Roser

ellelloo (6572) 2009-02-24 4:06

Hello Andrew,
A very beautiful shot of double rainbow against a gorgeous landscape. A good composition, good depth and beautiful colours. Congratulations!
Best regards,
Lasse

Jean-Luc (5488) 2009-02-24 4:21

Bonjour Andrew,
Une belle prise, deux pour un dans un très agréable décor sauvage.
La beauté du ciel apporte un plus à cette vue.
Amicalement
Jean-Luc

Gerrit (62042) 2009-02-24 8:43

Hi Andrew,
excellent captrure of this double one.
The light is fantastic.
Regards, Gerrit

dvlazar (6662) 2009-02-25 0:22

Great rainbow shot - always a pleasure to see these. THe angle is something different.

Cheers,
DAve

marion44 (9) 2009-02-25 1:32

Hello Andrew,
Waow... what a light on this wonderful landscape ! Awesome ! I can even smell the forest from here thanks to your photo :) I love how the light enhance the patches of red in the middle of the forest. Very nice.
Marion

kschanna (6) 2009-02-25 2:23

Hi Andres,

despite the tiny aperture, the picture has come out nice. The scene is beautiful and the contrast between the green and the grey sky looks good.

Thanks for sharing
Kamran

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2009-02-25 3:10

Indeed magic beams of light. It is an amazing view. Very nice shot.
Best wishes,
Achim

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-02-25 6:20

Hello Andrew!
The capture of the two rainbows was pretty effectively done!
Other technical qualities are present too, but the results have really won my heart for its beauty, with wonderful colors and lights!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

archimatica (20648) 2009-02-25 7:05

Hi, Andrew,
What a wonderful picture! You found a beautifull rainbow on the beautifull landscape.
Fantastic atmoshpere.
Regards
Renzo

Flavia (10352) 2009-02-25 7:56

Hi Andrew,

A rainbow is always magic but over such a beautiful green landscape is even more especial. Beautil picture with great light and compo.

Regards,

Flavia

Charo (51290) 2009-02-25 9:52

Hello Andrew,
It seems that this place is not for grass fires, I am delighted.
A magnificent view of the dense bush and a beautiful rainbow that are always very pleasant to see. Excellent capture.
Best regards,
Charo

Kielia (24077) 2009-02-25 11:14

Hi Andrew,
the rainbows are adding some wonderful colors to this fascinating landscape. As already mentioned, this is a pleasant impression for the eyes and the soul. Great photo work! And an excellent note. TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

trekks (14348) 2009-02-26 5:16

hi Andrew

Good moment of capture for this rainbow double strike across the sky amid the natural setting of the hill top. The dark sky makes the rainbow color much more interesting. Good work.

tfs, bill

Budapestman (82620) 2009-02-26 6:15

Hi Andrew,
Amazing natural impression with spectacular composition and beautiful lights. The colours and clarity are splendid, fabled atmosphere. Congratulations. Have a nice day!
George

feather (51130) 2009-02-26 6:49

If only we knew in advance how much time we had! I once tried to shoot a rainbow in a hurry, of quite a wide landscape, with only f5.6 and too much was out of focus. :( The high ISO you can deal with later. It's worked out well and the light on the trees is just at the bottom of the rainbow. You have framed the image well with the foreground tree on the left giving plenty of depth and added interest.
Kath

EdCooper (84) 2009-02-26 7:02

A very interesting scene, and a great shot ! Double rainbows are not very common, either. Good eye !

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2009-02-26 14:52

Hi Andrew.

The moment...excellent and the key in the picture. The rainbow is always difficult and this time you got it twice!!!

My compliments!

skippy007 (12510) 2009-02-26 19:18

Hello Andrew, Very nice capture & well framed, even without the icing on the cake, the rainbow or should I say the double rainbow. It's been so dry around here lately that I thought you must have gone interstate but I quickly looked at the date taken, that explains it. I like the light & warm colours, even with a dark grey sky the sun has done a marvelous job on the FG trees.
A beautiful scene well captured.
Take care
Santo

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2009-02-28 15:55

It is a wonderful shot. The double rainbow is magnificent as it is the wide view. Has this area been affected by the bush fires? Well done.
Antonio

jaywalker (16105) 2009-03-01 6:17

Hi Andrew, A lovely double rainbow showing great colour over this beautiful full green landscape, very nice light & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

Cretense (68709) 2009-03-02 1:29

Hello Andrew!

Fantastic capture of a double rainbow, you are twice a lucky man! Beautiful landscape and nature photography, simple but great composition, excellent light managment, fantastic colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

daddo (28748) 2009-03-02 15:04

Matching the previous critique, I had to write about this similar yet different scene. The subtlety of the light is evident here also in the delicate shading and sculpturing of the forest and the trees. The tree on the left is wonderful and its colours and detail remind me of trees seen in old oil paintings.Subtle and beautiful work. Regards. Klaudio.

leo61 (0) 2009-03-05 10:48

Hi Andrew!
I`ve nearly 600 images in my gallery ,but I didn`t magaged a rainbow shot so far.
This is a great one and I like the light and the shadows.
Good green tones and great contrast with this grey sky.
Regards,leo

patdeph (35750) 2009-03-16 9:51

hello Andrew
what a light,what a splendid rainbow,what a beautiful and wild nature!So simple,and so beautiful,I like very much!
Regards
Pascale

Yosedolo (44) 2009-03-16 12:44

hi andrew,
the double rainbow accompanied wiht this light on the forground and the darksky is Fabulous.regards
Fabien

emjleclercq (15778) 2009-03-16 14:52

A rich landscape, full of trees which seem to extend to the horizon (and the image has an excellent depth), and of course a double rainbow is always very exciting to see.

All the best,

Emmanuel

pablominto (53746) 2009-03-20 1:13

Hello Andrew,

Last time I tried to photograph a rainbow I wasn't able to find it in my images as I started download & processing hehehe!
But this one comes out fine, colourful and distinct...
A well framed scene, good colour reproduction and sharp details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

bracasha75 (24591) 2009-03-21 2:36

Helo Andrew
I just love your country
Thanks for sharing this magical moment in time somwhere in Australia
Cheers,Braca

Ninello52 (7576) 2009-04-02 13:43

Ciao Andrew!
I colori e la luce in questa foto sono fantastici! Bravo anche a tenere ben leggibile (di solito si impasta) il fogliame degli alberi. E poi quel doppio arcobaleno....spettacolo!
Saluti, Nino.

mjdundee (4663) 2009-04-04 8:05

Hello Andrew,
it is great to travel thru your gallery. Some fantastic shots from very beautiful places. It is obvioux that you ran into a sio problem here but you have managed the noise issue very well. Great note. TFS
Thomas
p.s.
I have added your account to my favourites.

Floydian (30970) 2009-04-05 7:33

Hi andrew,

Haven't we seen so many rainbows in our life but most of the time there was no camera or we were at the wrong spot. But look at this, this light in front, the mix of green colours all scattered around and that soft gradient sky, those hills on the far right seems to go forever...really perfect.
Of course there is always a double rainbow, the trick is to capture it under a right angle and that is exactly what you captured here...great shot, wonderful light.

Regards,

Henk

Focales (22) 2009-04-09 4:48

Hello Andrew
Les arcs en ciel d'après orage sont magnifiques et l'orage lui-même donne des couleurs merveilleuses à cette photo. J'aime beaucoup.

Silvio1953 (220779) 2009-04-10 7:50

Ciao Andrew, splendid composition with fantastic double rainbow, wonderful grey sky, have a great Easter week end, ciao Silvio

scalerman (26900) 2009-06-28 19:42

Andrew: it would be hard to ignore the fine elements in this great pic - right place, right time. congrats here, c

Bergenphotos (3326) 2009-08-07 2:54

Hi, Andrew!
I really like the warm colors here. It's a good depth too. It's just wonderful. TFS

Fredrik

kato (11630) 2009-08-09 9:14

Hi Andrew,

You're capturing well this double rainbows by good color tone.
And, you show well the effect of light to us .
Good work!

Regards,
mikio

Photo Information

Copyright: Andrew McRae (macondo) (20449)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Cor
Date Taken: 2007-11-08
Categories: Natureza, Momento Decisivo
Camera: Pentax K100D, Sigma 18-50m F/3.5-5.6 DC
Exposição: f/18.0, 1/60 segundos
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Map: view
Versão da Foto: Versão Original
Tema(s): Rainbows [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-02-23 3:19

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