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Sam, and good capture again. Why you are always so lucky to catch the rainbow. Very good diagonal composition and idea to include some tree branches on the corner so the whole image does not become too hollow.

Jerry, outdoor life takes place under a combination or succession of rain & shine. When I'm in the sunshine & it rains somewhere else, I ma sight a rainbow. Thanks very much for your question. Cheers, sam.

Enjoy the colors! Cheers, Sam.

Hi Sam,

This is a fine image of a rainbow. Very good composition , too.

I felt that I could develop more vivid color from it, so I tried here.

Best Regards,  Mike

 

Hi Mike,

I really do appreciate your dexterity with cameras, computers & software.

However, although your digital construct of a rainbow is very colourful & striking to the eye, it has IMhumbleO not very much to do with the appearance of in rainbow in the sky, at least as I see & my camera has recorded it.

Having been born & now living most of my time in the northern twilight zone (>50 °N) of this globe, where daylight is not comparable to the bright & colourful conditions of the major landmass of the US of A (which is situated at latitudes lower than southern Europe -where the famous painters started working after public transport became easily available - & North Africa), my eye is more accustomed to the somewhat flatter, you might say duller, colours reigning there.

Once I got a comment from one of your compatriots who liked the 'Rembrandt-like' colourscheme of one of my photos. It had nothing to do with Rembrandt, it's just the lack of light up there where he painted.

So far, so good!

We'll keep in touch.

cheers

Sam

Hi Sam,

I understand exactly what you are saying and I agree with you fully.

Often, we strive to present what we see, and that is excellent.

The sensor does often record more than our eyes can see. This is not based upon resolution , but rather spectral response of the device verse the response of the human eye. Our eyes see less at both ends of the spectrum than do most sensors.

In the scientific applications that I am often involved with, developing the range of a sensors recording is important.

On your image , I applied some of those techniques to see what your image contained. 

Again, I understand that my image presented is too saturated for what was really there at the time you saw it, and that is to be expected.

I trust that this dialogue serves as a lesson to others wanting to know about the differences in standard (accurate) displays that represent what people see and those enhanced displays that furnish additional information for those that study various sciences.

Best Regards,  Mike