The Wreck of the Nornen III

The Norwegian sailing ship 'Nornen' was driven ashore in the Bristol

Channel in a gale on the night of March 2nd 1897. The Burnham

lifeboat was launched with a crew of 10 oarsmen. By that afternoon

the whole crew of the Nornen, 10 men and their dog, had been rescued

but the ship was a total loss. It has lain stuck in the sands for

over a hundred years.

 

Here a rain shower has just passed and a rainbow appeared with the

falling rain visible against the sunlight. All comments welcome!

Wonderful capture! Congrats

Fantastic!

A very unique moment timely captured. The rainbow is really a nice & enchanting touch.

I wish you Happy new Year, Good health & prosperity to you & your family in the years ahead.

Technically a beautiful and well made image. Artistically it is well done also with lots of unspoken and implied back-story and emotion. 7/7, A+ in my class.

Awesome shot, the light is fantastic, and the rainbow the "icing on the cake". Surreal atmosphere, magic. Right time, right place, perfect light and weather. Congrats !

I wish you a Happy New Year !

How many days and nights did you have to sit there waiting for this moment? It's absolutely stunning!! 7/7

Beautiful composition and colors. Very nice shot.

Absolutely stunning, Colin. Surely one of your very best ever, with the threatening sky a reminder of what caused the wreck in the first place.

 

--Lannie

Oh - I love this view of it ... gives a very different perspective than the previous shots. I'm so glad that you trudged out to this shipwreck, Colin. And I'm sure that the rainbow was an added bonus for you. Well done!

Happy coming new year Colin.

 

Very good light and well composed catching the right moment with the rainbow.

Thanks Fernando, Tracym Cherlyn, Michelle, Carsten, Jan, Abilio, Lannie, Lou Ann and Pnina!

 

I nearly missed the moment here as the rainbow appeared and disppeared within a couple of minutes.

 

A Happy New Year to you all!

This is eerie, Colin. I seems the rainbow is dripping its light and the relics appear as if inhabited by ghosts: it made me think of Coleridge.

 

Wishing you a wonderful New Year full of peace and beauty.

Thanks Paula! The 'dripping light' is the sunlight on the raindrops as they fall from the clouds. Happy New year!

Quite magical, Colin! Beautiful lighting and the rainbow is an added bonus. Happy New Year to you and yours!

Thanks Kim. A Happy new Year to you too!

Superb photo! The light on the rain seeming fallen from the rainbow is great.

What a finish of shooting in the year of 2006.

Soon 110 years ago for this fascinating wreck.

 

Happy 2007 dear Colin

 

J O

 

 

Colin! Congratulations,how suitable for the new Year and best wishes to you and yours. Really fantastic. The wreck rests so wonderful under the sky with the rainbow.The perspective curves around its way. Beautiful the blue opening it takes you far to dream into the past. and still be here. Great job again.

I thought just as Jan Piller did as I saw it. Congratulations for this masterpiece.

 

And a very happy new year to you and to your family.

Wonderful work.

 

Happy New Year

Thanks Henri, Jan Olof, Alexandra, Manolis and Peter.

This is wonderful!

I'm taken aback with awe and admiration (and a little jealousy...)

Thanks Alberto, and I return the little bit of jealousy for your shots :-)

Beautiful photo!