Crazy Rainbow Sunset
While photographing the sunset from inside the Victoria Clipper, I discovered that somehow the combination of their window treatment and my polarizing filter created an awesome rainbow effect. Though the sunset was pretty, it did not actually look like aurora borealis - but it did through my lens.
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poopoorama (58 months ago | reply)
Holy crap. Wow.
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chumpboy (58 months ago | reply)
Wow, what a great photo! Was this during the whale watching trip?
obLiterated (58 months ago | reply)
awesomely wow, in fact
d.lish (58 months ago | reply)
what an amazingly happy gift!
ttstam (58 months ago | reply)
Hah, they must use polycarbonate (or acrylic) windows. The color distortion is due to the strain left in the plastic from the molding process.
More than likely the explanation is that the light reflecting off the ocean is polarized (essentially, the water surface acts as a huge friggin' polarizing filter itself, hence you can cut glare from it with your polarizing filter). The plastic under different strain twists the light differently and you pick up the twist on your CPL filter.
30-40 years ago before the age of computers, this was one of the most common ways to study the effect of stress on a part. Make the part out of clear plastic, stress it and photograph it with 2 polarizing filters.
digital-photography-school.com/forum/showthre ad.php?t=3793u
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Totally groovy colors - and now you know how to reproduce it :-)
visualseed (58 months ago | reply)
spectacular!
OliBac (58 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture!
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Nick Acidic (58 months ago | reply)
Just Awesome.
addy1969 (58 months ago | reply)
sometimes the cam is the real artist
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Cien de Cine (58 months ago | reply)
:-))) (unspeechlees)
StarrGazr (58 months ago | reply)
Fabulous!!
Choollus (58 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 1000 Colours, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
MzMullerz (58 months ago | reply)
ohhhhhhhh! pretty!
KaosBrutal (Retorn) (58 months ago | reply)
Love it. Espectacular colors.
Lazy_Lightning (58 months ago | reply)
That is really cool. Wow!
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KaosBrutal (Retorn) (58 months ago | reply)
What polarized filter are you use ? :)
deadeyebart a.k.a Brett (58 months ago | reply)
So, did you ask them if they would let you take the window home with you? I think I might have.
JPom1 (58 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!
tamelyn (58 months ago | reply)
you're on drugs! admit it!
PhotoTiger (58 months ago | reply)
Amazing how little things can conspire to big differences. Very cool!
Yayagirls (58 months ago | reply)
brittney, wow. dramatically colourful. kiss that camera. it's good to you;-)
BrittneyBush (58 months ago | reply)
*makes love to the camera*
A. Neill Touch [deleted] (58 months ago | reply)
No way! That is so weird and mind bogling.
photomason (58 months ago | reply)
Beautiful, great capture !!!
shenxy (58 months ago | reply)
i love the colors. the sky itself is beautiful, too.
Claytonia (58 months ago | reply)
This is awesome. Accidentally, beautifully awesome. Such happy colors, like a sunset in the Land of Oz. :-)
jimgoldstein (58 months ago | reply)
Polarizers and plexiglass or acrylic will do that. Normally it will ruin a photo but this looks really neat. Very cool
GrazerX (58 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot!
valerieb_99577 (50 months ago | reply)
I absolutely love this picture !!!!!!!!
Rainbow Runer (38 months ago | reply)
So mini colors beautiful,AWESOME!!
-keila (35 months ago | reply)
beautiful. :)