Tag Archive | "rainbows"
Airplanes Vs Rainbows
It's man-versus-nature time again as we look at the beautiful contrasts created when airplanes and rainbows clash. One might think jumbo jets and supersonic fighters rule the heavens as they streak across the sky, but when these machines encounter the splendour of nature's finest light phenomena, their engines might be forgiven for spluttering. This mastershot from photographer Tim Bullen puts things in the balance.
Continue reading...Rainbows Vs Storms
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Rainbows and powerful storms are the Yin and Yang of meteorological phenomena. Colourful yet ethereal, the former often appear as archways into other worlds. Storms come in various guises, but tornadoes and those that generate lightning can prove particularly devastating. Put storms and rainbows together and you get a battle of diametrically opposed forces, one active, aggressive, destructive, the other the reverse – and yet both in their own ways utterly spectacular.
Continue reading...Rainbows Emerging from Inside the Iguazu Falls
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Rainbow waterfalls are not even an especially rare phenomenon, but by golly are they a spectacular one. As if waterfalls were not extravagant enough, nature goes and really lays on a feast for the eyes by throwing a rainbow in for free. Glad we’re not picking up the tab for this one, particularly when the falls in focus aren't just any falls; they're the Iguazu Falls, to many the most amazing on earth.
Continue reading...18 Beautiful Rainbows from Around the World
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Remember spotting a rainbow as a child and feeling the sudden urge to jump up and down, point and shout: “Look, a rainbow!” Well, the following pictures of semicircular, double or sunset rainbows might make you do just that. In any case, if this were a rainbow beauty pageant, they’d all be perfect tens. So heed this warning that extreme beauty will follow and scroll with care!
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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