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Beauty in the sky!!!

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Circle Shot Media

I had the opportunity to spend the Memorial Day weekend in the Tri Cities area, (Kennewick, WA),at our youngest son's baseball tournament.  It was a rainy and stormy day the first day, (Friday), of the tournament.  Saturday was quite different.  Our first game was at a very early hour, game time at 7:50 am with an arrival time for warm ups at 7:00am!  It was nice to be there for the National Anthem as the boys on the field lined the 1st and 3rd base lines with their hats off and right hands over their hearts. 

As the games were underway, we looked up to the sky which was clearing off for a warm and sunny afternoon, to see the clouds painted with the beautiful colors of the rainbow.  I was able to grab my camera and capture this array of colors to share with all of you.  I have never seen the clouds painted with color the way they were that day.  I have witnessed many gorgeous sunsets, but this was in the middle of the afternoon.  I have seen many rainbows, but never seen the clouds show the colors like this.

              Rainbow

When I looked up again, I was able to capture the photo below.  It was pretty to see in person, but I hope that these photos will allow your mind to picture the sky full of colorful beauty.

The entire baseball complex was a buzz about the colorful array in the sky.  Many people tried to photograph the colors, but were unable to get them to appear on their photo.  You could only see them with your sunglasses on, so I raced to my gear and quickly put my "sunglasses" on my lens.  The results were beautiful!!!

             Rainbow

The boys played hard and we all had a great time.  I took about 350 photos over the weekend.  After many home runs, barbeques, and swimming, we drove home and arrived last night with wonderful memories of a spectacular weekend and fun with our children.  I hope you all had as great a holiday weekend as I!!!

Posted by

Dawn

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Marchel Peterson
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

WOW, that is an incredible picture!  So when you say you put your sunglasses on your lens, what did you use?

Jun 01, 2010 01:48 PM
Ellen Caruso
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty - Glen Head, NY

Beautiful photo, and thats from a designer who knows is hard to create this effect without nature.

Ellen

Jun 01, 2010 01:49 PM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi Brenda,

Thank you!  You are welcome.  I only wish that everyone could have seen them in person!

Dawn

Jun 01, 2010 01:54 PM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi Marchel,

I have a tinted lens that connects to my regular or telephoto lens that works just like wearing sunglasses.  It picks up all of the hidden colors that our naked eyes can not see.  Thank you and I am glad that you enjoyed them!

Dawn

 

Jun 01, 2010 01:56 PM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi Ellen,

Thank you!  Nature did all of the work, I was just lucky enough to have the right gear with me to capture it forever!!

Dawn

Jun 01, 2010 01:58 PM
ASHEVILLE REALTY REFERRAL RESOURCE 828-776-0779
REAL ESTATE REFERRAL NETWORK - Asheville, NC
CONTACT janeAnne365@gmail.com

Gorgoeus rainbows and life...thanks so much.

Jun 01, 2010 02:19 PM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi Janeanne,

Thanks.  We had a great time and will be looking forward to next years tournament.  Have a great week!

Dawn

Jun 01, 2010 02:28 PM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Love the new picture!!  The sky pictures came out fantastic!

Jun 01, 2010 04:11 PM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi Debra,

Thank you so much.  I was glad to be able to get them in a photo!  So many people were trying to get a picture of it with out any success.  I had my tinted lens filter with me so the colors turned out!  Have a great week and I hope you enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend!

Dawn

Jun 01, 2010 05:00 PM
Tony & Darcy Cannon
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team

Dawn, Those are great photos!  Absolutely gorgeous!

Jun 01, 2010 06:11 PM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi Tony and Darcy,

Thanks.  It was so different than anything I have ever seen!  I was glad that I was able to get a photo of it.  It was only visible with sunglasses on.  I wonder how many people didn't know that it was there!  Have a great week!

Dawn

Jun 01, 2010 06:22 PM
Sharon Paxson
Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach Real Estate

Peter and Dawn - amazing photos and the sky is stunning. The colors are beautiful!

Jun 02, 2010 04:42 AM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi Sharon,

Thanks.  It was quite different than anything I have ever seen.  I was glad I had my filter lens with me because you couldn't see the colors with out it!  Have a great day!

Dawn

Jun 02, 2010 09:02 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Peter and Dawn - I managed to capture a few photos like that a few years ago.  I sent them to a local weather person, who explained that effect happens when ice crystals are caught in the clouds.  Your photos are amazing!

Jun 02, 2010 01:49 PM
John Novak
Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate

Very unique sky, Dawn. We're lucky you had the gear to capture it, and the eagle in the second pic really adds to the magnificence.

Jun 02, 2010 02:22 PM
Diane Williams
Pell City, AL

The pictures you took were well worth the trip back home to get your gear. Amazing.

Jun 04, 2010 01:24 AM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi Myrl,

Wow, I had no idea that is what was causing the colors to appear.  It was beautiful.  I had never seen anything like it.  Thanks for the info. very interesting!  Thank you.  I was happy to catch the eagle flying by!  Enjoy your weekend.

Dawn

Jun 04, 2010 05:03 PM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi John,

Thanks.  I had never seen anything like that before.  I am glad that Myrl was able to explain to me why it was that way.  I was quite lucky to have the right lens filter to see the colors, as they were only visible with the filter.  The regular lens wouldn't pick up the colors.  Only the people at the ball field were able to see it.  I was one of the lucky ones!!!  Have a great weekend.

Dawn

Jun 04, 2010 05:07 PM
Peter and Dawn Smith
Circle Shot Media - Vancouver, WA

Hi Diane,

Thanks!  I was so glad that they turned out.  It was really different than anything I have ever seen.  I was so lucky to catch it in a photo.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Dawn

Jun 04, 2010 05:09 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Nice!  Really good capture with the bird flying through the rainbow!

Feb 27, 2011 09:14 AM