11-04-09 – Roy G. Biv

I’m assuming that the thing that creates the effect does not have to be in the picture, but, if desired, can be.

I’m assuming this needs to be actual diffraction of light and not something rainbow colored? I guess it says so in the title but I’m seeking reinforcement.

This past summer I went up To Mopsy’s place in the North woods. I love it there. I arrived in the evening and after seven or so hours in a car with four girls 11 and under I needed to escape. It had just rained and the sun was starting to go down. I knew, knew, knew I should take my camera in the boat with me when I went out to take a few casts. But I just wanted to go. Of course, the setting sun and the just passed rain set up for a wonderful rainbow. The farking thing was even reflected in the water.

While it is nice to have the mental picture, I’d like to have a digital copy too thankyouverymuch.

By putting opalescence as part of the description of the theme, it broadens the possibilities. “Opalescence” phenomenon is named after the appearance of opals. It can be as simple as the play of colors from a surface like an oil slick or sun on a raindrop. Is this a direction we can take? Of course there is to be no sun this weekend in the UP, which makes it difficult!

Stupid daylight savings time usually messes me up for days.
I still have very little for this contest. gonna try again today for some cool looking stuff.

So let me get this correct…you actually only want opalescence or diffraction, not photographs of rainbow colored items?