Moonbows at night are circular. Nothing wrong in theory with a circular rainbow
On November 21, 2018 8:33:57 AM PST, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > > >This shot got me wondering about its truthfulness: >https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6405507/The-stunning-winners-panoramic-photography-awards-revealed.html >The round-shaped rainbow with the arc exceeding 180 degrees that did >not >get distorted despite panoramic stitching. > >My first reaction that it is a lens-produced halo overlaid over the >image. >I've never seen rainbows exceeding 180 degrees, but then I've never >seen >them in the areas where it would be possible (like here). >The way it looks (uninterrupted even over the clouds) seems to be >unusual >(unnatural?). But again, maybe the photographer lucked out. >And the fact that the perfect circle didn't get distorted during >stitching >(if it is a panorama made of multiple images) raises questions. >But maybe the guy is good at panorama processing. > >I just read that this shot received the Epson "digital art" prize that >is >aimed at 'rewarding excellence in modern digital post-processing'. >Did that refer just to the colors, or to the "rainbow" as well? > >I am curious what other PDMLers think about this rainbow? Natural or >Photoshopped? > >Igor > > >Daniel J. Matyola Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:11:17 -0800 wrote: > >https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6405507/The-stunning-winners-panoramic-photography-awards-revealed.html > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
