9/17/16 – Fog bow

The heavy fog that had set in the night before persisted until shortly after sunrise. I was heading back into town when the fog bow formed. It only lasted about 20 minutes, starting a little over 1/2 hour after sunrise. It took me a few minutes to find a good foreground to put in front of the fog bow. The first 2 photos include the inlet canal which feeds Cheyenne Bottoms.

Fog bow over the inlet canal at Cheyenne Bottoms.

Fog bow at the inlet canal at Cheyenne Bottoms, just south of the first photo.

I went farther south to a windmill I like to photograph. The light wasn’t good as a batch of fog rolled by. The fog bow is barely visible.

Fog bow over windmill.

I figured this was the end of the fog bow. However a couple more miles south, the sun broke free. I found these round bales to use as a foreground. As I was photographing the fog bow, I heard a small flock of Canada Geese approaching. They flew right through the heart of the fog bow :).

Fog bow, round bales, and Canada Geese!!!

The fog bow again faded, so I headed back towards town once again, and once again it reformed very faintly in the last of the fog. I liked the lighting on the field and distant round bales. Afterwards, I realized that the fog bow was just in front of the trees. Look for the haziness at the edges of the image to see this.

Last of the fog bow.

The fog bow made the morning for me. The dawn and sunrise weren’t that great. I am not sure if I have seen a fog bow in Kansas before, though I did photograph one on vacation a couple of years ago.

Thanks for visiting.

Rob Graham

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