Within the Rainbow

5/6/15, Cheyenne Bottoms.

Storms were brewing in central Kansas, and I decided to watch the clouds from Cheyenne Bottoms. I noticed a storm cell approaching, so I turned my car into the storm so I could watch it. Behind me, the sun was just breaking free of the clouds. When the first rainbow appeared in the leading edge of the storm, I positioned my car so that I could better photograph it. This small change in position would prove to be a fortunate decision. The resulting position allowed me to photograph the incoming storm with my car window down, without getting very wet, despite a torrential downpour. At one point, as the storm passed over me, I appeared to be within the rainbow. The following series of photos shows the sequence of photos I took before, during, and after the fast moving storm.

5:09pm, Storms building

5:17pm, Man in the clouds

5:25pm, the storm builds

5:29pm, the storm approaches

5:33pm, within the rainbow

5:34pm, a double rainbow appears

5:34pm within the rainbow as the rain ends

5:35pm, a beautiful double rainbow immediately after the rain ended

5:44pm, impressive structure to the storm as it passes over the Bottoms

5:45pm, impressive structure to the storm as it passes over the Bottoms

From my perspective, I was within the rainbow at one point, which I found to be amazing. I was able to watch the edges of the rainbow cross the road near my car as the storm passed over me.

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Welcome to my blog. I normally post new photographs to my Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/RobGrahamPhotography . At times, I have wanted to share a series of images from the same event, with a description of what happened. This blog will allow me to do so. I will also post the occasional tutorial/tip.

Photographing and sharing images from Kansas, especially central and western Kansas, has become a passion of mine over the last few years.

Rob Graham, Great Bend, KS

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