Jared Atencio
Chasing Rainbows
Lightvision's comments on a previous post prompted me to post this one. We had been in the tent for nearly 8 hours at this point due to the incessant rain that moved in on this afternoon. We emerged during a lull and tried shooting waterfalls and I tried my hand at chin-holding an umbrella while wiping filters and keeping my camera dry which sucked, so we retreated back to the tent. Around sunset, I peaked out and made a joke that there was a patch of gray that looked "pink-gray," but we figured there was NO way any light would get through. About ten minutes past, and something told me to look out the tent again. I peaked out and almost messed myself-the WHOLE sky was an amazing pink with color! I scrambled out of my sleeping bag, threw my rain clothes on and put my boots on barefoot and ran out in the rain-HOLY $#IT-there was a rainbow over the entire valley down below. I couldn't even go in one single direction. My legs moved toward the rainbow, my arms and camera toward the lake reflecting the pink sky, my body moved toward the creek running down into the valley below. I ran through the creek, set up for the rainbow, and by the time I started snapping, the rainbow was waning. I ran back to the lake and got 3 shots off before the color was gone. In a matter of five minutes, the light was gone and I was soaking wet in the rain with 5 shots, none of which I was thrilled with. This was the only shot I have from that night, and chasing rainbows became a recurring joke for the remainder of the trip. I can't wait til I get one-I'll freak out and cry like that guy on youtube...
Chasing Rainbows
Lightvision's comments on a previous post prompted me to post this one. We had been in the tent for nearly 8 hours at this point due to the incessant rain that moved in on this afternoon. We emerged during a lull and tried shooting waterfalls and I tried my hand at chin-holding an umbrella while wiping filters and keeping my camera dry which sucked, so we retreated back to the tent. Around sunset, I peaked out and made a joke that there was a patch of gray that looked "pink-gray," but we figured there was NO way any light would get through. About ten minutes past, and something told me to look out the tent again. I peaked out and almost messed myself-the WHOLE sky was an amazing pink with color! I scrambled out of my sleeping bag, threw my rain clothes on and put my boots on barefoot and ran out in the rain-HOLY $#IT-there was a rainbow over the entire valley down below. I couldn't even go in one single direction. My legs moved toward the rainbow, my arms and camera toward the lake reflecting the pink sky, my body moved toward the creek running down into the valley below. I ran through the creek, set up for the rainbow, and by the time I started snapping, the rainbow was waning. I ran back to the lake and got 3 shots off before the color was gone. In a matter of five minutes, the light was gone and I was soaking wet in the rain with 5 shots, none of which I was thrilled with. This was the only shot I have from that night, and chasing rainbows became a recurring joke for the remainder of the trip. I can't wait til I get one-I'll freak out and cry like that guy on youtube...