Fog Bow Over the Coastline
North Point,
Morro Strand State Beach,
Morro Bay, California
A fog bow or white rainbow is, like a rainbow, due to sunlight off small drops of moisture. Only in this case, the droplets are much smaller than raindrops. There may be a slight reddish color on the outer part of a fog bow and a slight bluish color on the inside, very faintly visible here after only slight adjustments in processing.
As I had been driving toward this spot, I could see a sort of amorphous lighter area in the fog while I was wearing polarized sunglasses. I was intrigued as I got near this spot and watched as it changed with differing permutations of fog and sunlight. Gradually it evolved to this distinct bow, but the fog was increasing and the bow lasted intact only about a minute.
Fog Bow Over the Coastline
North Point,
Morro Strand State Beach,
Morro Bay, California
A fog bow or white rainbow is, like a rainbow, due to sunlight off small drops of moisture. Only in this case, the droplets are much smaller than raindrops. There may be a slight reddish color on the outer part of a fog bow and a slight bluish color on the inside, very faintly visible here after only slight adjustments in processing.
As I had been driving toward this spot, I could see a sort of amorphous lighter area in the fog while I was wearing polarized sunglasses. I was intrigued as I got near this spot and watched as it changed with differing permutations of fog and sunlight. Gradually it evolved to this distinct bow, but the fog was increasing and the bow lasted intact only about a minute.