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Fishing => Member Fishing Reports and Photos => Topic started by: El Pescador on February 25, 2017, 07:57:31 PM

Title: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: El Pescador on February 25, 2017, 07:57:31 PM
Check this out, it will become a ground rainbow - What?  Never heard of the term??

Get in line, me too!!!!

Never heard of one, never seen one...  Until this week.

It began as a low lying, colored mist.  Can you see it??

(http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii518/wdeutscher/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3111_zps2oospp1p.jpg) (http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/wdeutscher/media/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3111_zps2oospp1p.jpg.html)

Here a normal view photo.

(http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii518/wdeutscher/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3112_zps1kxhhb7h.jpg) (http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/wdeutscher/media/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3112_zps1kxhhb7h.jpg.html)

It is beginning to get brighter.

(http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii518/wdeutscher/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3114_zpsoxjbnoao.jpg) (http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/wdeutscher/media/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3114_zpsoxjbnoao.jpg.html)

Here, it is bright and all the colors of a rainbow, with a slight curve.

(http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii518/wdeutscher/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3115_zpsallgvqmx.jpg) (http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/wdeutscher/media/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3115_zpsallgvqmx.jpg.html)

Is this not the dangest thing you've ever seen???  For me, for sure.

(http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii518/wdeutscher/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3116_zps85jfbrrd.jpg) (http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/wdeutscher/media/Ground%20Rainbow%200217/IMG_3116_zps85jfbrrd.jpg.html)

And about 3 minutes later, it was gone.  Like it never existed.

Damned interesting.

Wayne
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: foakes on February 25, 2017, 08:05:33 PM
Must be over San Francisco, Wayne?

Best,

Fred
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: El Pescador on February 25, 2017, 08:08:24 PM
Fred,

It is looking over San Mateo.

With no clouds, center of photo you'd be looking at Oakland,

SF is to the left - but then that makes sense!

Wayne
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: Reel 224 on February 25, 2017, 09:35:31 PM
WOW!!! :o :o That is spectacular, I've seen double Rainbows but never a Rainbow like that. Thank you for sharing that.

Joe
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: Dominick on February 26, 2017, 12:36:59 AM
Quote from: El Pescador on February 25, 2017, 08:08:24 PM
Fred,

It is looking over San Mateo.

With no clouds, center of photo you'd be looking at Oakland,

SF is to the left - but then that makes sense!

Wayne
Do I have to chastise you for that political comment.   :D  Those sneaky tongue in cheek comments are pretty cheeky.  ::)  That is a spectacular view that Wayne has.  If you look out the back window of my house you can see the west wall of the San Andreas Fault but after the next "big one" I'll have ocean front property.   :D Dominick
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: Reel 224 on February 26, 2017, 01:13:32 AM
Or else you'll fall in the crack. ;) ;D ;D

Joe
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: sdlehr on February 26, 2017, 02:56:49 PM
Very cool! In order for a rainbow to be visible, the sun has to be behind you. This "ground rainbow" is visible because the sun was behind you, there were lots of water droplets in the air, and it's near the ground because you are at such a high elevation viewing it.

Sid
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: philaroman on February 26, 2017, 09:04:44 PM
I expected to see trout going into a grinder, but this is much better ;) thanks
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: Bill B on February 27, 2017, 10:58:11 PM
I was thinking the same thing....fish burgers and all....cool pic....Bill
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: steelfish on March 27, 2017, 11:25:35 PM
Quote from: foakes on February 25, 2017, 08:05:33 PM
Must be over San Francisco, Wayne?
Best,
Fred

over a parade, maybe?
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: mo65 on March 27, 2017, 11:36:09 PM
   What in tarnation? A low flyin' rainbow! ;D
Title: Re: Ground Rainbow - San Mateo, CA Feb. 21, 2017
Post by: Bryan Young on March 27, 2017, 11:48:50 PM
looks cool.  I was thinking, ground rainbow, is that some sort of rainbow trout?  ;D