2 years ago, still have to edit the video footage, but I will (someday).
That rainbow was a nice extra

Same place, different angle, same rainbow.

Right before they demolished the watertower.
( did not know about this when I was there )

Remarkable pano with a b0nus rainbow.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-18 06:08
Remarkable pano with a b0nus rainbow.

Thanks, yeah, I was racing to get in the air when I saw the rainbow while filling up the dieseltank.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-18 03:21
Right before they demolished the watertower.
( did not know about this when I was there )
[view_image]

Nice that you were able to document the watertower while it still existed.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-18 06:09
Nice that you were able to document the watertower while it still existed.

Yeah, that was a nice extra.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-18 06:09
Thanks, yeah, I was racing to get in the air when I saw the rainbow while filling up the dieseltank.

You're welcome Peter.  It was great timing on your part for sure.  

Montfrooij Posted at 8-18 06:15
Yeah, that was a nice extra.

     Sometimes we just don't know the future of things and we unknowingly capture it while it still exists.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-18 07:15
You're welcome Peter.  It was great timing on your part for sure.

I did break some speed limits.....

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-18 07:16
Sometimes we just don't know the future of things and we unknowingly capture it while it still exists.

Yeah, just be there to capture it.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-18 03:21
Right before they demolished the watertower.
( did not know about this when I was there )
[view_image]

Capturing the rainbow was a lucky chance, Peter.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-18 09:22
Capturing the rainbow was a lucky chance, Peter.

It absolutely was!

Vert nice Peter.    Just after the rain by the looks of it.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-19 00:09
Vert nice Peter.    Just after the rain by the looks of it.

Thanks, it was still raining when I started

Montfrooij Posted at 8-18 08:37
I did break some speed limits.....

     

Montfrooij Posted at 8-18 08:37
Yeah, just be there to capture it.

I've not seen a lot of rainbows locally so always nice to see somebody has captured an image of one.

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-19 03:55

I won't tell
Oh wait....

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-19 03:56
I've not seen a lot of rainbows locally so always nice to see somebody has captured an image of one.

Really, why is that?

Montfrooij Posted at 8-19 08:57
I won't tell
Oh wait....

   

Montfrooij Posted at 8-19 08:58
Really, why is that?

In order to have a rainbow, you need these two things: sunlight and raindrops.  We get plenty of sun but not a lot of rain and when it does rain it pours really hard and rarely creates a rainbow.  When I was stationed in Hawaii it rained a lot so I saw rainbows often and even a couple of double rainbows.  Guess that is why Hawaii earned the nickname Rainbow State.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-20 02:45
In order to have a rainbow, you need these two things: sunlight and raindrops.  We get plenty of sun but not a lot of rain and when it does rain it pours really hard and rarely creates a rainbow.  When I was stationed in Hawaii it rained a lot so I saw rainbows often and even a couple of double rainbows.  Guess that is why Hawaii earned the nickname Rainbow State.

Ah ok, either too much or nothing.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-20 02:46
Ah ok, either too much or nothing.

Exactly.  

Montfrooij Posted at 8-19 01:56
Thanks, it was still raining when I started

I didnt think you liked to fly in the rain.

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-20 03:16
Exactly.

We should get some thunderstorms tonight. (I hope so)

DAFlys Posted at 8-20 04:11
I didnt think you liked to fly in the rain.

Nope. But sometimes you want to get the shot!

Montfrooij Posted at 8-20 04:37
Nope. But sometimes you want to get the shot!

I am guilty of doing that too.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-20 04:36
We should get some thunderstorms tonight. (I hope so)

I don't mind the rains with a thunderstorm but I'm always leery of the lightning that can come with it.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-20 23:52
I am guilty of doing that too.

I'm no different.

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-21 03:17
I don't mind the rains with a thunderstorm but I'm always leery of the lightning that can come with it.

True.
We have been lucky so far, but others close by have not.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-21 11:07
True.
We have been lucky so far, but others close by have not.

About three weeks back during a heavy thunderstorm.  I was looking out and saw a very bright flash accompanied by a really loud noise.  A bolt of lightning struck a big oak tree about 15 meters behind my boat dock.  

It caught on fire instantly but fortunately the pouring rain put the fire out right away.  The next day I had to get out the chain saw and dispose of the burnt wood and the stump.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-21 11:40
About three weeks back during a heavy thunderstorm.  I was looking out and saw a very bright flash accompanied by a really loud noise.  A bolt of lightning struck a big oak tree about 15 meters behind my boat dock.  

It caught on fire instantly but fortunately the pouring rain put the fire out right away.  The next day I had to get out the chain saw and dispose of the burnt wood and the stump.

Oh wow, that must have been quite the experience.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-21 12:28
Oh wow, that must have been quite the experience.

Definitely an experience I'm not wanting to see happen again.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-21 12:36
Definitely an experience I'm not wanting to see happen again.

It is impressive though.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-22 10:46
It is impressive though.

It certainly was.  I'm just glad it didn't hit my boat instead of the tree.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-23 03:19
It certainly was.  I'm just glad it didn't hit my boat instead of the tree.

Yeah, I wonder what would have happened then.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-24 10:18
Yeah, I wonder what would have happened then.

The metal components of my boat (like the mast, railings, and electronic devices) can provide a path for the lightning strike.  The electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from the strike can destroy electronic devices such as my navigation systems, radios, etc.  I do have a proper lightning protection systems installed.  I also keep full insurance coverage on the boat.

I also have a large metal flag pole mounted about 40 feet from my boat that will hopefully serve as a lightning attractor for any bolts hitting nearby.   

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-25 05:31
The metal components of my boat (like the mast, railings, and electronic devices) can provide a path for the lightning strike.  The electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from the strike can destroy electronic devices such as my navigation systems, radios, etc.  I do have a proper lightning protection systems installed.  I also keep full insurance coverage on the boat.

I also have a large metal flag pole mounted about 40 feet from my boat that will hopefully serve as a lightning attractor for any bolts hitting nearby.

So you did what you could.

Montfrooij Posted at 8-25 10:16
So you did what you could.

I couldn't think of much else to do.  So I hope I've done enough.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-26 03:26
I couldn't think of much else to do.  So I hope I've done enough.

I hope so too.
Lightning is hard to control.