About the Image(s)

I captured the image at the end of a storm while traveling with two photographer friends in southern Utah in the San Rafael Swell last October. A full arc is somewhat of a rarity, so we were doing some hooting and hollering and thoroughly enjoying the scene as the rainbow intensified before fading. One of those friends, Rick, died two days before Christmas after being struck by a car while crossing a street in St. Louis. I named it Rick's Rainbow as a tribute to him. The details: Shot with a Canon R6, RF 24-105 lens; ISO 125, 28mm, f/11, 1/250 sec. Some cropping and some dodging and burning to amplify and further separate the rainbow from the dark background. The spot of sunlight on the low ridge almost centered under the arc was a serendipitous extra touch to the scene.