Fog Bow over Dovestones.

Schön geführter Blick durch die kleine Wurzel! TOP

Thanks so much Uwschu. The root is in reality an old tree stump almost one metre high. Thanks for the call.

Regards, Herb

Very good catch, this fog appearance. A rarity!

Have a nice day, Herb.

Best wishes, Lothar

Thanks Lothar. I had never thought to see such a thing near my home. I was in Gothenburg when I saw one of these last and took a nice photo of that too. Maybe I shall post it here sometime. Glad you liked it.

Best Wishes, Herb

It's something I have never seen, lucky you! You have composed this beautifully with the root at the end of the bow.

Thanks Gudrun -a rare sight here indeed. Thanks for the praise of the composition. The root is in reality an old tree stump almost one metre high.
Best Wishes, Herb

Beautiful work

Thanks for another call my friend.

Cheers, Herb

What an incredible sight!

It was indeed Niel. One for the records here or at least for me.

Cheers, Herb

Quite AMAZING but so BEAUTIFUL, Herb ***********************

It looks like Herb has done i again Marie-claire - produced a beautiful picture for you here! Always my please my dear friend.

Best Wishes, Herb

Wow ! A magical moment !

It was indeed Ulrich. Thanks for another call here.

Best Wishes, Herb

A amazing and I would think rare sight you are finding some great weather conditions, up to now we haven't had the rainfall to replenish the reservoirs, enjoy the rest of your weekend Herb

Hi again Peter. All in all, there has just been two days of magnificent weather for me since this Dec 4th, the other being just a few days back on the 23rd of this month. As you know, its just a matter of timing! Both days bringing joyous photographic rarities, this being one of them. This reservoir, on my last look, a couple of weeks back was very much filling up -I would say 75-80% after the month of wet weather here so this stump, well and truly under water again. Glad you liked it.

Best Wishes, Herb

How interesting Herb... Something I have never seen... Great shot..

It is quite amazing to see such a thing and one wonders if it is your eyes or something to do with water droplets on the lens. More info here .

Best Wishes, Herb

This is a first for me Herb............I've heard of fog bows, but never seen one!

Even without the fog bow it would have been a beautiful scene , but now it's been really ratcheted up a notch. Wonderfully ethereal..!!

I also like the dark rocks and tree stump.............I'm thinking they would be perfect for some close up "detail" shots :-)

Ha ha, another fog-bow virgin! Well, I am really glad to bring this phenomena to your attention Keith. A link now, above, to further inform you. I last saw one of these on my quick visit to the Swedish town of Gothenburg. and I had to do a double take to see if it was really there. It was, but only for seconds. As you say a great scene even without it, and so I took many other shots too but I can do nothing with all those now, after this one! As said to Peter (above) the res now filling up fast and so these stumps gone until the next drought -maybe this year too? As I was running around like a madman taking dozens of sun and mist shots, the last thing I had time for was close-ups as well, but you have a point there. Ah well!

Best Wishes, Herb

Thanks for the link Herb............fascinating stuff! Put the close up shots on the list for next summer maybe?

The fog bow looks great. It's an interesting and fascinating atmospheric phenomenon.

Thanks Susanne, it was a great thing to behold for just a minute or two as I snapped away. I might try to post my Swedish fog-bow one day.

Regards, Herb

Very impressive nature, good captured! Thanks fort the interesting comment!

Thanks a lot Grobi. Glad you enjoyed this and the comment.
Cheers, Herb

WOW WOW WOW!!! Herb, this is just amazing to see and sooooooo beautiful! Thank you for sharing this unique phenomenon with us, it's something I've never seen before. What a perfect spot for the picture too, without distractions! WELL DONE. :)

Hello Janet. Always good to see you with your most interesting take of my photos here. It was just anither fine moment on this wonderful morning of sun and mist here. In all of my 50+ years of walking around here this was my first time seeing this here. I have seen a similar bow once in tge freezing mist and sun in Gothenburg Sweden one Chrustmas time. Glad you enjoyed it so. Best Wishes, Herb

Very impressed with this. it’s something I have seen but never photographed. Good to know the reservoir has since filled

Hi Colin, good to see you here. You are the only person that I know then who has also seen this type of thing. Yes, last time I was up there, the res was filling up nicely. Glad you enjoyed this.
Herb

magnificent

Thanks Mario. Sorry for late reply. Herb

I've seen moon bows but don't recall seeing a fog bow like this (and I live in Fog City.) Nicely positioned, too!

Thanks Sarah, I have not heard of a Moon bow (but I have heard and done a Milky Way bow). I believe a lot of conditions have to come together for one of these fog bows, in particular below freezing temps. Glad you enjoyed this an sorry fir late reply. Herb

Magnificent, Herb!

Another for your scrapbook Andy. Cheers for the call.
Herb

A great image, Herb. It's many years since I saw a fog bow and you've captured it beautifully. Interesting that there's been drought over there also, though at least it's given you an interesting foreground.

Ah another who has seen this rare sight. Did you capture it? Glad you liked this one. I also have a captured fogbow from Sweden taken a few years back. The reservoirs are now filling up rapidly. Apologies for late reply. Herb

I was fortunate that it stayed around long enough for me to grab a photo, Herb. I'll post the result here today. Unfortunately I did not have a wide angle lens at the time, so it's only a partial bow.

As an update, Herb, I've now added my photo to my collection.

Wow, that is a cracker George. Thanks for posting that and even more, giving me a honourable mention to it too. I shall provide a special link here soon.
Cheers, Herb

Hi again George, take a look at Peter’s bow as well (below). H

Magnifique
Herb!

Thanks so much my friend.
Regards Herb

Belle prise

Thank you Neira-Dan. Herb

Excellent!

Cheers my friend!

Outstanding Herb , great shot

Thanks a lot Richard. Was a great moment for me. Herb

Hi Herb

Very nice picture, and well composed!

I like this very much!! This is certainly one for the book you are going to publish....!!!
Such an unusual piece of weather!

Best Wishes, and a good weekend
Peter

Cheers Peter, a very special morning with some great mist shots that you have already seen here. This was the iceing on the cake for me and one fir the book someday :)
Apologies fir late reply, Herb

Very well captured Herb! It's beautiful and I have never seen anything quite like it.
A beautifully composed shot with a dreamy feel.
Have a good weekend...Rosa.

Good to see you here again Rosa. A spectacula sight that last only moments, useally with no camera's around. Very happy that you liked this one so much. Yes one for the dream album perhaps. Sorry fir delay here:) Herb

What a scene!

Thanks so much Gisela. Good to see you here. Sorry fir late reply. Herb

Thanks Honza. Always good to share such moments with you here.
Herb

very interesting

It was indeed. You too may be interested in Peters and Tiabunna’s fogbows.
Regards, Herb

Quite a phenomenon Herb, great photography!

Thank you for posting in the group
www.ipernity.com/group/magicalsunlight

My pleasure Roger. Was a special moment.

Cheers, Herb

Merci pour le groupe
www.ipernity.com/group/magicalsunlight

Thank you ColRam -my pleasure to post there. Herb

... wonderful mist, and of course: the fog-bow ... foreground is an important component here ...

(fog-bow: I did not know of them before ... so another chapter in "Encyclopedia Ipernia" ...