Gordo's photos from early-June 1998
All photos and text Copyright © 1998 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com


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These photos show a series of images were from a single very bright rainbow
Different aspects are visible over a time frame of 15 minutes
The one on the left is at sunset, with only red and yellow visible

rainbow at sunset zoom in on rainbow arc bright arc of rainbow double rainbow

















These sunrises were taken on separate days from the same vantage point

sunrise on streaky cirrus over mountains sunrise on layered cirrus above mountains


sunrise on layered cirrus over mountains sunrise on layered cirrus over mountains


Cirrus shapes at dawn

cirrus shapes at dawn


Alto-stratus behind Devil's Peak from Edinburgh Drive

alto-stratus behind Devil's Peak from Edinburgh Drive


Cirrus and alto-stratus behind Devil's Peak

cirrus and alto-stratus behind Devil's Peak


Panoramic view of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak at dawn from Kenilworth
wide angle of Table Mountain at dawn wide angle of The Saddle and Devil's Peak at dawn


Serene blend of clouds at dusk

serene blend of clouds at dusk


Pale rainbow at noon

pale rainbow at noon


Incoming storm over sea
The cloud edge is from a large rainstorm
Seconds later it was bucketing down, folowed by a rainbow :)

incoming storm over sea


Chasing the rainbow over Kloof Nek and Table Mountain
and then over City and over Harbour


rainbow over Kloof Nek and Table Mountain from Camps Bay


rainbow over upper City Bowl from Kloof Nek


rainbow over Cape Town and Harbour from Signal Hill


Solar halo on wavy cirrus at dawn

solar halo on wavy cirrus at dawn


Solar halo on cirro-stratus at midday

solar halo on cirro-stratus at midday


Alto-cumulus and alto-stratus patterns

alto-cumulus and alto-stratus patterns


Dawn over mountains with mist patches over Raceourse

dawn over mountains with mist patches over Raceourse


Double rainbow at dawn

double rainbow at dawn



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20 June 1998 created