Tongue Point Scenery

When we arrived at Tongue Point, we were graced with a rainbow. From the posts the last few weeks, you can tell that this time of year at least, getting enough blue sky overhead to make the water blue is a little rare. On this day, it was clear (-ish) over the strait but there were plenty of clouds behinds us over the mountains. Hence, the source or mist in the air that produced the rainbow. Interestingly, in the the image above you can tell that the inside of the bow (to the right) is lighter than the outside (to the left) as expected. If that is not what you expected, consult your favorite physicist.

Just for fun, we can also look at the other end of the rainbow. Here again we see the light and dark sides and, unusually for me, we see the bow go all the way to the water. Not often you see one extend all the way to the ground/water surface.

More locally, the shore, with its spots of direct sunlight and shadow, makes an interesting place to try a few long exposures.

Looking west we see the clouds that gave us our rainbow and dappled light. This is complemented by the many shallow spots caused by the offshore rocks stirring up foamy bits in the sea as the waves come in.