Tag Archives: Don Spear

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Don Spear was up early to photograph planets in the night sky. When the sunrise came, he was rewarded with this photo.

Friday morning's beautiful sunrise by Don Spear

Just magnificent! Thanks to Don for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

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It was such a special sunset on Feb. 28 that I can't resist sharing more photos of it. A huge thundercloud served as the perfect foil for the sunset. Paul Kozal captured this dramatic photo. It looks like a spaceship to me.

Rain over the ocean lit by the sunset 2.28.14 by Paul Kozal

Colleen Cross caught the reflection of the sunset on a thundercloud, and in the Pacific Ocean.

Thundercloud reflected in the Pacific Ocean by Colleen Cross

And Don Spear photographed a threatening thundercloud.

Thundercloud by Don Spear

And today there is nary a cloud in the sky and the temperature is spring-like. Gray Whales have been seen, all heading north. These are the newly pregnant females, perhaps now followed by the males. This is the perfect weekend to be on the Mendonoma Coast.

Thanks to Don, Colleen, and Paul for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is his website: http://www.paulkozal.com/

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Craig Tooley photographed a rare fire rainbow. Actually, if you look closely, there are two fire rainbows.

Fire Rainbows by Craig Tooley

This phenomenon is more properly called a circumhorizontal arc. Rather than a rainbow, it is an ice halo, caused by ice crystals in cirrus clouds. It is rare to see one.

Here is one taken by Susan Cerruti. The fire rainbow appeared over the Cypress Center in Gualala

Fire Rainbow by Susan Cerruti

And another by Don Spear.

Fire Rainbow by Don Spear

They are beautiful to see, that's for sure! Thanks to Craig, Susan, and Don for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is the link: www.ruffimage.com

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Don Spear photographed this beautiful sunrise here on the Mendonoma Coast.

Dramatic sunrise by Don Spear

It almost looks like a scene from Close Encounters of the Third Kind!

Thanks to Don for allowing me to share this photo with you here.

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One of the rarest phenomenon, conditions have to be perfect to see a Fire Rainbow or a circumhorizontal arc. Don Spear was lucky to see and photograph one recently.

Fire Rainbow by Don Spear

 

The sun needs to be very high in the sky, so around the summer solstice is ideal. The sun needs to hit the clouds at exactly 58 degrees. Rather than being on fire, though, it is cold as ice.

Thanks to Don for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see a photo of another unusual event caused by light refraction, here's a link to see a Fog Bow. http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2012/10/29/fog-bow-as-photographed-by-peggy-berryhill/