Saturday Sun Dogs | New Bern, NC
On a few occasions, I’ve noticed the little rainbow spot to the side of the sun at sunset but didn’t realize this phenomenon had a name…nor did I have my camera at those times. Sun dogs, as they’re known as, can appear as a spot on one side, both sides or as a ring the whole way around the sun.
This weekend I was shooting the sunset in New Bern with my friend Brad of Brad Styron Photography when the sun dogs appeared. I can remember a few instances where I’ve seen one spot, but not two. Luckily I was able to get it on camera.
The shot: Nikon D90, 18-105mm Nikkor VR lens, 3 exposures, HDR. Masked back with the original exposures in Photoshop. Finished with Nik Color Efex.
‘A Firefighter’s Rainbow’ | New Bern, North Carolina
I first spotted this scene from while sitting at a stop light when driving through downtown New Bern. What looked like smoke coming from the marina turned out to be the mist from the water being sprayed on the other side of the river. I crossed the Trent River on the Cunningham Drawbridge and saw the whole scene, figuring it wasn’t that photogenic. But when I came around behind it, the sun filtering through the spray created a large rainbow colored spot in the sky. I knew then that I needed to stop. It’s not everyday that you get to see the New Bern waterfront through a rainbow!
I posted this image on Facebook looking for a little help from the firefighters out there. I originally described it as a purging of the lines or some sort of training exercise, but I was told by a person on the page that it was likely a pump test. I stuck around for about 15 minutes shooting until it appeared that the test was finished. I guess I arrived right in the nick of time!
The shot: Nikon D90, 70-300mm VR Nikkor lens, handheld (and propped against the hood of my Jeep). Single exposure, Photoshop CS4 for curve and level adjustments; finished with Nik Color Efex Pro and Nik Viveza.
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