Strange Colors - Cloud

[Dumien]

I took this picture when I was skiing up north with my family. I happened to catch some strange colors in that cloud - do you know why the picture ended up looking like that? I didn't use any filters =)


Canon Rebel XSi - 450D
1/2500
F 8.0
70mm
ISO 100
Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L


http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/1531/dpp0057wtmksmallyn1.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5007/dpp0057wtmkxt7.jpg)





And, obviously, please do comment and criticize =)


Andy

[znxlegion]

That's pretty awesome, I would have to imagine that its the way the sun is hitting the clouds.

[mark]

looks more lie moire happening i that shot to me

[mark]

were you stacking filters ... how much processing was involved...something doesnt seem to add up

[Colin]

rainbows?

[unjx]

I agree with Colin, looks like water vapor in the clouds... rainbows, coronas

[Dumien]

I didn't use any filters, and the post processing was just some contrast and some saturation -very little of both-


Yes, I thought it was rainbows too... I think it's kind of pretty anyway =)

[Aaron K]

I just made a general post referencing the site, below, but it looks like you've found some iridescence!


http://www.atoptics.co.uk/droplets/irid1.htm ("http://www.atoptics.co.uk/droplets/irid1.htm)

[lightning_chaser]

Now that's a groovy sundog! If that's in fact what it is. Wow, not sure what I would have though if I saw that in front of me....

[mukul_chou]

I too saw these colors in cloud only for once many years ago...


As far I can remember it was a after a bit shower.

[dmckinny]

I agree, the engineer in me is screaming "light refraction"[:)]


I like the shot, I think the colors give it a sense of realism.