Light Waterfall . is a photograph by Chris Kusik which was uploaded on July 24th, 2012.
Light Waterfall .
I captured this rainbow after a typical Florida thunderstorm. In summer, sea breezes from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean collide over... more
by Chris Kusik
Title
Light Waterfall .
Artist
Chris Kusik
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
I captured this rainbow after a typical Florida thunderstorm. In summer, sea breezes from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean collide over Central Florida. At the point of collision, lightning and torrential rain cool down the atmosphere, brining cool air from aloft. A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection of light in water droplets in the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun. In a "primary rainbow", the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. This rainbow is caused by light being refracted while entering a droplet of water, then reflected inside on the back of the droplet and refracted again when leaving it. In a double rainbow, a second arc is seen outside the primary arc, and has the order of its colours reversed, red facing toward the other one, in both rainbows. This second rainbow is caused by light reflecting twice inside water droplets. The "sunshine state " is second in annual rainfall in the U.S.
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July 24th, 2012