Richard Irwin - Photoblog
Rainbow water
Posted by Richard Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 1 October 2008 in Art & Design.
A rainbow caught in 'The willow Tree Fountain' at Chatsworth.
This fountain was originally built in 1692.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Really? Wow! Did you use any sort of enhancement, or just maxed the sharpness...it's fabulous, very Artsy ;)
1 Oct 2008 6:32am
@Lorraine: I made the image more contrasty, and over saturated the colours to bring out the rainbow. I used a Canon G7 compact, which gives quite sharp results, but then upped the sharpness in Photoshop....as I liked the effect, and rarely mess about with the sharpness settings, and wanted to do something different.
Sowmya from Chennai, India
Beautiful picture! Can find practically all the colours;-)
1 Oct 2008 7:08am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
This is really something Richard, a stunning shot!
1 Oct 2008 7:27am
MaryP from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
I've been to chatsworth many times, when i lived in Winsford ,but never was lucky enough to see this. Beautiful capture ! A fine composition too.
1 Oct 2008 10:02am
@MaryP: The gardens are beautiful. The sunlight at this time of year is just right for making the rainbow in the waterfall appear.
MJ from Delaware, United States
great color and the water just makes it so fluid... great capture
1 Oct 2008 11:57am
Zygene from morlaix, France
Waouh une œuvre de toute beauté joliment cadrée, j’adore.
1 Oct 2008 12:33pm
Emily Ng from Adelaide, Australia
stunning. really sharp image, seems slightly too sharp thou it may jus be me lol. great composition n colours
1 Oct 2008 1:35pm
Namaki from Bordeaux, France
ah Chatsworth !!! I visited it under the rain on a cold March afternoon last year with my pupils ! We all loved it besides the rain ! your rainbow picture is gorgeous !
here is a pic of the labyrinth: http://objectifregarder.aminus3.com/image/2008-09-20.html
and here the path close to the labyrinth : http://objectifregarder.aminus3.com/image/2008-07-21.html ;-)
1 Oct 2008 2:25pm
Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan
This highly sharpened and saturated style works well here - good idea Richard.
1 Oct 2008 2:26pm
baobab from Cambridge, United States
surreal - this looks like something photoshopped with the statue in the background... lovely to witness such an unusual sight. good eye!
1 Oct 2008 2:36pm
@baobab: It was amazing to see this sight, and incredible to think that it was created in 1692. You can see this beautiful rainbow whenever the sun is shining on this fountain.
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
just gorgeous! faaabulous seen and captured! looks like it is raining a glitter rainbow! bravo!
1 Oct 2008 3:40pm
Rags from Plano, United States
WOW! nice catch! The rainbow has really turned this image into an amazing and pretty image.
1 Oct 2008 4:09pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
This is something special, the captured rainbow looks excellent.
1 Oct 2008 6:42pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
This is clever stuff, indeed. Almost like fireworks !
1 Oct 2008 9:30pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Great capture. Is there post-traitment on it or is it just reality ? Anyway it's beautiful !!
1 Oct 2008 9:59pm
@Evelyne Dubos: The waterfall, rainbow and statue are all real, and I was just lucky to be there at the right time. My PP in Photoshop was to increase the colour saturation and the contrast, and to add some sharpening, as this brought out the colours better.
JJ from Jersey City, United States
wow the colors are so vibrant, lovely effect with the water Lovely
1 Oct 2008 11:03pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
You really managed to bring out the color in this one, Richard. Good job on the processing.
2 Oct 2008 12:12am
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
AB FAB!!! Truly a remarkable and fantastic image, Richard!
2 Oct 2008 2:04am
Volodia from Mississauga, Canada
Wow, that looks really cool, I love the way you captured all the colours.
12 Oct 2008 2:26pm
