Chasing the Rainbow

A Grand Central train service leaving York for Sunderland is caught by afternoon sunshine which has just broken through a mass of dark cloud, and a rainbow has formed over the locomotive.

I had arrived back in York on a local rail service and when I got off the train the rain was heavy, so I decided to wait a while before braving the weather to make my way home.

This proved to be a good decision, since shortly before this shot there had been a heavy downpour of hail, with the ground being white over.

This had quickly melted and the cloud appeared to be breaking up, so after this shot I braved the walk home. I made it half way home before the heavy rain started again. Some days you just can't win!

Ian

[Debbie Arcaro]

Great catch!

[Lee]

Good shot.

[beezy]

Wonderful shot Ian

[Graham Thresher]

A wonderful capture.

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful pic. Love all of it .The train. the rainbow and that wonderful light .

[Tony]

Fantastic capture Ian, sad about getting caught in the rain. Talking of which, we've had 125mm (5 inches) in the past 24 hours.

[Carli]

Like the colours in this

[Molly]

The light in this shot is beautiful, and the rainbow, dark sky and train add a lovely range of colours.

[Hazel A]

Lucky rainbow capture

[bruni]

You can't have all the luck. at least part of your way home you stayed dry, sorry just had to say that. the picture of the train in this light looks beautiful and a rainbow on top of it. how lucky can you get.

[Gayanne Campbell]

Great catch! The rainbow is beautiful against the gray sky.

[Fisher Family]

@hshdebbie

Thank you Debbie, glad you like it

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@gamelee

Thank you Lee, I was pretty lucky with the lighting here.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@butterfingers1960

Thank you Beezy, glad you like it.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg

Thank you Graham, I was very fortunate with the timing of the sun and the rainbow.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula

Thank you Ferry - I was lucky with the timing of the sun and the rainbow here.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont

Thank you Tony - we had far less rain than you, but it did feel pretty unpleasant at the time. We really ought to be used to it now!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@csudder

Thank you Carli, I was very fortunate with this burst of late afternoon sunlight and the rainbow.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin

Thank you Molly, it really was one of those magic moments.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@purplehaze12

Thank you Hazel - I was indeed lucky with both the rainbow and the burst of sunshine.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bruni

Thank you Bruni, I was very lucky with the sunlight and the rainbow - and you would think I was used to the rain here, since it isn't that unusual!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@zenna

Thank you Gayanne, I was pleased to catch both the rainbow and the brief burst of sunshine.

Ian

[Bob]

Nice capture and a very cool story. Some days you just cannot dodge the raindrops.

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

beautiful

[bkb in the city]

nice pov on this one

[Therese]

a beautiful shot!!! rainbows are always worth getting a little wet for... but not sure about soaked! ;)

[Fisher Family]

@bobhuegel

Thank you Bob - at least I avoided the hail!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@colie

Thank you Colie, glad you like it!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian - I was a bit lucky with the positioning of the rainbow here!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid

Thank you Therese - I was quite dry here, sheltering under the edge of the railway station roof!

Ian

[Laura J.]

Good one!

[Fisher Family]

@helixconcepts

Thank you Laura, glad you like it.

Ian