Canyonlands Double Rainbow After the Storm
by Robert Niemeier
Title
Canyonlands Double Rainbow After the Storm
Artist
Robert Niemeier
Medium
Photograph
Description
A rare double rainbow arcs across the high desert of Canyonlands National Park, captured just minutes after a late-afternoon storm cleared the horizon. The red earth glows against dark retreating clouds as sunlight breaks through from the west, illuminating the sandstone cliffs with a fleeting brilliance. The contrast between the saturated rainbow and the warm desert landscape turns a transient moment into a study of renewal and balance. Every tone—from the cool storm shadow to the luminous mesa—was preserved in camera and refined for print with film-like restraint. This image belongs to Robert N Photographer’s American Southwest series, where weather and light meet in harmony, bridging the line between realism and painterly vision.
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October 22nd, 2025
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2025 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!
Laurel Adams
Robert, CONGRATULATIONS!! - YOU are awarded: A SPECIAL 🎨🐝🏆GA FEATURE ARTIST of DISTINCTION 🥁👏🏻 Please post your Special Feature, selected for its 'STUNNING Art', in the ARTIST BUZzz GROUP Features and ⭐️SPECIAL 🎨FEATUREs 🏆2025 Archive Thread! BRAVO, BEST TO YOU! Thank you for your contributions to the BUZzz and Contest threads and group logo participation. FAV








