I expect that partial rainbows are much more common than full rainbows. We get both kinds pretty often here in Port Townsend … one of the advantages of our frequently rainy weather (and there aren’t many). But I saw several in a couple of days the last week or so. The rain plus broken clouds did the trick.
This is the Marine Science Center at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, WA. The exposure range was extreme enough that it burned out the area in the upper right, but it seemed not to distract from the image too much. The point of land in the middle distance (it’s hard to see the far distance) is Point Hudson.
Virga is rain that evaporates before hitting the ground. This photo was taken with my iPhone looking across Puget Sound from Marrowstone Island looking east across to Whidbey Island.
One of my favorite views of Mt Rainier is when there is enough wind on the mountain … and fresh snow … to have streamers of snow blowing off the summit. This view is from Seattle.
I took this a while ago and as I was reviewing my photos, was struck by the clouds in this image. You can see the change in the sky, reflected in the water. The dock in the mid-distance is the Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry dock.