Retkinia Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Terrible weather yesterday was rewarded later with warm light and double full rainbow which I culd admire from the 5th floor of one of the Retkinia's block of flats.
Retkinia was incorporated into Łódź in 1946, then it was decided to build here modern housing estate in the 60s. Last works were finished here in 1985, then only a few building were built here, the last one in 2006.
It's a perfectly communicated area with the centre, and what is surprising there's lots of greenery and space despite loads of concrete there.
Now with a population of 71 000 people it is one of the biggest block district in Łódź - with 747 152 inhabitants.

ymrk, mikolaj_kawa, swiatopelk777, mirandes has marked this note useful

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pastadog (12821) 2009-07-11 14:45

The light on the houses, and their colors, are the perfect complement for the glorious capture of the double rainbow

batalay (20940) 2009-07-11 14:52

Witaj Gosia,

This is a spectacular rainbow, indeed it is a double rainbow. The Irish say that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. However, no one has ever proved it. A couple of months ago I submitted an image of a similar natural phenomenon, but this one is always present during the daytime as a Footbridge Between Cliffs.

Warm regards from Virginia,

Bulent

Adrian_S (598) 2009-07-11 15:01

Good evening Gosia!

everyone is complaining about the bad wather Europe has had during the last weeks, but let's see it this way: due to raining and sun shining at the same time, rainbows have popped out everywhere. It's supposed to be a good sign, and we're having lots of them... :p

I like the way the lower part of the picutr is also a kind of a rainbow, but a man made one.

All the best
Adrian

emka (21466) 2009-07-11 15:14

Witaj, W tym niesamowitym świetle i blokowce dobrze wygladają. Świetna podwójna tęcza i jaka wyraźna! Świetne kolory.

Pozdrawiam

Małgośka

saim123 (247) 2009-07-11 16:43

Very well captured.. Rainbow colors r very nice
Tfs

pablominto (40712) 2009-07-11 23:34

Hello Gosia,

Excellent capture of an elusive rainbow!
The rest of the scene also enjoys the fine evening light, adding warmth to the scene...
I also notice a faint second rainbow, this is a phenomenon called Alexander's band, after Alexander of Aphrodisias who first described it..!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Graal (57941) 2009-07-12 0:10

Czesc,
tecza to swietny temat. Nie przegapilas go. Fajne ujecie.
Milej niedzieli zycze.
Pozdr. Aleksander

ymrk (8735) 2009-07-12 1:36

Witaj!
The double rainbow?This is unbelievable which is impossible too...Have i loved a lot of,do you know?; that colors of buildings with rainbow colors are harmonic,in fact,they are same!!!

D.

mirandes (541) 2009-07-12 1:38

Witaj Gosiu
Somewhere over the rainbow - tak śpiewała kiedyś Judy Garland. Dziś wiemy gdzie jest ten koniec tęczy...w Łodzi ;o)
Piękne zdjęcie, doskonałe kolory, notka...
Pozdrawiam

Sebastian

mikolaj_kawa (30161) 2009-07-12 2:31

Czesc Gosia! Jak spiewal w latach 70. i 80. Ritchie Blackmore: "Catch the rainbow". Piekne zdjecie. Bez zbednego gadania. Klaniam sie!

swiatopelk777 (8510) 2009-07-12 4:47

Cze Goska!
Z Ciebie tez snobka, jedna tecza Ci nie wystarczy, musisz dodac jeszcze druga. Swoja droga, masz chody tam na gorze.
Pozdro!

darek1978 (11189) 2009-07-14 9:28

Czesc Gosiu,
Kolory teczuni naprawde wypasione. Nie wiem, czy nie ciachnalbym te bloczki u dolu, ale to tylko takie gdybanko. W sumie to tez maja teczowe kolory;)
Pozdr.
D.