Photographer captures rainbow shining on Bowen Island ferry

A local photographer has the Bowen Island ferry looking like a pot of gold in a stunning image of a rainbow shining directly on the boat.

Emmett Sparling noticed a moment Friday evening when the rainbow perfectly aligned with passenger ferry, and the colours illuminated the boat against the darker mountains and ocean.

“What a beautiful place we live,” Sparling told Daily Hive via Instagram message.

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When he noticed a break in the clouds over Bowen making it sunny and rainy at the same time, he knew the conditions could lead to a rainbow.

“I didn’t have my camera, unfortunately,” he said, so he “ran down to the dock and took this shot on my iPhone.”

A friend once told him the best camera is the one that’s with you, and Sparling wrote on Instagram that he “fully agrees.”

 

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Residents nearby in West Vancouver captured the colourful rainbow as well.

#westvancouver #rainbow – What a glorious Friday evening. ⁦⁦@WestVanDistrict⁩ ⁦@WestVanSchools⁩ pic.twitter.com/rj4ZPVyrH6

— Jody Sydor Jones (@4paws_js) May 23, 2020

Some people even saw a double rainbow in other parts of Metro Vancouver, and Daily Hive reader Barbara Berta sent in her view from Burnaby.

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This rainbow over Burnaby yesterday 😍 pic.twitter.com/PP8veBWuaX

— Little dying leaves (@katiepeheakoe) May 23, 2020

The rainbow was also vivid over New Westminster.

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Rain is in the forecast for the rest of the weekend, but Environment Canada says the sun should return to the Lower Mainland on Wednesday.

Vancouver forecast (Environment Canada)