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Shreya Roy
Kolkata, West Bengal, India...
07/19/2023
05:50 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon D5600 with 70-300mm lens...

Image Details:

Magical iridescent cloud... I captured this image before sunset...
These sorts of clouds are caused by particularly tiny ice crystals or water droplets in the air. Tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds.