Last Updated on May 17, 2016 by PixelPluck
Amazing Rainbow Contrail Captured By Photographer
Yutaka Kagaya is a Japanese photographer, astronomer, traditionally known for capturing otherworldly vistas with his celestial photography. He took it to whole next level when he photographed aero-planes piercing through different cloud layers and producing a visually pleasing phenomenon called Rainbow Contrail.
@KAGAYA_11949 虹色の飛行機雲、撮影時の状況です。 pic.twitter.com/WjbfipWp4n
— KAGAYA work (@kagaya_work) May 10, 2016
Rainbow contrails occur as a result of stratification when there are small and larger droplets affecting different wavelengths of light in the atmosphere. This results in visible colored layers in the sky which produces a rainbow contrail when there is a sudden reduction of pressure in the air. This is usually caused by a plane passing by, leading multi-colored droplets to freeze and follow the plane during wake turbulence.
The Camera & Lens setup included one from the biggest telephoto lenses on the planet.
You can read more about Rainbow Contrails phenomenon here.
![kagaya rainbow contrail](https://pixelpluck.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kagaya-2-614x720.jpg)
For those who are wondering about settings, the above photograph was taken with a Sony A7R II and Sigma APO 200-500
mm lens at f2.8, ISO 100, and 1/8000.
Amazing Rainbow Contrail Captured By Photographer.