Warm sunlight on the Colosseum's upper stone facade, a faint rainbow in the dark storm sky above, Rome, December 2024. — Rome, Italy · December 2024

Pale Rainbow Above the Ruins

A winter storm produced rain on one side of the Colosseum in Rome and left a faint rainbow arcing above the ancient stone while afternoon light touched the upper facade from the other side. December 2024.

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Sony Alpha 7R VFE 16-35mm F2.8 GM16mmf/7.11/60sISO 12512 December 2024

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