I hate this photography "news" article.

Came upon this article of a woman who lost her husband and when the photographer was taking photos a rainbow kept appearing in the images. Sure it's a sad story, but your photographer wasn't very good if these "rainbows" kept showing up because she's shooting into the sun.

https://www.today.com/parents/wisconsin-mom-believes-late-husband-sent-rainbows-photo-t120286

Thoughts?

Pain has people find meaning in randomness since ages. She sees a message where I see artifacts.

Personally I don't mind some flare since it can add mood.

I don't mind flare in some images, but the way this was presented for something so obvious just bothered me.

I wonder if the rainbows appeared because the lens was dirty. There's either some water droplet or oily residu on it to trigger this effect.

In one shot I count three rainbows.

Moab Man said:

Thoughts?

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"I know that some will chalk it up to lens flare and light refraction..." If by 'chalk it up' that photographer in fact means "point out the obvious" then yes; because lens flare is precisely what that is.

Such... indelicate logic is assuredly best avoided when dealing with the fantasies of any pregnant woman; incalculably moreso a widow pregnant with a "rainbow baby"(!!).

There's some nut-babble about aliens on the moon based on lens flare in a few of the Lunar Excursion shots.
I wish people who propose this kind of thing would find a better outlet for their time and effort.

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It's at least not as bad as Jesus appearing on a grilled cheese sandwich.