How many rainbows can you see in this picture? Photographer claims to have captured SIX in 'sight of a lifetime'

For Australian amateur photographer Nola Davies it was the snap of a lifetime: six individual rainbows curving beautifully into the stillness of a lake near her home. But for others, spotting each one in her miraculous photograph might perhaps take a little more work.

Mrs Davies took this stunning picture from her home overlooking Camden Haven river two hundred miles north of Sydney, Australia. But while some cynics might say that it is only possible to spot three or four rainbows at best, Mrs Davies claims to be able to see a total of six hidden in the photo.

She thought she had captured four rainbows and sent it to British atmospheric optics expert Dr Les Cowley who claims he can see two more in the frame. Dr Cowley said: 'Over the years many other strange and unexplained rainbows have been reported but without good photographs it's hard to know what was really seen. Nola's six are a sight of a lifetime though.'

Nola explained: 'I was with my husband John and we were only aware of four rainbows at the time. It was early morning with the sun roughly from the right hand side downriver. Some of the extra rainbows that can be seen appear to be reflections, but they are actually caused by sunlight reflecting from the water and hitting different raindrops from the initial bows.

Dr Cowley explains: 'All rainbows are made when sunlight is reflected inside falling raindrops.

Source: Daily Mail