A Ladybower reservoir plughole is seen after heavy rain from Storm Babet, Castleton, Britain, October 22, 2023. "Storm Babet had been battering the UK and Ireland for a couple of days, with large amounts of rainfall falling in the north of England," said photographer Carl Recine. "I'd been keeping an eye on the shaft spillways in Ladybower Reservoir on social media, more affectionately known as the plugholes, for a number of years. They only overflow a couple of times a year and only for a few hours when the water level in the reservoir is at its highest. I decided to take a chance that the plugholes would be overflowing." Recine arrived at the reservoir as dawn broke. He was happy with his first pictures - but then, just as he was packing away, he noticed a fine rainbow forming. "I managed to get in position and get 30 seconds before the rainbow disappeared for good, but that was long enough," he said. REUTERS/Carl Recine
