Pacific Sunset is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on June 20th, 2013.
Pacific Sunset
This was taken from an overlook on the Long Beach Peninsula. I was the only person enjoying this beautiful sunset from this overlook.
Sunset or... more
by Robert Bales
Title
Pacific Sunset
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
This was taken from an overlook on the Long Beach Peninsula. I was the only person enjoying this beautiful sunset from this overlook.
Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the western half of the horizon, i.e. at an azimuth greater than 180 degrees, as a result of Earth's rotation.
The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment when the trailing edge of the Sun's disk disappears below the horizon. The ray path of light from the setting Sun is highly distorted near the horizon because of atmospheric refraction, making the sunset appear to occur when the Sun�s disk is already about one diameter below the horizon. Sunset is distinct from dusk, which is the time at which the sky becomes completely dark, which occurs when the Sun is approximately eighteen degrees below the horizon. The period between sunset and dusk is called twilight. Sunset creates unique atmospheric conditions such as the often intense orange and red colors of the Sun and the surrounding sky.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.
At 165.25 million square kilometres (63.8 million square miles) in area, this largest division of the World Ocean � and, in turn, the hydrosphere � covers about 46% of the Earth's water surface and about one-third of its total surface area, making it larger than all of the Earth's land area combined. The equator subdivides it into the North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, with two exceptions: the Gal�pagos and Gilbert Islands, while straddling the equator, are deemed wholly within the South Pacific. The Mariana Trench in the western North Pacific is the deepest point in the world, reaching a depth of 10,911 metres (35,797 ft
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June 20th, 2013
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Comments (23)
Debra Martz
This is gorgeous! Love the framing of the setting sun with the trees and the ray of light across the water!
Catherine Sherman
Absolutely gorgeous capture of the setting sun and its reflection on water, framed by trees on the beach. L/F.
Linda Phelps
L F You have a beautiful composition in the scene with the sunset. I like the lighting and how the trees are a semi silhouettes in the foreground. The warm glow of the sunset looks so nice on the grasses between the trees.
Robert Bales replied:
It is a great place and it is one of my favorite place to watch the sunset. I was raised in this area. Thanks for the LF!!!
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Sunsets are my very favorite images, so unique even from the same location. . . . on different days.... Great subject interest, texture, composition, and color... Today it was Published in the Internet publication ARTISTS NEWS.... Anyone can Just Highlight this link ---- http://bit.ly/RVPlpf - Use Ctl-C to copy and Ctl-V ---- to put it into the Browser Address, to view the publication. You can then, Tweet, FB, and email, etc a copy of the publication, to just anyone you feel would be interested. Happy Promoting! :-)