Incandescence (3) - The afterglow - a photo on Flickriver

            Cannon Beach, Oregon

Since I was not able to hike this weekend and the weather is stormy today, I thought I would post a sunset from a couple months ago. 
[**Note: I did not enhance or change the colors in these photos at all - everything really was pink!]

As someone who has been obsessed with sunsets since I was a child, I have watched some untold number of them over the years, and photographed many. But once in awhile there still comes a sunset that is like nothing I have seen before. This remarkable evening in Cannon Beach this summer was one of those. 

As mentioned in the previously posted “Golden Gift”, the last day there was foggy and I wasn’t sure if there would be a sunset to see, but late in the afternoon some rays of sunshine broke through the clouds and turned everything to gold. 

The clouds returned after that golden moment, but as it approached the time for sunset, something extraordinary happened. The sun turned pink! And then the sky and waves did too. I was completely transfixed by the jaw-dropping sight of it all. It was so striking that I’m posting multiple images because it feels like the only way to really convey the entirety of the moment. 

And like the physical light of a sublime sunset that suddenly bursts through the clouds, sometimes a similar metaphorical light appears in one’s life. Perchance in the form of an unexpected friendship that one didn’t know was needed, but has now become a cherished gift. A friendship that illuminates the shadows to which one had grown so accustomed that their presence was no longer noticed. As one’s eyes adjust to the dark when light fades and dusk falls, so it happens with life as well. Until a friend, perhaps unknowingly on their part, extends the steady glow of warmth and light that sparks a heartfelt song of luminescent joy. 

So this post is dedicated, with much gratitude, to that special glow of incandescent friends :-)

Taken in: United States / Oregon / Cannon Beach (show map)

Taken on: August 14, 2021

Tags:

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Cannon Beach

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Sets appears in: • Sun, Sunrises and Sunsets • Oceans and Beaches

Groups appears in: • Sunrise, Sunset -- Anything Sun! • Pacific Northwest more » • Beaches • clouds • Outdoor Photography • Water, water, water • Sky glory • Sunset World « less

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX740 HS, f/4.5, 1/50 sec, 9.7mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Lens:	4.3-172.0 mm
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	9.7mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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