Photo Observation #1

1) Photo taken January 2nd, 2025 at Smith Point Beach

2)Sunrise/Sunset

3)It was cold and windy, as it usually is by the beach. There weren’t many people walking around which was the perfect opportunity to lay out a beach chair and watch the sunset. I brought little hand warmers to stuff in my jacket pocket because I was freezing. The position in which the sun sets makes the amber light hit the ocean, and you can see it reflect off the ocean. You can even see the amber/orangish light hit and reflect off of parts of the sand. The sun lights up a good portion of the bottom half of the sky in an orange pinkish color, leaving the rest of the sky a bright blue color. The position of the sun also creates a cool effect on the clouds, light appears to hit the clouds from the bottom making them appear to have a pinkish color. My favorite thing about this picture is the way that the light hits the clouds and the shadows it gives it.