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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Day 102: Light is Alive

The light from the setting sun.

Light is amazing!  Especially sunset.  If there's one thing I've learned over the years of taking pictures is that sunset is my favorite time of day to capture.  Something truly magical happens when the sun just begins to touch the ground.  Everything flares up in beautifully stark contrasts and shadows become more defined.  Faces glow in beauty, flowers and plants become transparent and radiant, lakes and rivers shine golden and deep blue, and the light surrounds everything so tangibly, it feels as if you could touch it.  This shot of the sunset light is the perfect embodiment of why I love the sunset so much.  It looks like a cloud of light that is moving down the street: a real, corporeal thing that comes to life for only a few minutes each day.  THAT is why I love the sunset, because it's alive with possibilities!

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