The Classic Sunset
11th October 2009
Sunset is the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon as a result of the Earth's rotation. The atmospheric conditions created by the setting of the sun, occurring before and after it disappears below the horizon, are also commonly referred to as "sunset".
The intense red and orange hues of the sky at sunrise and sunset are mainly caused by scattering of sunlight by dust particles, soot particles, other solid aerosols, and liquid aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere.
Colour, not in my images. It's this intense red and orange hues that makes for the different tonal values in my black and white sunsets. And if you want sunsets in Ireland well head over to the west coast and you have a perfect location for your sunset. The images here were taken at, Old Head and Clew Bay in Westport Co Mayo and Mullaghmore, Co Sligo.
Due to Earth's axial tilt, whenever and wherever sunset occurs, sunset is always to the northwest from the March equinox to the September equinox, and to the southwest from the September equinox to the March equinox. It's this reason and the Latitude and Longitude that you will not capture the same sunset from one location at different time in the year. So, just because you have a "classic sunset" image from one location doesn't mean that you are finished never to return again for another sunset.
The intense red and orange hues of the sky at sunrise and sunset are mainly caused by scattering of sunlight by dust particles, soot particles, other solid aerosols, and liquid aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere.
Colour, not in my images. It's this intense red and orange hues that makes for the different tonal values in my black and white sunsets. And if you want sunsets in Ireland well head over to the west coast and you have a perfect location for your sunset. The images here were taken at, Old Head and Clew Bay in Westport Co Mayo and Mullaghmore, Co Sligo.
Due to Earth's axial tilt, whenever and wherever sunset occurs, sunset is always to the northwest from the March equinox to the September equinox, and to the southwest from the September equinox to the March equinox. It's this reason and the Latitude and Longitude that you will not capture the same sunset from one location at different time in the year. So, just because you have a "classic sunset" image from one location doesn't mean that you are finished never to return again for another sunset.
