[Part 4 of 5]  As our sequence of Lake Mendota sunset views proceeds, the sun appeared to be sandwiched between a stratocumulus cloud base and the distant, hilly, forested ground past the opposite shoreline of the lake.  Magenta tinting deepened to a visial maximum, as the sunlight's distance through both air and embedded haze woud not appreciably lengthen from here on, while the sun stil was … [Read more...]

[Part 3 of 5] Reddening of the solar orb continued as expected, though here the atmosphere let a little more blue through than usual for this stage (perhaps due to intervening reflection off or refraction through haze), naturally turning red a bit toward magenta in the end product.  Meanwhile, as the sun temporarily "wore" a cloud-base cap, it wonderfully silhouetted a separate turret of fairly … [Read more...]

[Part 2 of 5]  A vertical view of the Lake Mendota sunset sequence zooms still further, highlighting both the reddening of the orb as the sunlight passes through progressively more air to reach the eyeball (or camera sensor), and cloud textures.  Instead of the "silver lining" characteristic of sunlight's passage through relatively thin convective-cloud edges earlier in the day, or even a "golden … [Read more...]