Hawaiian Sunset Clouds Palm Trees Ocean Beach
by Deborah League
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Hawaiian Sunset Clouds Palm Trees Ocean Beach
Artist
Deborah League
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Photographic art print of nightfall on the Hawaiian island of Maui. A slowly darkening sky still reflects the orange of a sun, both in the feather clouds in the sky and from behind those at the horizon. The image is further framed on the right with darkly silhouetted palm trees and beach.
Hawaiian sunsets are spectacular. Visitors come to Hawaii from all over the world just to enjoy the Maui breezes and watch the glorious sunsets in all their stunning vibrant colors.
During the day, the sky appears blue because dust, water vapor, and other gases in the atmosphere scatter the light. But, the lower the sun is on the horizon, the steeper the angle, and the more orange, pink, and red you see, making sunset the right time to look.
All sunrises and sunsets have the potential to be colorful, but Hawaii gets an added boost from volcanic dust. On the Big Island of Hawaii, Kilauea has been erupting continuously since 1983, spewing volcanic dust into the air. The trade winds push the dust across the island from East to West, so sunset is even more likely to be colorful than sunrise.
Hawaiian sunsets also get help from their geographic location. The islands are located 20° north of the equator and 155° west of the Prime Meridian in the Northern Hemisphere. This position gives the islands balmy temperatures year-round, which means there’s enough heat to put a lot of water vapor into the air. The humidity aids in scattering and intensifying colors.
The angle of the sunset also explains why the colors intensify after the sun dips below the horizon. Light from the sun still strikes the air, including the humid layer right above the water, and the clouds higher in the sky. The steep angle produces the gorgeous deep reds, pinks, and oranges, while the rest of the sky develops shades of purple, blue, and sometimes green, and gold. If you watch a Hawaiian sunset, linger a few minutes after the sun has set and watch the colors develop.
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August 13th, 2019
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