Huntington Garden Part VII: The radiant moon shines nearby as the sun completely disappears from view.
The sky resembles a gradient background with the soft blue afternoon hues drifting further and further away, being replaced with muted pink and purple hues.
I am always fascinated by the strong weather contrast in islands. On the left side it is raining, but right in front of me, the skies are clear and as we approach closer to dusk...the remaining twilight light from the sun continues to glow intensely for a few more minutes before fading into darkness.
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One set of palm trees sitting right by the beach at twilight.
After cloning then reversing the image to create a mirror effect, I altered the skies with contrasting hues and vertical striped lines.
Once you leave golden and blue hour, you're left with the last few drops of twilight, some semblance of gradient color in the sky before all becomes dark.
This part is the most magical--waiting for the natural light to slowly fade, skies darkening, artificial lights gleaming in the distance.
Clear blue skies on a breezy day with one of the most calming sunset walks ever. The golden hour casted this bright glow on the mountains and created subtle reflections at the beach.
So many carefree, chill palm trees all over the beach in Southern California.
I decided to modify this picture a bit (taken during sunset) by altering the hues for a full contrast effect. I like how this gives off a nice pastel watermelon vibe, with blends of orange-pink and glow-in-the-dark green colors.
The fading light.
The last remaining glow.
As we continue to count down the minutes after the sunset until dusk, the sky continues to darken, the colors becoming more vibrant and more widespread--spreading across the sky until the very last second.
The pink-purple sunset hues really shined at the desert garden, with these palm trees complementing so well with the gradient background, creating such a peaceful atmosphere.
I particularly liked how this sunset really captured the day really well, highlighting the amount of cloud activity that's been happening throughout and the breakthrough of the skies, while still offering enough clarity of the nearby surrounding buildings and trees.
The contrast in the colors also makes it a pretty cool, slightly dramatic scene.
The crystal clear waters of the lake makes for stunning reflections of the trees, sky colors, and more. Every picture, every hour, you get a completely different take of this!
I decided to make this into a vertical photo to try something new and unique and give the palm trees a chance to shine on their own (with an added turquoise hue filter).
