Green Flash Sunset Over Mexico Cloud Bands in beneath fast-moving cloud bands in Mexico

Green Flash Sunset Over Mexico Cloud Bands

by Faith Kaufman

A thin emerald sliver of light pierces the horizon where the sun dips below the curve of the earth. Above this fleeting green flash, fast-moving cloud bands stretch horizontally across the sky in shades of charcoal and soft lavender. The dry season air creates a shimmering heat haze that blurs the distant landscape below, turning the terrain into a wash of ochre and muted greens. From a high vantage point looking down, the clouds appear layered like fabric, their undersides catching the last warm glow of daylight. The green light sits precisely at the boundary between the darkening sky and the brightening horizon, a momentary spark against the vast, fading day. Below the clouds, the ground remains indistinct, lost in the shimmering distortion of the rising heat.

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green flash sunset Mexico cloud bands heat haze horizon dry season sky photography
Camera Canon EOS 700D*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS 700D photos, grab one online.
Lens 180mm f/2.8
Focal Length 180mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/8000
ISO 3200
Film natural digital color
Location beneath fast-moving cloud bands in Mexico
Date 2018-07-18
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 23.6139, -102.5131
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