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Nick Carver, a photographer, had a really interesting video recently where he explained the progression of light at sunset. Prior to watching the video, I under
by jetrink 3y ago
Nick Carver, a photographer, had a really interesting video recently where he explained the progression of light at sunset. Prior to watching the video, I understood the primary phenomenon of Rayleigh scattering, so I didn't really expect to learn anything. However, there's a lot more going on as the sun sets than I realized. The properties of sunlight (color, hardness, direction) shift in interesting and surprising ways even after the sun falls below the horizon.
The segment begins at 7:10, but if you already have a basic familiarity with the science, you can probably skip to 12:00.
1. https://youtu.be/_q9i_HEOkxo?si=7YYRq6bK-Bcjiw_i&t=430 https://youtu.be/_q9i_HEOkxo?si=7YYRq6bK-Bcjiw_i&t=430
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- MyFirstSass 3y agoWhat a great video, thanks! Especially the airlight phenomenon is fascinating with the softness related to its size. I've always loved that magic almost pink shadowless very dreamlike illumination you'll sometimes get right when the arch is large, and the subtle change in feeling when it gets sharper and dimmer.
- hunter-gatherer 3y agoYeah this videonwas great. Some years ago I visited Kitt Peak observatory and the astronomer pointed out something I had never appreciated before. If you have a big enough open sky to observe and turn against the sunset you can observe the Earth's shadow in atmospher. A cool site that few l ever turn to appreciate.
- its_ethan 3y agoI immediately thought of this video too! Kinda funny that it's supposed to be a video talking about how he composed the photo but it turns into a 10 minute science lesson target.
- kinow 3y agoHey, thanks a lot for sharing Nick's video! I hadn't seen it before, but the details about colours, light and atmosphere were super interesting, especially if you are into photography and painting.