Week 4: The Epitome of Serenity

This picture was taken up along the harbor in Newport Beach.  The lighting absolutely stunned me.  The colors are so soft, it looks like a couple of Fresnels painted the evening sky.  Yet they are also extraordinarily distinct and bright.  They blend together so smoothly, in such perfect harmony.  I can't help but also notice the single bright light illuminating a little bit of the houses along the bottom of the photo as well: somehow, it adds to the peacefulness this photo exudes.  It behaves like a night light, lighting up the darkness just enough so that it is comforting but  doesn't create noise or chaos or distractions.  Of, course at the time this photo was taken there were background noises (sound of a car rolling by, voices, sound of water in the distance) but looking at the still of this moment in time I can't hear a thing.  I feel absolute calmness in seeing this picture, just peace and quiet as the sun gently goes to rest. It's the deep, happy sigh after good though maybe busy day.