Week 4: SANTA MONICA SUN

I went to Santa Monica beach and the promenade today. I didn't want to wait until night time or sunset to capture a photo. So I decided to explore more natural daylight. Snapped a picture of the beautiful scenery to be pleasantly surprised by how the sun looks in the photo!

I've noticed so many things about this photo especially after our previous class on light sourcing and shadowing. Notice the shadows of the trees and people walking across the street. It is very apparent that the light source is from behind them. But what is REALLY interesting is that in this 2D photo, the sun looks to be way too high above the trees and people to cast such a shadow. In reality, the sun is a lot further away, and yet so powerful.

I also love the captured color spectrum in the rays of the sun. Even the rays look so awesome.

Notice also how at first, you only notice the sun and that the eye draws towards it. But if you focus your attention on the people, the sun kind of fades a little and more color appears in the people as opposed to the silhouette at first sight.