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Seaside Silhouettes as the Sun Sets

Wandering around the island of Cat Ba for an evening, I saw the hazy glow of the sun. Two nights prior the sun had set as a bright pink-red fire ball due to the distant smoke and haze. Hoping to capture that particular color of the sun, I became distracted with lining a boat up with the sun streaked water. This photo with the yellow to blue gradient at the top quickly stole my heart!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Cat Ba, Vietnam
Camera: NIKON D3100
Copyright: © Catie Eschen