Carolina Sunset

The day after Thanksgiving, my parents and I go to town to see a movie. Albemarle, North Carolina: the home of Kelly Pickler. 

After the movie, going out to the parking lot, I am taken with sky and setting sun, which looks particularly interesting. The sun is hiding behind the pine trees. The sun is almost blinding as it sets - its color moving from yellow to orange. It's interesting that we see the shapes of the trees, but very little detail. The sun is almost creating a silhouette effect for the trees. And because the light is near the base, the trees appear taller near the top. Because our eye is so drawn to the light, we also miss the cars in the photo, and the fact that the photo is taken in a parking lot. Without context, you could mistake this for a campground or forest. However, if the sun where in a different place in the sky (say directly overhead) the scene may look more like a parking lot with trees in it. It's an interesting lesson on how lighting can create context and even create setting.