Dawn at Sea
by Jeanette French
Title
Dawn at Sea
Artist
Jeanette French
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Dawn at sea, silky water and dazzling sunlight, paradise awaits.
Dawn come from the old English verb, dagian, which means �to become day�. The term designated the time that marks the beginning of visible light, known as twilight, while the sun dawn, day, itself is still below the horizon line. Sunrise, on the other hand, is the moment when the leading edge of the sun actually becomes visible above the horizon.
It is interesting that the duration of that twilight time between the first light of dawn and actual sunrise varies greatly, depending up where in the world one is observing this phenomena. In equatorial regions, the twilight may last only 20 minutes; whereas, in the polar regions it may last many hours and at the actual poles, several weeks. The twilight dawn to sunrise sequence is also faster at the times around the equinoxes and slowest during summer and winter solstices in all places on earth. There are actually three different definitions for the start of dawn, all of which are distinguished by the amount of sunlight present and correlated to the angle of the sun below the horizon in the morning.
Astrological dawn is experienced by most people as still night, although it is the moment when they sky is no longer completely dark low above the horizon in the area the sun will rise. This timing occurs when the sun is still 18 degrees below the horizon. When there is enough sunlight on the horizon for some objects to be distinguishable, nautical dawn has arrives. The sun is 12 degrees below the horizon at nautical dawn. When there is no darkness in any direction, including zenith, the bright sky will signal civil dawn. The sun will now be at 6 degrees below the horizon and there is enough light for objects to be seen and outdoor activities to begin.
This photograph is from the deck of a cruise ship in Caribbean waters. Paradise awaits.
Jeanette French, paintings, photographs, canvas prints, framed prints, metallic prints, acrylic prints, greeting cards, gift cards, fine art.
Creating portals of light, love, joy, beauty, compassion, hope and gratitude is my lifelong passion and gift for the earth, hence the name of my art business, For the Earth. My mother painted in oils when I was young and encouraged my own drawing, painting and handcrafting in all forms. My father, the photographer, gave me my first camera at age 8. As a result of these loving influences, I am a lifelong student of both mediums. I am grateful to my wonderful Pacific NW painter teachers, Stan Capon and Edi Olson, for training my eye and technique. I hope you will enjoy this image as much as I enjoyed its creation. More gifts for the earth can be found at these websites: jeanette-french.artistwebsites.com and jeanette-french.pixels.com.
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January 27th, 2014
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