The early morning sun accentuates the colors on this sailboat at Isle of Palms

The early morning sun accentuates the colors on this sailboat at Isle of Palms

The morning sun lights up the dark spots under the pier at Isle of Palms

The sun provides ample illumination to backlight a Rhododendron flower at Roan Mountain Rhododendron Gardens in North Carolina

The sun has set at Lake Hickory, North Carolina

The unusually “atomic” glow of the sun almost mesmerizes these two people on the beach

After three weeks of sunsets, it is time to appreciate the beauty of monochrome. The bright sun in the sky creates interesting shadows and silhouettes at a pier on the ocean.

We end our series on Florida sunsets with an image of the glow after the sun has set at Estero, Florida

A sliver of the setting sun creates silhouettes of the palm tree in Bonita Springs, Florida

“Riders of the Dawn” by Adolph Alexander Weinman at Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet.
The horses plunge forward, half rearing, with forelegs doubled and heads tossing. One rider leans back to draw a bow while the other turns sidewise, blowing a conch. Beneath the horses is the rayed disc of the rising sun, with water curling in scrolls around it and rising beneath the horses in plumes of spray.