![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrk_ffxCiJ_QjDYd8iUShbMv74Em-ZHWxGrb_T2vC-QLYS5ZnYFhOE0hrUUMCUt14u-5wsqRsl08szZnq5nm7U6Fe7bnT7Rqc9Ui-9hXYAQRxxeTL08n0VXUFShkXGsyqvfgr9UrNQt3k/s280/Reflected_Sunbeams.jpg)
These reflected sunbeams, or "inverted crepuscular rays", occur often toward the end of the day, not long before sunset. The rays show up best when there’s a dark band of clouds behind them.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERah6vANgq9sLNwdvtBKa6awANMIKADfimXJNGfS-4b_8ugi-NT6QuKV4yftY7kVbeo82RFXZT2b2iOlZl05Qa2NDpaxCBbB61wIHlP4Ppos7K2wJuOY3WTpzgJl5xGgqXj7NPYr0YBE/s280/Church.Sunset.Jamaica.1865.sm.jpg)
During his sketching sojourn to Jamaica, Frederic Church captured the effect in this plein air painting.
More on Frederic Church in Jamaica
More on sunbeams in Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
Nice. I was unaware of this phenomenon. Thanks.
ReplyDelete