Green Flash from Isla Vista Bluffs
Green flash collage
Green flash
By an edhat reader
Tuesday's naked eye visible green flash lasting 1.2 seconds from the Isla Vista Bluffs
A collage of pictures taken 200 milliseconds apart of the green flash at sunset. Normally, this flash is green as the red part of the spectrum is bent more (think red sunsets), and the blue part of the spectrum is scattered by our atmosphere (the reason the sky is blue).
In this picture sequence, the setting sun is multi colored due to atmospheric turbulence (the same thing that makes stars twinkle).
Also attached is an earlier green flash picture taken from Deveroux point, and it is green!
Nikon D500 camera, 300 mm lens, 500 mm lens.
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Dec 22, 2021 08:04 AMWow!!! This is one of the most spectacular shots of the green flash I've ever seen!
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Dec 22, 2021 08:05 AMThanks for the pictures!
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Dec 22, 2021 08:12 AMCool photo, can you explain why there are steps in your horizon, along the waterline?
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Dec 22, 2021 05:58 PM"A collage of pictures taken 200 milliseconds apart of the green flash at sunset. "
It's in the text.
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Dec 23, 2021 10:35 AMa-1640224733 is correct. The main subject of the picture was the green flash. The surrounding sunset and sky sets the scene and gives depth to the picture.
I could have uploaded seven individual pictures, but the collage where the first (biggest) green flash is the background, and the other green flash images were copied from tiny boxes around each subsequent green flash.
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Dec 22, 2021 08:17 AMThose are really hard to capture, nice work!
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Dec 22, 2021 08:44 AMAmazing photos!! Thanks for sharing!
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Dec 22, 2021 09:54 AMAwesome! Thanks for sharing!! So rarely seen.
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Dec 22, 2021 10:03 AMFrom my backyard! HAHAHAHA! Thanks for the picture, definitely exemplifies the beauty of our area.
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Dec 22, 2021 10:15 AMyou did it! thats great!!! i have only seen this while sailing at sea, with no land in site.
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Dec 22, 2021 05:57 PMI've only read about it. Great for you, thanks!
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Dec 23, 2021 06:09 AMI was telling my roommate last saturday or sunday that I've watched 1000's of sunsets around the world for years looking for the green flash and that either A) they don't exist and are a hoax or B) I'm color blind :) Needless to say I was walking the dog under More Mesa at sunset and sure enough that same day I saw it clear as day for the last second or two the sun was up. 2 green flashes in the same week in SB ! Makes me wonder what "sun" I've been looking at all these years! Thanks for the great photos!
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Dec 23, 2021 10:51 AMYep,November and December have awesome Green Flashes.
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Dec 23, 2021 07:11 AMAWESOME picture ! I have seen this in the Caribbean a few times but never here. How you got that shot is truly amazing !
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Dec 23, 2021 11:42 AMWhat a wonderful collage of the elusive sight. I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit I have always believed what I was told decades ago, that only women can see the Green Flash. Silly me! Now I know cameras can record it. Who knew?