It pays to stay after the sun has dipped below the horizon and nearly everyone has left for the day.  The colors of twilight...

Second Beach Twilight

Second Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington Coast

It pays to stay after the sun has dipped below the horizon and nearly everyone has left for the day.  The colors of twilight after sunset are wonderfully rendered on Velvia film, and I love the silhouette of the intertidal rock and offshore island.  I consider a flashlight to be an essential photographic tool; I had a 0.7 mile hike back to my car in total darkness.  This is one of my favorite photographs. Photo © copyright by Stephen Penland.

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