Light over still waters
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Christopher GillhamMedium
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This image captures a beautifully moody coastal scene where light and weather interact in a dramatic, almost poetic way.
A heavy blanket of storm clouds fills the sky, textured with shifting greys and soft diffused highlights. Through a break in the cloud cover, a concentrated shaft of sunlight pours downward—those classic “God rays”—illumining the distant mountains and sending a soft golden reflection across the calm surface of the water. The layered silhouettes of the hills create depth and atmosphere, gradually fading into mist toward the horizon. In the foreground, the quiet shoreline anchors the composition, giving a sense of place and grounding the expansive sky.
The overall mood is serene but powerful—nature in transition, capturing that moment when a storm begins to loosen its grip and the first hints of light return. It’s a contemplative image, the kind that evokes stillness, hope, and the quiet drama of the natural world.Try it!
