When we were in Mendocino, which is an art town near the sea, I saw a shop full of prints by a local photographer. If I had one word to describe his photos it would be luminous, and several prints featured this type of green glowing backlit wave. My photo wasn't taken in Mencocino, but up near Crescent City; I was playing around with my camera at the beach about an hour before sunset when I noticed the same green glow. So of course I had to try this photo too! I think I got the green just right, but his photos had some other colors too, probably amber. I'm thinking they were probably taken much closer to sunset. Also I really don't like my settings here. I wish I had used a much faster shutter speed to freeze the other wave action. Still I love the color, which reminds me of luminous green beach glass.
