Phenomenon
As the sun was setting a beam of light shot up high into the sky! A light pillar is a visual phenomenon created by the reflection of light from ice crystals with near horizontal parallel planar surfaces.
This is a blend of two consecutive exposures. One for the sky, the other for the sea and foreground.
Edited in Bridge, Photoshop and Photomatix.
Oceanside, California
March 15, 2011
Uploaded on April 12, 2011