AfterGlow

This photograph was taken during a recent trip to New Zealand’s wild West Coast, at the serene Carters Beach near Westport on the South Island. Captured in those tranquil minutes after the sun sets, when the sky still glows with soft, lingering afterlight—delicate gradients of color wash across the sky. Birds sang softly from the nearby trees, their calls mingling with the rhythmic crash of waves on the shore, wrapping the scene in perfect calm.