From my window

I may be biased, but the summer sunsets in Lima are powerful and beautiful. They’re best enjoyed at the beach, but I got a spectacular show from my ocean-facing apartment window.

These photographs were taken in Lima, Peru, between February 2016 and April 2017.

Photographs

Bright sun partly obscured by clouds above silhouetted apartment buildings beneath a deep orange sky.
Sun behind the cloudsA bright sun meets the cloud bank above the city.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan
Pink and violet clouds above Lima rooftops, with streetlights and windows glowing below.
Afterglow over LimaPink and violet light lingers as the city lights come on.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan
Large bright sun in a golden-orange sky above glowing cloud edges and dark rooftop silhouettes.
Golden cloudsWarm light outlines a layer of clouds above the rooftops.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan
Sun above a low band of clouds in a pale orange sky, with apartment buildings across the foreground.
Above the cityA wider view of the sun and the buildings below.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan
Small red arc of sun near dark treetops beneath a long grey cloud bank and orange sky, with buildings in blue shadow.
The last red lightA small arc of sun remains beneath the cloud bank.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan
Bright round sun above a hazy horizontal cloud layer, with pale buildings and dark trees below.
A softer glowThe sun glows above a hazy layer of clouds.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan
Sun edged by thin clouds above city buildings in a red-orange sky, with a rooftop water tank and satellite dish in the foreground.
Red sky over rooftopsRed-orange light settles over the city.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan
Large bright sun and a thin band of clouds in an orange sky above two dark apartment-building silhouettes.
Sunlight and silhouettesA close view of the sun above the buildings.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan
Blue twilight sky fading to peach at the horizon above apartment buildings and a brightly lit street.
The blue hourThe sky turns blue above the evening lights.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan
Bright sun in a golden-orange sky over silhouetted tiered trees, city buildings and a distant dark ridge.
Sun above the treesThe sun shines above the trees and rooftops.Photograph by Stephen P. Jordan

A little of the experience

Pictures don’t quite do justice to being there in person, watching the sunset. This is my humble attempt to share a little of that experience.

I took all ten photographs. They appear in chronological order.

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