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I took this photograph for The Photos of the Readers of La Vanguardia of the sunset at Cap de Formentor, in Mallorca, at the extreme north-east of the Sierra de Tramuntana.
The reflection of the king sun on the sea gives the impression that we are witnessing a double sunset, as can be seen in the snapshot. Actually, it is what is known as a solar column.
The reflection of sunlight colliding with the surface of the sea produces this optical phenomenon called “sun columns.”
The water undulated by the waves creates a simile with a large number of water mirrors with different orientations, which produce a multitude of reflected images.
Each wave provides a reflection of the sun, as can be seen in the image sent by the reader. The closer to the horizon, the reflections of the sun on the water seem to be closer together, but as the light brushes the shore, you can see how the columns are established along the wave.
