Killer Whales and the Fabled Green Flash

This 9 day sail from Tenerife to Benin has been very smooth and we have seen a few pretty neat things. We have seen several pods of dolphins and yesterday we saw a group of about 3 or so orcas.

I also was able to get a photo of the "green flash" that the mariners among us talk about. On a clear evening the sun , as it sinks down, appears to be green just as it ducks under the waves. A few days ago the conditions were good. Looking through a telephoto lens, the sun appeared to be green for 4 or 5 seconds before it disappeared. The photo below was made with a 400mm lens and even then was heavily cropped. It looked pretty green to me.

John