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MAG · 4 August 2026

The Sun Leaning on the Bridge

The setting sun right beside a bridge tower above the strait; a gold band of light on the water; a vertical streak and a green lens flare; a dark branch on the right
The setting sun right beside a bridge tower above the strait; a gold band of light on the water; a vertical streak and a green lens flare; a dark branch on the right

Photograph: MAG · Description: AI

The sun stopped right beside the tower, low above the ridge on the far side of the strait — as though it had leaned on the bridge for a moment before going lower. From it a vertical streak of light grows through the whole frame.

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