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I would say yes - but it depends and you'd have to be attuned to it before hand (and of course have no other cognitive impairments from the coma). I think I'd have a tougher time at midday, if all I could see was sun in the sky. If I can see any of the landscape or trees then of course that's different. If I could see the horizon at sunrise I think I could tell you a lot even without seeing the rest of the landscape. The colors are different - I see that in photos all the time. The colors in winter are cooler. The haze in summer makes the sun red in a way you almost never seen in winter (unless we are getting forest fire smoke, which is also more unusual in winter). So I think I would be able to tell, but it would certainly be easier with a bit wider view! :)

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I never thought about how sunrises and sunsets might be different, but it makes sense. Obviously, a photographer is the right person to ask about light!

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Aug 29, 2022Liked by Robyn Ryle

I honestly don't know. I don't think too much. Fact is, thinking is my least developed function.

Sorry to be of no help in your quest.

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Aug 29, 2022Liked by Robyn Ryle

...but I guess that's why I like to read your thoughts.

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Thanks, Sandy!

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I believe there is a difference in light. Not necessarily in seasonal differences, but on my trip to Paris years ago, I could sense the light was very different from other areas I have visited. I’m sure that influenced the great artists who lived there. It was palpable.

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Yes, of course! Painters would also know all about light and travel to certain places just for the quality of the light there, which raises whole other questions. What is that about? The relative position on the equator? Why is Parisian light better?

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