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The sun breaking through, reflected

Playa Grande · Costa Rica

Skies & Sand

The sky over Playa Grande changes by the hour. On wet sand, you see it twice.

Low tide

Mirror days

At low tide a thin film of water covers the sand, and the sky lands at your feet. Cloudy days make the best mirrors.

Sunset clouds doubled on wet sand
Sunset clouds doubled on wet sand
Blue-sky clouds in the low-tide mirror
Blue-sky clouds in the low-tide mirror
The headland and palms reflected at dusk
The headland and palms reflected at dusk
Headland and rock, twice
Headland and rock, twice
A soft sky on glassy sand
A soft sky on glassy sand
An orange sky at your feet
An orange sky at your feet
The sun breaking through, reflected
The sun breaking through, reflected
Cloud mirror with the sun on the horizon
Cloud mirror with the sun on the horizon

When to go

Walk out around low tide, ideally late afternoon. Find the thinnest sheet of water and get your camera low.

Clouds mirrored in wet sand at sunset
Clouds mirrored in wet sand at sunset

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