This is not a fireball about to crash into the ocean. It’s the setting sun with a strange gap in the clouds.
Hal Work's Imagery
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This is not a fireball about to crash into the ocean. It’s the setting sun with a strange gap in the clouds.
Hal Work's Imagery 
You were in the right spot and the right time. Nice catch. It does really look like a fireball is going to crash into the ocean.
This is one of those magical compositions that work on many levels. I find the contrast between the color of the sunlight and the monochromatic sky to be very appealing.