sunlight

The light of the sun. Use this tag when sunlight is emphasized in a post. Don't use this tag just because the post takes place during the day.

Sunbeam (crepuscular rays) is where light rays stream through gaps in clouds or between other objects. These are columns of sunlit air separated by darker cloud-shadowed regions. (See post #438675)

Sunburst is for designs or figures of burst of sunlight, but may not necessarily be the actual sun (See post #3418912)

For tagging purposes, keep in mind that a particular image may satisfy one or more of the specific terms mentioned above.

Examples

shade

dappled sunlight

dappled sunlight

window shadow

sunbeam

sunbeam

sunburst

spotlight

lens flare

lens flare

lens flare

lens flare

lens flare

lens flare

shading eyes

crack of light

Non-examples

moonbeam during the night

caustics: Light rays underwater, because you can't really tell if it's coming from the Sun or another light source

just a post during the day without any emphasized sunlight

a crack of light that isn't obviously coming from the sun

tree shade without dappled sunlight

See also

• dappled sunlight
• light rays
• sunbeam
• sunburst
• sun shower
• lens flare

External links

• Dictionary.com: Sunlight
• Wikipedia: Crepuscular rays

The following tags are aliased to this tag: sunshine (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: dappled_sunlight and sunbeam (learn more).