COP3 Lighting Techniques Exercise: Observation 4

Context of Practice 3 Lighting Techniques Exercise: Observation 4
The questions below are taken from the book Light for Visual Artists, and will be what I am going to focus my answers around:
Observe the light. What is its main source? Are there any other light sources? What colour is it? Is it direct light from a bulb or the sun, or is it diffuse light from the sky or a window? Are there any shadows? Do you have a hard edge? Are there any atmospheric factors affecting the light, such as mist, dust, or haze? Is the light pleasing to the eye? If yes, why?

Photograph 4 - (Untitled) by Eric Hines
Observe the light. What is its main source?
The main source of light is sunlight that is just off to the right of the shot.
Are there any other light sources?
No.
What colour is it?
The sunlight that is being projected looks like it is sunset, as the sky to the right is emitting orange. This would suggest that it is going down over that rocky hill to the right of the shot. The colour that we get off the sunset is a beautiful orange tone that ripples through the lower skyline, that then fades up into yellow and white before merging into the blue of the sky. We then also get some nice colours in the dense cloud/fog that's going through the top of the hill. This looks gorgeous and you can see the blue from the sky reflected onto it along with the white highlights from the glow of the sunlight. 
Is it direct light from a bulb or the sun, or is it diffuse light from the sky or a window?
It is a diffuse light from the sun, that highlights areas and picks out detail along the top of objects. 
Are there any shadows?
Yes, there are some really nice shadows, especially on the left hand side where the sunlight is no longer visible. Thee are also some nice shadows on the front of the rocks at the left, but at this side you get that really nice shimmer of light across the top that lights up the top and gives the rock definition. The foreground grass is also very nice and the pieces have really nice highlighting on them which can be seen due to the sunlight being behind it; it creates a really nice effect.
Do you have a hard edge?
The shadows in the distance have quite a hard edge as they are mostly dark and silhouetted, but especially on the clouds there is no hard edge, the light blends together well with the shadow and really creates nice areas of light and dark, like around the top of the rocks at the right hand side where you get that sliver of light. 
Are there any atmospheric factors affecting the light, such as mist, dust, or haze?
There is obviously this massive amount of cloud that creates a really nice atmospheric effect in the middle of the shot. It looks beautiful and really contrasts well against the orange in sky and the grass at the front as this is quite sharp and the clouds are very fluff and you could just step right through them. 
Is the light pleasing to the eye? If yes, why?
I believe this shot is very appealing, the little amount of orange colour blurring away in the background is beautiful and is a big contrast in colour again the blue and white tones of the clouds in the centre of the piece. It's truly a nice image and again I then like the contrast of the dark shadowy hill tops in contrast to the light cloud and the colour in the sky.