Good things come to him or her who waits!
A rare lovely warm sunny weekend in late March 2017 was all the reason my wife Liz and I needed to head to the North Wales coast for a bit of strolling by the sea and to catch a sunset.
One of the best spots on the coast to see a decent sunset from is the West Shore beach at Llandudno.
As the name suggests, the west facing aspect of this beach gives a view of the sunset all year round, ranging from the southwest over Penmaenmawr in winter to the northwest over the Great Orme in summer, and with big skies and an impressive expanse of water and wet sand out to Anglesey there's a lot of light and movement to enjoy.
There was a good crowd on the West Shore to see the sunset while we were there, but the strange thing was that as soon as the sun had disappeared below the horizon almost everyone left.
Now I know better than to do that, as quite often the best lightshow occurs in the half hour after sunset, as clouds at various altitudes catch the light from the sun just below the horizon and light up in a dazzling array of pinks, mauves, oranges and reds before finally fading to grey.
And that's just what happened on this occasion as Liz and I watched in awe at the spectacle unfolding over our heads.
Of course, I kept my camera clicking away during the whole event, not wanting to miss any of the loveliness playing out as day finally gave way to night.
Hungry and cold, but buzzing with what we'd seen, it was on to a local pub for a warming bite to eat before heading home.
What a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours!
Filename - sunset timelapse 29.mp4
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 60mm
Exposure (start of sequence) - 1/160 sec @ f4, ISO100
Exposure (end of sequence) - 0.6 sec @ f4, ISO100
Filters - Three stop neutral density graduated filter used to darken the sky
Shooting interval - 3 seconds
Location - Llandudno West Shore, North Wales
This clip - HD 720p 30fps
Clip duration - 15 secs
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