The photo was taken whilst walking along the beach opposite to our family owned cottage in Brora. It was late on Friday night when I decided for the first time in the week to venture down to the beach to snap some shots, I had deliberated waited for a clearer night to attempt to catch a more attractive sunset.
I think I must have got lucky; the sun was setting, the tide had just started to make its way back in so I must have been in the right place at the right time. There was an amazing reflection of the salmon pink sky in the freshly dampened sand which I hope you can see above.
I chose to shoot in Manual; Aperture Priority is rarely going to choose the correct area to expose in these kind of conditions. I used my trusty kit lens because before-hand I hadn't decided whether to shoot wide-angle or tight, my 50mm prime would have proven equally good in the circumstances. The aperture was set 'wide open' (f5.6) though it may have been more sensible to have a smaller aperture to retain sharpness, I had plenty of room to move with a 1/100 set as my shutter speed so it would have been viable.
Post processing was minimal. As ever I used Lightroom 3 where I added contrast, sharpness, blacks and a touch of clarity. Vibrancy was boosted very slightly to appear more inline with reality.
Overall I am very pleased with the image, I captured the moment just as it appeared. I hope you enjoy it too.
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