Scottish Sunsets-8

My Walk this Week 226 – Spectacular Sunsets

On my walk this week I want to share some of my favourite photos of spectacular sunsets from the two weeks I spent in Scotland. The videos I posted while there could not follow the ever changing light for more than a few moments and the atmosphere created by the setting sun on successive evenings was literally awesome.

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From the pastel tints and shades looking in one direction to the drama of a fiery sky in another, the reflections on clouds above and water below never ceases to amaze me.

However, I couldn’t photograph one of the most impressive evening skies I have ever seen. I was driving home at the time and as we crossed the border into Wales the sunset was unbelievable, unrealistic even! Yet it was real and will be one that lives on in my memory – it was a good way to arrive back from a much needed and, in spite of Covid-19, much enjoyed holiday. And we were back just in time for another lockdown!

Evening Soundscape – Curlews Calling

A couple of the curlews calling in the soundscape above are from one of the videos I posted previously – the others were separately recorded and are a natural (and phenomenal, to my mind) part of the evening landscapes/seascapes in the photos.

Click the play button for the soundscape and then click the first image below to see the full images larger.

 

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5 Comments

  1. Wonderful to see the sunsets, Alastair, and to share in the beauty of your Scotland holiday. I liked hearing about the sunset as you were driving, the one you couldn’t photograph. There are those moments in life that nature sweeps us off our feet, and they can’t all be photographed, but how fortunate to have the glory and the memory. I truly loved the curlew recording…it’s magical. Glad you had a pleasant holiday, my friend.

    • Thank you again Jet, your visits and comments are much appreciated. Back at work now and as it happens travelling again No sunsets this time, plenty of rain though ha ha!

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