Beautiful End to a Beautiful Day

Sunset from Balmacara Bay (Canon EOS 250D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM lens at 10mm, 1/100 sec at f/8, ISO 400, handheld

Today was a beautiful soft autumn day with almost no wind, wonderfully mild and plenty of sunshine.  After spending most of the day indoors doing stuff around the house I got out towards the end of the day with my daughter Eilish and Broc (the dog) for a walk to the beach at Balmacara Bay. 

I took my back-up crop sensor dslr camera because it is small and not too heavy, and to be honest I did not expect anything worth photographing.  Which just goes to show that you should always be prepared.  It turned out we had a lovely sunset over Beinn na Caillich on Skye.  These are my two favourite shots, the first is ultra-wide at 10mm (equivalent to 16mm on a full frame dslr) and captures the clouds really nicely.  The second is zoomed a little closer in at 14mm (equivalent to 22.4mm on a full frame dslr) and captures the brighter colourful areas a bit better.  The rock in the foreground also adds perspective to the scene. 

It was a genuinely lovely and peaceful end to the day, or day-light at least.

Sunset from Balmacara Bay (Canon EOS 250D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM lens at 14mm, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 400, handheld