It had been a stinkingly hot early August Sunday with temperatures in the low to mid 30\u2019s with little wind at home. Hot weather indeed for the UK \ud83d\ude42 That\u2019s the sort of heat that just saps energy so I\u2019d stayed indoors most of the day catching-up with some processing which is where I hatched the plan to retreat to the coast where, hopefully, it would be cooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arriving in Clevedon, a couple of hours before sunset the temperature was still very warm but it was made bearable by a gentle sea breeze. I arrived with lots of time to spare as I wasn\u2019t quite sure what the light would do although I had a strong suspicion that due to the heat and clouds sunset could be nice. About a 1\/2 hour before sunset it started to look like something magical might occur, but it was only as the sun approached the horizon that the clouds started to turn a little orange. But over the distant horizon and Wales was a slightly thicker band of cloud – a band reminiscent to that in my previous sunset photograph of the pier. A few minutes after dropping behind that cloud and the horizon the clouds overhead were illuminated from below and turned the most magical yellow\/orange colours. It was an awesome sight \ud83d\ude42
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic photography opportunities this year have been limited so it was fantastic to witness such an amazing scene. Its just these sort of events that make Landscape a rewarding photographic genre – all the hard work and lows instantly forgotten! Printed this photograph is glorious. It\u2019s almost minimalist; the soft pastel sea with its hint of orange transitions almost seamlessly into sky and plonked in the middle is the architecturally wonderful pier. I love it and for that reason I\u2019ve made it available in my Limited Edition Prints shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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