Sunset

For the last 6 years or so I have travelled the short distance to Long Buckby each week for a Tai Chi lesson.  For a few short weeks each year sunset is at approximately the same time as I leave the lesson to drive home, and, occasionally the sunset above the canal at Long Buckby Wharf is stunning.  Usually I admire as I pass (whilst keeping my eyes on the road so I don’t crash or swerve) and never have my camera.

Last week was different.  There was a brilliant sunset the week before, and the weather (as you may have noticed) has barely changed, it has merely become  hotter.  So, with James suffering from a cold that I accidentally (honest) gave him, I was at leisure to stop on the way back.  With hindsight I should have taken a larger camera, but there is always next week.

Has the picture turned out as I had hoped?  Using the idea of the picture being able to reflect the mood at the time, then I think it does.  The foreground could be a little better exposed, perhaps a little more fill light is in order, but I like the colours, the reflection of the sky in the canal, the sweeping curve of the path and the position of the narrowboat on the left.  The sunset is even in the top third of the picture!

The settings used by the camera (Canon S90) were 1/100secs at f/4.0, ISO 80 and 6mm.