For a couple of weeks either side of midsummer up here at a latitude of 53°N on the north Wales coast, the sun sets pretty much bang on to the northwest.
Which means that there's a short window of opportunity to watch and film the sunset from the North Shore promenade at Llandudno.
What makes this view special is the looming silhouette of the Great Orme limestone headland which defines the western edge of Llandudno Bay, and adjacent to which the sun travels downwards towards the Irish Sea.
So my wife Liz and I made a few trips to catch this view during the summer of 2026, but it was only on this one occasion that we actually saw the sun set at the horizon, as usually there's a bank of low cloud which hides the sun during its dying moments.
But clear skies or no, what's not to love about an evening spent on the beautiful north Wales coast!
Filename - llandudno sunset timelapse 35
Camera (1st clip) - Canon EOS6DMK2
Camera (2nd clip) - Canon EO6DMK2
Lens (1st clip) - 24-105mm zoom @ 105mm
Lens (2nd clip) - 100-400mm zoom @ 150mm
Exposure (start of shoot) - 1/3200 sec @ f/4, ISO100
Exposure (end of shoot) - 1/320 sec @ f/4, ISO100
Music - Lifting Dreams - Aakash Gandhi
Location - Llandudno North Shore, North Wales
This clip - HD 720p, 30fps (4K and 1080p HD formats also available)
Clip duration - 37 seconds
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