In the October of 2021 my wife Liz and I spent a few days exploring the Isle of Man, a tiny island situated in the middle of the Irish Sea between the mainland UK and Ireland.
Despite rather damp and cloudy conditions we had a great time driving, walking and electric tramming around the many beauty spots and points of interest.
When we visit a new location we always make a point of buying an Ordinance Survey map of the area, and, as the Isle of Man is quite small, we only needed one map (OS95) to cover the entire island.
This comes in especially handy when looking for a suitable location from which to film a sunset, so it was with map in hand that we headed over to the west facing bay and beach of Port Erin.
This lovely stretch of coast boasts a huge beach, whose wet sand, uncovered at low tide, was reflecting the dramatic dance of clouds and sun going on in the heavens above.
So, armed with a takeaway pizza and a couple of folding chairs, Liz and I established ourselves at the edge of the wet sand while I set up my camera and tripod to record the hundreds of still images needed to create this time lapse of the developing sunset out over the Irish Sea.
In the end we stayed for over an hour until well after sunset, enjoying our pizza and the lovely view of the sunset and twilight, finally stopping shooting once all the twilight colour had leached from the sky and it was time to pack up and head back to our hotel.
Not a bad way to spend an evening!
Filename - port erin sunset timelapse 01
Camera - Canon EOS 6DMK2
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 24mm
Exposure (start of sequence) - 1/500 sec @ f/4, ISO100
Exposure (end of sequence) - 1/30 sec @ f/4, ISO100
Filters - 2 stop neutral density graduated filter used to reduce the brightness of the sky relative to the land.
Shooting interval - 4 seconds
Location - Port Erin, Isle of Man
This clip - HD 720p, 30fps (4K and 1080p HD formats also available)
Clip duration - 35 seconds
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