January sunset at Rhossili

I suppose the iconic image of sunset at Rhossili, is a burnished globe above Worm's Head, in a sky streaked with amber and magenta tones. I've never been lucky enough to capture such an image, mainly because I've never fancied walking back along the cliffs, alone, at nightfall.

I was able, in January 2006, to capture a lovely sunset, but didn't do it justice, as I was still finding my away around a new camera. And it was so cold, with a gale force wind threatening to blow me and the camera over the cliff edge.




Despite their technical shortfalls, I'm quite fond of the images I captured which show the old coastguard hut silhouetted on the horizon.




Images which simply feature glowing clouds and the setting sun, make me think of paintings by mystics such as William Blake. I half-expect some mythical figure to suddenly reach out from the clouds.


Back down to earth, here's a brooding, slightly sinister shot, with rolling storm clouds, a fiery sun, and menacing barbed wire clawing skywards.

Sunset at Port Eynon

These shots show how the same beach developed an exotic, almost tropical quality during a late winter/early spring sunset. The heavy coats of the three walkers are the only things spoiling the illusion.


Once again, harsh sunlight makes the water look like mercury, whereas the wet sand reflects a burnished glow.

Sunset at Limeslade

Taken a couple of years ago, on a bitterly cold January evening. I had a whole series of shots, but lost them to a hard drive failure, and subsequent back-up CD failure. I managed to retrieve this one, as I had it stored in an online photo album.

Spooky sunset

A couple of years ago, I spotted this rather demonic cloud-face hovering over Worm's Head, at sunset.



Whilst travelling home on the bus, I spotted the same cloud demon hovering above a house and field at Llanddewi Corner.