Sunset From Killean
Recently I decided to head out with the camera to capture the Sunset From Killean.
I had been up this way on the day the beast from the east came through as a recce and even though it was nearly a white out I did manage to see between the snow showers that there was an image from this area.
I decided that I needed to be up on Cnoc Odhar Auchaluskin hill to get the best image.
Sunset was at 1841, so I left the house about 1710 thinking 15 – 20 minute drive and 45 minutes to get up there…NOPE!!!
Poor Judgment
Not a chance, After parking the car up I headed up the track to the area I was going to cross a river to start my ascent, and this is where it went wrong.
I wasted 15 minutes trying to find a way across the river, I then decided to try and cross over some rocks but slipped and ended up with a soaked foot, and didn’t get across.
I headed back up river in desperation and came across a makeshift bridge, if only I had gone that way at the start. I managed across and started to climb up the steep embankment to start the hill walk.
By this time I was concerned about how long it was going to take to get to the top. Climbing the embankment was hard going, water was running down the side making it really slippy and there wasn’t much space for placing my feet, in parts I was on my knee so as not to slip.
At this point I decided to head for plan ‘B’. If I was going up the hill and camping or coming down a different way then fine, but seeing as I wasn’t going to camp and I didn’t know the area coming back down in the dark this way would be to dangerous.
This was poor judgement on my behalf.
Here’s a map of the area with my route:
Re-Locate
I headed back up on to the track and onto the hillside on the opposite side, initially it wasn’t looking good and I was considering heading back down to an area I noticed on the way up that would have been a last resort.
Time was against me now, the sun was getting really low but I decided to go for the higher ground.
My judgement paid off, after running up the hill and coming round the woodland the vista in front of me opened up, and there was some foreground interest, however I could tell that I was going to need a panoramic image to capture all of the scene and this location wasn’t suiting a pano, so on the travels again to the right for a couple of hundred meters.
Again, I got lucky here and found a good vantage point I was happy with for the panoramic.
Here is the Panoramic image I captured:
Canon 6D, Tamron 24-70mm at 36mm, F11, ISO 100, 0.8 second exposure, 9 image Pano.
Stitching Problems
Now, I Have had issues with pano’s in the past, mostly with the software but possibly in my setup also. I do make sure my tripod is level but when I pan the camera, especially large pano’s like this my in camera level starts to show that the camera is uneven, mostly when I come off central axis and get to the left or right side of the image.
This is possibly causing issues with stitching as I had major issues stitching this pano in Photoshop, Microsoft ICE and Hugin.
So much so that I have had enough of pano’s for now, I can’t be bothered wasting time in post editing anymore with them.
Last Light
After packing up and heading back I headed back the way I came I just had to get a single image of Cara with the last of the light from the setting sun. I used the huge rock as my foreground to add a bit of weight to the foreground to balance the image out.
Canon 6D, Tamron 24-70mm F11, ISO 100, 25 second exposure.
I’m entering these images in The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge of Rise/Set this week.
Sunset is definitely my favourite time.
So much of photography I find involves miscalculations and luck. Glad you were able to find such an excellent vantage spot. I admire your use of the rounded rock as foreground.
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Thank you for your comment. I agree there is a lot of luck needed with photography, especially when it comes to good lighting.
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Seriously… Cameras can be quite frustrating to use
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Hahaha
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Great visuals👌👌😎!
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Thank you.
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Nice captures dear
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Thank you, much appreciated.
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This is gorgeous! Chasing sunrises and sunsets are always an adventure it seems, but also always worth it! Glad you were able to capture these stunning pictures!<3
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Thank you K.M. Sutton, I do tend to go out more at sunset ( like my bed too much lol ) but that does mean I end up in the same area all the time, hence a little adventure for this trip 🙂
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You are very welcome! Lol I completely understand that! Haha adventure is always good though 🙂 ❤
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Those pictures were lovely
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Sounds like you had quite an adventure . . . worth it in the end because the photos are beautiful.
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Hi Mark, thank you for the comment. It was a good trip but I should have planned it better so I could enjoy it a bit more rather than running up a hill with minutes to go until sunset. I’ll give your site a wee visit.
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Thanks!
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Beautiful photo😀😀
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Beautiful blog
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Thank you.
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Just added this to my bucket list!!!! So beautiful
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It’s a great walk, part of the kintyre way which is approx 100 mile walk through Kintyre. Check http://www.kintyreway.com for more info if interested
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Lovely💛
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Thank you.
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Exquisite
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Nice post. Extremely helpful for travellers. Great shots.
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Thanks Rinu, hopefully attract some travellers down our way.
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Could really use this photos.. Love traveling a lot
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Absolutely gorgeous! Keep up the good work!
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Thank you Salty, much appreciated.
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Yeah.. Am so agreeing with you on this
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💞
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👍
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Beautiful blog
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Beautiful, love how in depth your post is
https://httpthetravelbug.wordpress.com/
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Thank you, I’ve been trying to add more content to my posts.
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The picture is so beautiful! And your experience is wonderfully narrated too! 🙂
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Thank you Arya, much appreciated.
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Beautiful.
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Beautiful photos! I hope you think they were worth the trouble, I think so!
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Thank you Robert, I did think the trip was worth it and I do like the second image more. You have some nice work on your site.
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Amazing colors! I saw a meme the other day that said “everyone is a photographer” with a photo of a camera set to auto “until this…” and compared with a photo of the camera being switched to manual and a photographer grappling a hill to achieve a sunset shot on the other side, and rocked falling everywhere. Your story reminded me of that meme. A true photog! 😉
Jess || https://www.learningfromstrangers.com
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Hi Jess, thank you for commenting. I like the meme story and I have to agree with it. We are all capable of capturing a good image especially with the technology in mobile phones these days however as you said a photographer will have planned their shoot in advance and will trek through all sorts of terrain in the hope that their planning comes good, which more often than not something usually ruins the image, cloud cover, wind, poor foreground etc, but usually a good recce can result in a good image.
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Agreed!
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Sure
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It’s more than luck. It’s grit! You worked hard and you got yourself a masterpiece. that’s a really nice panoramic view!
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Thank you Lionelson, I can be a stubborn bugger at times and when I venture out with the camera I’m determined to get a decent image, although that doesn’t always go to plan. Thanks for the positive comments on the Pano, but I have to be honest I prefer the single image I captured on my way back but the view is amazing.
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I am from India and love nature the pics taken by you are great. Sun rise is equally good
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Hi Sura, thank you. Yes, sunrise is just as good and I really should do more at this time but I’m usually still sleeping at this time lol
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A wonderful show of talent❤❤
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Thank you Rida.
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It was so pretty… Nice photoshoots
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👏👏👏😍
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Thank you.
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Those pics were so cool 👍👍
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Thank you Aparna.
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Really cool
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Vow, apt descriptions through the pictures👍
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Thank you.
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I love photography so much and to see such beautiful visuals is amazing! 🙂
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Thank you Rea.
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Wonderful picture, I have to admit that I’m a fan of sunsets during this time of the year for the array of colours available…
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Thank you, yes I agree with you, especially when there is still some cloud about also.
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That is awesome! Reminds me of summer in Finland when the sun never really sets. Keep up the good work!
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Thank you, don’t think I would like no sunset lol
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Sounds like a tense affair! Looks like your urgency and perseverance paid off though. This is sensational!
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Thank you, it’s nice when it does.
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Beautiful photos!
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Thank you.
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So lovely
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Simply beautiful!!! Godspeed on your entry. 🤗😍
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Thank you.
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When great effort and passion comes together, beauty always at its best. 👏
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Thank you for your comment.
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Awesome
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Thank you Lokesh.
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Wow this is pretty amazing! Beautiful photos!
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Thank you Marina.
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Beautiful pictures. Certainly worth all your effort.
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Thank you.
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It sure was👍👍
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nice pic
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Thank you.
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That is beautiful! I tried to take a good sunset photo too and competed in the challenge, though mine wasn’t as good as yours.
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Thank you, practice and patience definitely required on photography 🙂
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Hahah lol try again next time.. Practice does make perfect remember??
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Beautiful photos!
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Thank you Sophie.
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Your patience definitely paid off! The photos are a dream!
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Thank you , much appreciated.
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Sunset is definitely my favorite time too 🙂 These pictures are STUNNING. I love the purples and oranges and perfect touch of clouds; what a beautiful sunset! I can only imagine how it looked in person (although you did a wonderful job of capturing it).
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Thank you for your comments.
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It was truly amazing to read this posy!
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Look like a quite place to refreshing my brain. Love it! ❤
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Thank you, a good walk always clears the mind.
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Pics look awesome. Good luck with the entry #ChasingTheRays!
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Thank you.
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It surely was worth the effort. Finding a good sunset spot away from the crowd and concrete jungle is always a struggle
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Thank you, luckily where I live I’m only a short drive to the countryside and beaches.
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How cool is that! Great photo skills too.
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Thank you.
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beautiful pictures !
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Thank you.
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This photos were lovely.. Where you travelled seem like a really cool place.. Hope to go there too
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Beautiful blog
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Thank you.
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