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On a recent trip to the Sea Lochs on Scotland's West Coast, I had been waiting to capture that perfect Sunset shot.
I waited...and waited...and waited...and waited....until finally the Sun slowly sank below the horizon, and I got my Sunset.
But then I decided to wait a little longer...
....and when everyone else was tucked up in bed...fast asleep
...I was having the time of my life capturing the night sky, in all it's heavenly glory
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I waited...and waited...and waited...and waited....until finally the Sun slowly sank below the horizon, and I got my Sunset.
But then I decided to wait a little longer...
....and when everyone else was tucked up in bed...fast asleep...I was having the time of my life capturing the night sky, in all it's heavenly glory1
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These are beautiful MD, I think my faves is no1, 6 and 8 it looks so peaceful.
No4 is a clever shot, I love it, your shadow looks like a gunslinger about to draw
The only constellation I recognise there is the Plough, but they are all pretty, and twinkly
Fab skies you have up there, the colours are awesome.
No4 is a clever shot, I love it, your shadow looks like a gunslinger about to draw
The only constellation I recognise there is the Plough, but they are all pretty, and twinkly
Fab skies you have up there, the colours are awesome.
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they are great md! love the last one best and think no4 is brilliant ! bet you got abit cold waiting lol
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Thanks for the comments folks
Thanks Moonstone.
There was a huge light behind me when I took this shot, hence the shadow and the light on the trees. There was no way for me to keep the shadow out of the shot, so I decided to see if I could capture it too. But because the shot was a 20 or 30 second exposure, I had to stand absolutely still for that length of time, otherwise the shadow would have blurred. I'm glad no one was around to see me, coz I did feel a bit of a prat. 
Thanks CL
You know...it wasn't cold at all
It had been a really warm day, and the evening was quite balmy. I didn't even have a jacket on.
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Originally Posted by Moonstone
No4 is a clever shot, I love it, your shadow looks like a gunslinger about to draw
There was a huge light behind me when I took this shot, hence the shadow and the light on the trees. There was no way for me to keep the shadow out of the shot, so I decided to see if I could capture it too. But because the shot was a 20 or 30 second exposure, I had to stand absolutely still for that length of time, otherwise the shadow would have blurred. I'm glad no one was around to see me, coz I did feel a bit of a prat.
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they are great md! love the last one best and think no4 is brilliant ! bet you got abit cold waiting lol
You know...it wasn't cold at all
It had been a really warm day, and the evening was quite balmy. I didn't even have a jacket on.
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WOW! Stunning shots MD.
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Some nice shots there, especially the sunset 
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love them all were they all 20 sec exposures ?
were they all 20 sec exposures ?
I've also looked again at the " gunslinging shadow " data
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Great shots and I am suprised with all the land lights you managed to get such good shots of the sky.
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