Late gloaming at Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some nice clouds in the gloaming after sunset
Late gloaming at Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

We had driven out to Sanaigmore, hoping for a nice sunset just before the summer solstice. Unfortunately the sunset turned out to be lacking due to some pesky clouds on the horizon. Arriving back at my car we got talking with a couple who were wild camping. While we were chatting my sister Imke noticed these nice clouds in the late gloaming and took this picture, a reminder to never give up hope for a nice picture.

April gloaming seen from the Kilchoman dunes path, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an evening sky in the mild light of the gloaming, seen from a path through dunes leading to a beach in a wide bay
April gloaming seen from the Kilchoman dunes path, Isle of Islay

A look back after watching an April sunset from Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay. The last light of the gloaming is illuminating the sky and just about the dunes next to the path.

Gloaming over Machir Bay with a passing plane, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a colourful sky above a wide bay during the gloaming, a passing plane visible high in the sky
Gloaming over Machir Bay with a passing plane, Isle of Islay

The beautiful light of the gloaming just after sunset, here seen over Machir Bay in April 2024, watched from Kilchoman beach. Some low clouds on the horizon, illuminated by the sun from below the horizon. Also note the plane high up in the sky on the top left, probably on its way to America.