I was at San Gregorio Beach after a long break (nine months of no landscape photography). This composition was not the one I initially spotted. However, as the sun started to set, the sky behind my preferred composition lit up like fire!
I hastily switched my super-wide-angle lens (Sigma 10-18mm) with the Fuji 16-50mm to provide landscape compression.
I took several shots of this landscape, but the one with the group of people walking back after sunset on the beach is my favorite. It provides a human element to give a sense of scale to the sheer cliffs and the fiery sky.
This scene reminded me of a scene from The Hobbit, and it is one of my favorite images this year!
