"Horizons Ablaze."
This image called, "Horizons Ablaze," was the climax of my Sublime and Beautiful Sunday. The vibrancy of the setting sun with the dark sihouettes was a truly amazing way to say, "Good Night" to what was a wonderful day. This scene was captured at Scarborough Reef in Queensland, Australia.
But before the night closed in John and I took the route to the beach which passed the former home of the Bee Gees. This unpretentious, wooden, high-set home is where the Bee Gee's grew up after leaving England as young boys.
They visited here on one of their nostalgic visits 'Home,' a few years ago and it triggered many happy memories for them. The present home owners were thrilled to receive these famous 'Redcliffe Boys' back and allowed them space and time to inspect the rooms and share amusing and touching anecdotes.
Their visit of course made headlines in our local rag and Redcliffe citizens read about many of the escapades told by the Bee Gees themselves. Some of which included jumping off the Redcliffe Jetty, diving down into the waters to look for sunken treasure and petty thieving from the supermarket. And of course their first gig at the Filmers Palace Hotel in Woody Point.......and the rest is history.
The bright yellow Twining Guinea Flowers (Hibbertia Scandens) drape fences and form hedges along the sidewalk as we head towards the yacht club.
It's now close to dinner time now so customers are begining to order takeaways at the Bay Boat Corner Shop. It's been a while since I bought anything from there. The view from here is fabulous as it overlooks the sea and the Glasshouse Mountains in the distance.
The afternoon sun cast an appealing glow on the yachts and created reflections on the calm water.
As we rounded the bend at the northern end of our walk I spotted a cute little bird enjoying the view. I'm not sure what type of bird he is but I hope to find out soon. The sun was sinking low and we decided to stay and watch as the vista changed minute by minute.
We were soon blessed with some awesome sights as the rays of the sun reached across the stretch of water towards the rocks where we were sitting. It felt like the sun was bestowing its warmth and beauty towards us and us alone, but of course that is the magic of a sunset.
And I just can't help it. I have to share this image again as it was the last thing we saw before we reluctantly headed home. It's interesting to note that prior to the sunset John and I found ourselves deep in conversation but the glory of the setting sun, silenced us. Words felt intrusive in these moments so we allowed the sunset to speak......and oh how eloquent she was!
This is my entry for Goldenhour Photography contest hosted by @juliank
Take a moment to check out Julian's other challenges.
Monday: #foodphotography and #animalphotography
Tuesday: #landscapephotography and #cityscapephotography
Wednesday: #architecturalphotography and #vehiclephotography
Thursday: #macrophotography and #colourfulphotography
Friday: #streetphotography and #portraitphotography
Saturday: #sportsphotography and #smartphonephotography
Sunday: #goldenhourphotography and #longexposurephotography
(I am also entering this post also for the #beautifulsunday challenge, hosted by @ace108 and the #sublimesunday which is hosted by @c0ff33a)
THANK YOU FOR VIEWING. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
