If you have seen my Instagram stories in the last week or so, you'll see that Ive been on holiday on Ibiza. Not much clubbing to be done when you take the little ones - but we did manage to watch the sunset at Cafe Mambo on Sant Antonio's sunset strip.
Obviously I've come home with plenty of pictures of the kiddies splashing in the pool, I also lugged my tripod an Nikon out there to try and capture some of those dramatic sunsets.
My first attempt was thwarted by cloud, but I still captured the evening glow - I was hoping to get some stars too, but again the clouds were against me! Anyway, here's what I got that night:
Evening glow - and clouds!
However, on my walk back to the hotel in the darkness, the beach at Port Des Torrents was alive with loads of LEDs being thrown into the air - I think the local souvenir touts had a good day selling them to the kids! I popped the tripod back up, and tried a few long-exposures to capture the various flight-paths!
So, I was left with one more attempt on our last night on the island. I chose a slightly different vantage point and went for a vertical orientation with the plan for some stars. The sun actually went down behind a headland with a lighthouse on, but I think it still came out OK. I merged several different pictures together to ensure I had detail in the bright and dark areas. What do you think?
Ibiza Sunset.
Finally, I was rewarded by waiting and more and more stars began to appear, and I went for longer and longer exposures to capture them. I also tried some 'light painting' with my phone's torch to brighten the rocks in the foreground. Let me know which one you prefer.
Ibiza Sunset / Glow / Stars and iPhone lighting!
With my holidays now done, I'm heading into the busiest part of the year with loads of summer functions and a bevy of summer weddings - think I may need a break by the end of August!
Thanks for reading.
