"Unpredictable as weather..." goes the line of a song from a well-known Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that has the word 'music' in the title, but it's true. At least here in the UK.
The pre-dawn light was nothing special, but as I began to set up my camera on the beach I quickly become aware of a soft magenta light enveloping everything as sunrise approached. It's not that unusual at either end of the day, but the trick is to be at a suitable location when it happens.
The hue is ephemeral, and moments later it fades away completely. The sky becomes a uniform grey, and thinking that's all I'm going to get light-wise, I leave the beach. But nature isn't finished yet, and as the cloud breaks up I'm treated to another dazzling display. The whole episode lasted a mere 9 minutes.
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