Island on Loch Awe

PENTAX K-5 II s, 68.0 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 sec, ISO 400 HD PENTAX-DA 16-85mm F3.5-5.6 ED DC WR CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

Sunsets have been photographed so many times that when you see one that's truly outstanding you end up finding yourself looking for excuses why you took the picture. It's simple: it was, in fact, beautiful.

(Oh, by the way: this entry was written by Peter Molnar, and originally posted on petermolnar dot net.)