Have you ever had the experience of watching a spectacular sunset unfold? Then, as the sun nears the horizon and the light should be at its best, it simply dies away.
I seem to find myself in this position quite frequently.
And so it was on my recent trip to Blackpool. If you look back at that blog post, you will see a shot I took from below Blackpool Pier. You can see the sky and light are looking extremely promising in that shot, but then the light fades away before sunset.
At least, that’s what I thought happened.
You see, I was expecting a colourful, vibrant sky in my head. When that didn’t happen, I wasn’t expecting my images to be very good. I was looking at them through eyes of disappointment. But now that some time has passed, I can look back on the evening and see an image that I really like.
What I thought was a poor sunset is, in fact, great. I love the soft colours and the blues in this image.
I took this shot with my Fuji XT5 and a Fuji 10-24 lens at 10mm. I had the camera mounted on a tripod for an exposure of 1/13 second at f/7.1 and ISO125.
I think the lesson is clear. Don’t let assumptions control your thoughts when taking photographs. Allowing a little time to pass after a shoot often allows you to see the images with new eyes. What might at first appear to be a disappointing image is later recognised as being a gem.
I hope you like the photo and have a great weekend.
The Lightweight Photographer 
i had this experience often. Afterwards the photo was better than expected beforehand.
very nice photo btw!
Donald
I’m glad to hear I’m not the only photographer suffering from this.
Yes … that has happened many times in addition to other disappointing scenarios! It’s the winners that keep us going … such as your lovely example here.