03/06/2026
Last night, I went out for a wander along Ballygally Beach with some members of the local East Antrim Photographic Camera Club, who had decided to have a little practical evening.
What started out as a lovely sunny evening soon turned out a little wet, as a big heavy shower of rain passed over the coast, just north of the village. To be fair, Ballygally only just caught the edge of the shower, and although most of the others beat a hasty retreat to the Castle for a warm coffee, I stayed on the beach as the shower passed over, and was able to get some nice shots as the sun re-emerged from the cloud and mist.
Eventually, as the light fell flat, I went and joined the others in the Castle Hotel, thinking that any photography was over with for the night.
However, after about fifteen or twenty minutes, I began to sense a change in the lighting outside. A golden glow had replaced the grey of the passing rain clouds, and I just got the feeling that something was going on outside that needed further investigation. At a natural dip in the conversation, I got to my feet and went outside, and this was the view I was greeted with! This little rainbow end, amazingly vivid as it touched the water, and a lovely soft beam of sunlight catching the headland as the rest of it remained in shadow.
I'll share some of my other images from last night in a later post, but for this one, I'm glad I went with my instincts!
