The community study subject this month was sunsets. I have a whole load of my own sunset photos, but none more spectacular than those I took in Japan, in 2009. This was a good opportunity to give these favourite shots a new lease of life in Rebelle 7 Pro.

Prints available! Triptych: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/japan-sunsets-triptych Hiroshima Bay: https://www.inprnt.com/artist/print/hiroshima-bay Osaka: https://www.inprnt.com/artist/print/osaka-sunset Itsukushima: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/the-temple-gate

== Playlists == Landscapes: https://makertube.net/w/p/rXGXkpr9NWvj4QMuShd5PE Woodland: https://makertube.net/w/p/7GzrZyn4kEpbpUgLfKtUuA Flowers: https://makertube.net/w/p/o1NwT1is1vkobXYNxQBV4c Portraits: https://makertube.net/w/p/7iVuAySpBXwsR4a7xjCpcE Portugal Series: https://makertube.net/w/p/guLCTtAQTAczdT9uRvPd9h

My links: Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart Mastodon: https://mastodon.art/@helenmclaughlinart Pixelfed: https://meltystars.xyz/helenmclart Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/helenmclaughlinart.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4A91M4iSpRujFArSseRtw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelenMclaughlinArt

Music credits: E's Jammy Jams, Den Henig, Jeremy Blake, www.bensounds.com

How I recreated three of my best photos: "Sunsets in Japan" digital painting time lapse © 2025 by Helen McLaughlin is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/