The Golden Threshold

This weekend I returned to the Acantilados de Loiba for sunset. In the middle of summer they're full of visitors, so instead of staying at the crowded viewpoints, I wandered down to a well-known place at the base of the cliffs in search of quieter corners.
As I walked, I remembered a small sea cave I had photographed more than five years ago.
I wanted to see it again.
This time, I brought the Brightin Star 11mm F2.8 II Fisheye, knowing its perspective could give the scene a completely different feel. Inside the cave, the golden veins running through the rock naturally guided the eye towards the entrance, where the last light of the day illuminated the cliffs and the solitary sea fang beyond.
To capture the entire scene, I stitched panoramic images from vertical frames. Combined with the fisheye perspective, it created a composition full of curves, depth and flowing lines that simply weren't possible in my original photograph.
The funny thing is... this wasn't the image I had gone out to make.
Sometimes the best photographs come from giving an old place a second chance. And looking at the result, I realised something else had changed too.
Not the cave.
The way I see it.