Exercise: Describe a photograph

The photograph I have chosen to use for this exercise is shown below,  taken by myself in 2013

"Like Father, like son" - AlCallow Photography 2013

I have always loved photographing sunsets and living near the beach, this was something I've been able to practice regularly. This image came at a time when I started to play with sunset silhouettes.
Myself and my family had gone for a winter walk to the beach at sunset as the sky was clear. I started to walk at an angle and a short distance to my family to try to capture their shadows in front of the sun. I focussed in on my partner and son who had been playing and running, chasing each other on the sand. I remember trying to get a low viewpoint where they were directly between me and the sun. I was careful to make sure that the sun was behind but between them to make the background equal, but also to make sure that I got an equal silhouette for both of them. The longer I took though was causing more of a problem as the sun was setting very quickly and I remember trying to balance, squatting down as to not touch the wet sand.
When they had finished playing, they started to walk back towards me and while attempting to keep the viewpoint as well as keeping the sun in a good position behind them, I managed to capture this wonderful image. My two boys walking in step, side by side in the sunset.