When I saw this image I had the same perception as you Pete, I thought I was looking at a sunset anywhere but in the UK or Ireland, more equatorial regions came to my mind!
Camera Model: NIKON D2X
Date/Time: 2006:11:04 16:19:25
Shutter speed: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 11
Exposure mode: Tv
Exposure compensation: +1 2/3
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
Lens: 300mm f/2.8
Focal length: 300mm
AF mode: AF-C
Image quality: NORMAL
White balance: AUTO
Color mode: sRGB 2
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: NORMAL
Contrast: NORMAL