At the time of this photo, the sun had dropped below the horizon, and the clouds in the sky started turning orange. The water was still enough for this effect to be reflected in the sky. I had positioned myself on Maungauika/North Head looking northward along the beach.

The final image was created by taking two exposures- one for the sky and one for the foreground, and combining them. This brought up more of the detail in the foreground.