slammed on the brakes

You probably picked up from my post yesterday that I was very pleased and excited by my evenings work at Lough Conn. It was one of those evenings where the plan came together, I was in the right place at the right time , the sun set , the colours developed, and as a little bonus a small red cloud appeared at just the right moment and in the right position. So really my main contribution to the whole thing was to be there just in case it happened ( and I had to bring my camera with me of course), the point being, I would have been there even if it did not happen, so its not all luck, its just about being there enough times that occasionally you can describe yourself as "being lucky"
Last night on my way to my planned location I passed over the bridge at Pontoon that separates Lough Cullen from Lough Conn, this is a popular view, though I have rarely managed to get a great picture from there. I stopped on the bridge but failed to see a good picture so continued on my way. But as I was heading home a full fifty minutes after sunset, glowing inside because I knew I already had a great picture, I glanced to my left as I crossed the bridge. I just could not believe what I could see. I slammed on the brakes, put the car into reverse and went back over the bridge , put the fuji on a tripod and exposed this shot for 6.5 seconds at f8 iso200.