Two friends have captured this fantastic shots of the sun setting over the seafront near Southend.

Claire Kearney said: "My neighbour Mat Fallowfield has a kayak and we carried the kayak at low tide to The Ray just before sunset.

"We went out on the water to get close to the seals and take photos.

"Mat and I live on Westcliff seafront and enjoy swimming most days.

"The water there that night was beautiful, all you could hear were the birds at sunset."

Have a look though the images in the gallery above and enjoy the video below.