Re: sunset
LQ
It can take years before getting something like these above. It is a question of being in the right place at the right time and having a camera with you.
Yes you can shorten the odds somewhat by going by the sea with cliffs as a foreground , or in open countryside with an interesting view.
When I go out very rarely do you find me without a camera of some sort at hand, even keep a small compact camera in the car between the front seats.
Those baltic shots I stood and waited for half an hour to get the timing right. Others on the ship had packed it in and missed out