Many ‘experts’ say photography is not about the equipment. I strongly disagree. This was all about equipment.

A lens with a wide aperture, here shot at 2.0, was needed.

The Canon 7D2 is also excellent in low light. Without either these photos would have been deleted.
Beautiful! I love the water, the boat and the sky. I agree about the camera. Gotta have a camera that handles low light well. But I shoot a lot of time with an f/4 lens at night and have good success because of my camera. I have the 14-24mm but I only like using that for certain compositions.
Thank you very much. I used a 50mm prime on those shots. I think at 2.0 but not sure on that.
You’re welcome. :). I forgot I have a 50mm lens. Thanks for reminding me!