1/1250 of a second? wow I cant believe the shot came out. What ISO were you using? Its tough to not have a blown out sun unless the rest of the picture is overly dark. Looks good though.
It is normal for the sun to get blown out, even when it is this low, I think. I don't recall any of my sunset photos that did not have the sun blown out. Even when very low and orange, it is still a very, very bright object!
1/1250 of a second? wow I cant believe the shot came out. What ISO were you using? Its tough to not have a blown out sun unless the rest of the picture is overly dark. Looks good though.