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So I've bought myself a new car and found myself in need of a much needed road trip. Forecast looked good for Skye so decided to make a night and morning of it.
The first stop naturally was Elgol. I shot a sunset here back in February but it was a rather different set of conditions to what it was like last Monday. When I say sunset I really mean the afterglow after sunset. I am not a huge fan of the sun in the frame and instead prefer to shoot around the time of sunrise and sunset either for golden light or twilight conditions. The Sky(e) did take on some wonderful colour and this has probably been my best trip to Elgol to date.
_DSC8851 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
_DSC8858 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
Skye is not a small Island so after sunset I had a fair drive to get up to the Trotternish ridge where I fancied taking in sunrise. Luckily now we are deep into the summer and drawing towards Autumn so I had a good four hour sleep in the new car. Straight away this is a comfortable car to sleep in. The seats are wide enough to lie on your side and I carry a quilt so I just pop the seat back and sleep like a baby.
And when I mean sunrise I don't mean the sun flaring into the shot but rather the light around the time of sunrise.
Normally in landscapes I would prefer a snow covered landscape for dawn but I couldn't help myself with the pinks and blues in the sky. I knew I had picked the right day to come.
_DSC8875 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
Sure enough the light slowly came round
_DSC8894 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
And about half an hour I got the shot I wanted. Timing was key as there were a few gusts of wind blowing the little tree so I timed the shots between the gusts as I hate blurred leaves in tree shots. I tend to hate wind as I am a lover of the reflective landscape.
_DSC8901 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
I'm a bit sad I didn't get the chance to shoot any lakes/mountains with reflections. On the drive back there were plenty of oppertunties for that but the haziness and harsh light just wouldn't work.
However all was not lost as I did take a quick stop at the Eilean Donan Castle. Its obligatory as far as I am concerned. Particularly if there are reflections. It just screams Scotland and forget the snobs who says its over photographed, who cares.
_DSC8915 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
The first stop naturally was Elgol. I shot a sunset here back in February but it was a rather different set of conditions to what it was like last Monday. When I say sunset I really mean the afterglow after sunset. I am not a huge fan of the sun in the frame and instead prefer to shoot around the time of sunrise and sunset either for golden light or twilight conditions. The Sky(e) did take on some wonderful colour and this has probably been my best trip to Elgol to date.
_DSC8851 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
_DSC8858 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
Skye is not a small Island so after sunset I had a fair drive to get up to the Trotternish ridge where I fancied taking in sunrise. Luckily now we are deep into the summer and drawing towards Autumn so I had a good four hour sleep in the new car. Straight away this is a comfortable car to sleep in. The seats are wide enough to lie on your side and I carry a quilt so I just pop the seat back and sleep like a baby.
And when I mean sunrise I don't mean the sun flaring into the shot but rather the light around the time of sunrise.
Normally in landscapes I would prefer a snow covered landscape for dawn but I couldn't help myself with the pinks and blues in the sky. I knew I had picked the right day to come.
_DSC8875 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
Sure enough the light slowly came round
_DSC8894 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
And about half an hour I got the shot I wanted. Timing was key as there were a few gusts of wind blowing the little tree so I timed the shots between the gusts as I hate blurred leaves in tree shots. I tend to hate wind as I am a lover of the reflective landscape.
_DSC8901 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
I'm a bit sad I didn't get the chance to shoot any lakes/mountains with reflections. On the drive back there were plenty of oppertunties for that but the haziness and harsh light just wouldn't work.
However all was not lost as I did take a quick stop at the Eilean Donan Castle. Its obligatory as far as I am concerned. Particularly if there are reflections. It just screams Scotland and forget the snobs who says its over photographed, who cares.
_DSC8915 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr