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Winter storm building shortly after sunrise at Hamn. -
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Loch Druim Suardalain deep in the Scottish Highlands during some gorgeous autumnal weather. -
Loch Druim Suardalain, Assynt, ScotlandAstonishingly beautiful golden light found a way to escape the low hanging clouds over Loch Druim Suardalain near Loch Inver and bathe the flanks of the absurdly stunning peak of Suilven and the bracken and deer grass clad banks of the lochan with butterscotch light. For the briefest moment the Heavens opened and an intense rainbow formed to complete the majestic scene, truly transient light.Pentax 67 II ,55-100 zoom,Fujichrome Velvia0.3ND Hard Grad, f/16 at 1/2 Second
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A quiet backwater of Loch Assynt at twilight in the Highlands of Scotland, pleased with the mimicry of the reeds and skeletal trees. -
Loch Assynt, Sutherland, ScotlandRarely is there a reflection of this quality and utter tranquility on Loch Assynt, even the sombre steel blue, grey hues of dusk add to the sense of peace. Those gossamer thin reeds sticking some three feet or so out of the water were very important to my composition and even in such benign conditions I still had to wait for a while for them to settle. I love though the delicacy of the foreground compared to the solidity of the backdrop island of Scots pine trees, some dead some living.Please View LARGE..Pentax 67II, 90-180 zoom, f/22 at 20 Seconds, Fuji Velvia 50.
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A gorgeous autumn morning on a perfectly still day with wraiths of mist lifting off the silent lochans. -
Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, ScotlandProbably my favourite shot of the whole morning on Rannoch Moor. It was the second week or so of October the deer grass was at maximum intensity of colour, flaming orange, it was breathlessly still the chill air had spawned morning mist that lifted wraith like from the lochans and the foreground loch was punctuated by spears of yellow green reeds that contrasted subtlely with the sky and a cloud flecked orange tinged mountain looming out of an ethereal band of delicate misty air. Gorgeous and I milked it for all it was worth.Pentax 67 II ,55-100 zoom,Fujichrome Velvia0.45ND Hard Grad, f/25 at 1 Second
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Hi Jeff It was a very unusual sky, flat clouds at the same lvel and quite thin they were catching the last dregs of sunlight at the anti-solar point, you can actually see a little of the earths shadow rising into the sky at the horizon. Exposure time was around eight seconds but it was pretty still anyway so not much cloud movement. -
A cherry red clouded sky formed over the Bowfiddle Rock on the Moray Coast line near Portknockie in Scotland last summer, this was about peak intensity.
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Portknockie, Moray, ScotlandI have had the pleasure of visiting this location dozens of times but to this day I have never witnessed a more astonishingly colourful evening as I was fortunate to see during this late August Summer evening gazing out at the magnificent Bowfiddle rock. The sky turned raspberry red then latterly cherry pink and the blue wedge of Earth's shadow started to be projected onto the pinkening sky. The glow from the setting sun on the rock stack ensured a soft, even and colourful golden glow was retained.New Photography workshops and masterclasses at TRANSIENT LIGHT.Pentax 67 II ,45mm lens,Fujichrome Velvia0.45ND Hard Grad, 4 Stop Firecrest ND Filter, f/22 at 8 Seconds
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Beautiful late afternoon autumn sunlight bathes the peak of Marsco on Skye beneath which flows the river Sligachan slowed by extending the exposure with a suitable ND filter. -
Sligachan, Skye, ScotlandMost of the time I prefer to include the wonderful triple pack bridge that spans the Sligachan river as it tumbles beneath the exceptionally ugly but functional road bridge but on this occasion I had fantastic light crossing the angular summit of Marsco and wanted a view across the river with the smooth flow of an extended shutter speed to contrast the red rocky moraine. It worked exceptionally well.Pentax 67 II ,90-180mm zoom,Fujichrome Velviapolariser backed off 50%, 0.45ND Hard Grad, 3 stop Firecrest ND Filter, f/22 at 4 Seconds
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Gorgeous autumnal light shortly after sunrise strikes the iconic tree and slopes of the velvet beize Quiraing. -
I'm going to stick a giraffe like neck out here and say that I think this is the best picture of the iconic tree I have ever taken at the Quiraing. Taken on a recent workshop I was running, this turned out to be just about the most magnificent autumn sunrises at the Quiraing I can remember and we had it all to ourselves. It was a tremendous introduction to the Quiraing for one of my party who had never been up there before, and when apricot light wafted through the clouds and struck the tiny tree festooned in red Rowan berries you could really believe you were in Eden. This view has been shot many times before not least by me, but if you are going to take an icon such as this you might as well make sure it's the very best version possible.0.6ND Hard Grad, f/18, 1/2 Second, Fuji Velvia 50.
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Hi John. Actually the colour in the sky was extremely close to this as this was the clouds from the previous evening lingering over the hills of Harris the light directly over my position was much clearer and much whiter, I have only noticed a colour cast with the standard Hitech filters when the total stop density exceeds three stops, here I used just a one stop grad and the exceedingly neutral 3 stop Firecrest ND filters. I am confident the colour cast was non-existent. I have noticed this purplish hue in the Scottish landscape many times before though and in this case I am sure the pink fingers of dawn flavoured the sky more strongly than is usual. With regards the Fuji camera. I really like it, I love its light weight the quality it produces even direct from the camera and I tend to use it in exactly the same way that I use my Pentax 67II, but it still very much plays second fiddle to my Pentax 67II camera especially when real estate is called for on the big landscape scenes. I was just having a lazy morning, the previous evening I was out with the big fella and the light was even more stunning. -
Atlantic Rollers thud into Traigh Mhor a favourite Harris beach at sunrise on a moody autumnal morning.
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Traigh Mhor, Harris, ScotlandProbably my favourite beach in the UK, Traigh Mhor on the west coast of Harris has a gorgeous unblemished coarse grained orange sand beach, totally devoid of sea weed, sports sunken gneiss bedrock and is subject to the full force of the Atlantic and its rolling turquoise breakers, backed by the Harris hills. If there is a better recipe for a first class beach it is certainly difficult to imagine one. I timed this shot for the peak pink of a dawning sky colour, the sink line of the surf etched on the perfect sand and the presence of a cascading atlantic roller exploding onto the shore.
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single photos The Horns of Alligin
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An amazing scene un-ravelled on top of Tom Na Gruigach in Torridon following a rather intense autumn squall at the summit. Sunlight punched through the clouds and lit the russet coloured slopes. Please view the LARGE image its more impressive and the colour profile is recognised. -
Tom Na Gruigaich, Torridon, ScotlandA fabulous autumn afternoon on the summit of a Munro Tom Na Grugaich following an arduous two and a half hour climb with tent, tripod and Pentax 67II, not lightweight kit but I was certainly rewarded. I camped near the summit and took this shot amongst others the same evening gazing across the rooftops of Torridon towards the Horns of Alligin and their substantial cousins, patches of sunlight breaking through heavy cloud and turning the bracken clad slopes rust red. Next morning I awoke to three inches of snow and the scene before me as white as a Christmas card from heaven.New Photography workshops and masterclasses at TRANSIENT LIGHT.Pentax 67 II ,55-100 zoom,Fujichrome Velvia0.6ND Hard Grad, f/25 at 1 Second.
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View from Tom Na Gruigaich over the roof top of the Torridon mountains in Scotland ona summer afternoon just prior to a storm breaking. -
Tom Na Gruigaich, Torridon, ScotlandLooking across the roof of Torridon from my summit position on Tom Na Gruigaich one late summer afternoon just before the weather started to close in and I was forced to make good my escape from the summit. Although I do not particularly enjoy summer for photography as the light is harsh and the atmosphere usually hazy, a decent brewing storm can dapple shade from passing clouds in the most wonderful patterns on an immense scale. This one works just fine for me.Please view The LARGE version.
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