Isle of Skye trip - 7th to 14th April 2001

The following pictures were taken during a visit to the 'Misty Isle' in April. I stayed at the Skye picture house(Skye In Focus) and attended a week long photo holiday with Steve Terry and wife Gill. We had good weather and I even got mild sunstroke after one especially hot day. I can recommend the picture house, Steve took us to places that I would not have found alone and encouraged us to try a few things I would not normally do. Anthony (the other guest on the holiday) and I also went for a couple of sunrises which, as you can see, worked out well. The format of the holiday brings you back to the picture house at 5pm each evening, with dinner at 7pm. Since the picture house is on the east side of the island, I missed out on evening light, which between 5 and 8 is at its best at this time of year, but this is a minor gripe and would be something I would do myself if I had the chance to return.

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This image of Rannoch Moor is over used but I simply could not resist it. It was strange coming across it, I was driving and became aware that the scenery was familiar. As I pulled into the road side, I realised I was standing at the classic position to take this shot. So no points for originality!

Camera: Mamiya 7, 43mm lens, polariser
Exposure: F22, 1s
Film: Velvia
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Another classic image. What really surprised me while travelling up to Skye was how many of these images were right by the road side. I had always thought they were taken after trekking across the highlands for days, but no, wind down the window and another one for the 'copycat file'.

Camera: Mamiya 7, 43mm lens
Exposure: F22, 1/8s
Film: Velvia
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	Sound of Sleat This tree is a favorite of Steve's. We had perfect light to create a good silhouette and some nice overlap perspective. I exposed for the sky. Technical Details Camera: Mamiya 7, 43mm lens Exposure: F22, 1/500s Film: Velvia
Tarskavaig beach This beach looks into the Cuillin hills but I was more taken by the strange sand patterns. We spent an hour touring the beach, something I don't usually do. Technical Details Camera: Mamiya 7, 43mm lens, polariser Exposure: F22, 1/15s Film: Velvia
	The Quiraing at Sunrise Since I was not going to get any evening photography done, I was very keen to try and get some sunrise shots. So Anthony and I left the picture house at 5:30am and drove an hour to the Quiraing, in the north, which faces almost due east. Sure enough, as we arrived and set-up our cameras, the sun rose and painted a beautiful picture just for us. There was cloud about which limited the performance, but I am not complaining. We drove back to the house just in time for one of Gill's wonderful cooked breakfasts. Technical Details Camera: Mamiya 7, 80mm lens Exposure: F8, 1/4s Film: Velvia Time: 7am 11/4/01
This picture was taken from the same spot looking south (the shot above was looking north with sun rising to the right, obviously!). The range of hills in this area are quite spectacular, I could have spent all week here. Technical Details Camera: Mamiya 7, 150mm lens Exposure: F8, 1/4s Film: Velvia Time: 6:30am 11/4/01
	Sound of Raasay at Sunrise The two following pictures were taken on a 'less successful' early morning trip to "The Storr". Anthony and I were out for 4:30am, drove north for an hour and spent about an hour climbing up to see the Old Man of Storr, a fabulous rocky pinnacle. I was hoping to get a silhouette of The Old Man with a sun rise behind but the clouds prevented it happening. However, I was able to take some nice long lens pictures across the Sound of Raasay with the island of Rona in the foreground and the mainland mountains in the background. Technical Details Camera: Minolta 600, 300mm lens Exposure: F8 Film: Kodak100VS Time: 8:30am 13/4/01
Technical Details Camera: Minolta 600, 600mm lens Exposure: F8 Film: Kodak100VS Time: 8:30am 13/4/01
The image below was taken from the Storr just after the sun cleared the tops of the mountains. There were some beautiful sun rays lasting only moments. Technical details Camera: Mamiya 7, 150mm lens Exposure: F8, 1/15s Film: Velvia Time: about 6:30am 13/4/01
	The Old Man of Storr Well I could not resist the oppotunity to take this picture, again a well known aspect of the Old Man. If I were a professional I would have waited all day for the light but it was my last day and I had lots to do... Technical details Camera: Mamiya 7, 43mm lens Exposure: 4s, F22 Film: Velvia Filters: 81C + 2stop ND grad Time: about 6:45am
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