Skye trip...
06th March 2010
In: Trips...
Not long back from a weeks trip to the Misty Isle of Skye. stayed in a cottage at Elgol and had the best light for a couple of years. I was joined on the trip by Claire Carter a friend from England who does the most marvelous landscapes and close images of water wherever she goes. I call her the Mermaid she loves the sea so much.
We were graced by weather that ranged from snow storms to brilliant sunshine, some rain and hail, high pressure which can give almost cloudless skies but also flat mirror like Lochs and Lochans. During the winter the day is shorter so no really early starts or late finishes needed. We never got a dramatic sunrise or sunset but we did get some grand light and the trip was a wonderful success we produced several gigabytes of images and quite a few worth showing too.
A winter trip has added problems when packing, extra layers and waterproofs are essential, we both tend to wear wellies of one sort or another I've just been using Muckboots lately and they are brilliant, warm dry and the advantage of being able to wade into water without much worry about wet feet. Don't forget decent socks for inside the boots. The wind was cold as well and my face and hands took a battering, some protection there is essential during shooting and afterwards. I'm prone to always have gloves, equally always in my pockets till my fingers scream at me. Going prepared makes your trip that much more comfortable and enjoyable if you stay warm and dry.
We go self catering which gives you the freedom to eat to suit the weather and when the sun rises and sets, plus you don't have to creep around in case you wake others at 5am. We buy our food from the nearest supermarket and get fresh milk, bread, eggs etc locally, the shop at Elgol sells everything from fruit & veg to clothes pegs, coal, and plasters for skint heels. We also share a car as often as possible sharing the costs makes the trip quite reasonable and allows for more chances to get away and explore the country and do what we all love, shoot landscapes.
Hope this helps your interest and enjoyment of the countryside and Scotland in particular, and anything that makes photography more interesting and fun for you all.
The Images are at Gallery Skye 2010 Trip.
Claire Carter is at http://www.carterart.co.uk/
Enjoy...
Dougie
this is Claire enjoying Loch Cill Chriosd's reflections.
We were graced by weather that ranged from snow storms to brilliant sunshine, some rain and hail, high pressure which can give almost cloudless skies but also flat mirror like Lochs and Lochans. During the winter the day is shorter so no really early starts or late finishes needed. We never got a dramatic sunrise or sunset but we did get some grand light and the trip was a wonderful success we produced several gigabytes of images and quite a few worth showing too.
A winter trip has added problems when packing, extra layers and waterproofs are essential, we both tend to wear wellies of one sort or another I've just been using Muckboots lately and they are brilliant, warm dry and the advantage of being able to wade into water without much worry about wet feet. Don't forget decent socks for inside the boots. The wind was cold as well and my face and hands took a battering, some protection there is essential during shooting and afterwards. I'm prone to always have gloves, equally always in my pockets till my fingers scream at me. Going prepared makes your trip that much more comfortable and enjoyable if you stay warm and dry.
We go self catering which gives you the freedom to eat to suit the weather and when the sun rises and sets, plus you don't have to creep around in case you wake others at 5am. We buy our food from the nearest supermarket and get fresh milk, bread, eggs etc locally, the shop at Elgol sells everything from fruit & veg to clothes pegs, coal, and plasters for skint heels. We also share a car as often as possible sharing the costs makes the trip quite reasonable and allows for more chances to get away and explore the country and do what we all love, shoot landscapes.
Hope this helps your interest and enjoyment of the countryside and Scotland in particular, and anything that makes photography more interesting and fun for you all.
The Images are at Gallery Skye 2010 Trip.
Claire Carter is at http://www.carterart.co.uk/
Enjoy...
Dougie
this is Claire enjoying Loch Cill Chriosd's reflections.
