Scotland, Color

Neist Point, Isle of Skye, Scotland (Steve Sickels)

This is a follow up to my post yesterday that highlighted a few monochrome images from my trip to Scotland this past April. This time, though, it’s a few color images I hadn’t processed previously.

The image above is a 180-second exposure of Neist Point on the Isle of Skye. This view is to the south, right at sunset. A few minutes prior, there was a rather heavy bank of clouds on the horizon (to the right — that is, to the west) blocking the sunset light. But just minutes before the sun dipped below the horizon, the bank cleared and the point was side-lit with beautiful golden light. A treat!

The images below are of a beautiful, pastel sunset from a beach near Achmelvich, Scotland. Seeing these colors — including a soft and colorful glow on the rocks — was an amazing treat. (Understatement!) A big thanks to Colin Homes for taking me to this gorgeous, off-the-beaten-path location on his photography workshop! This one is a 10-second exposure, and the lower image — which was taken from a vantage point along beach and to the left of this one — is a 13-second exposure.

Sunset at the rocks and beach near Achmelvich, Scotland (Steve Sickels)

Sunset at the beach near Achmelvich, Scotland (Steve Sickels)

The image below is from Loch Carron (as was a monochrome image from my earlier blog post, yesterday). And processed with VSCO Film, processing software that emulates the “look” of various films — in this case Kodak Portra 160. This was a 70-second exposure.

A concrete jetty into Loch Carron, Scotland (Steve Sickels)

I hope you enjoy these few images from Scotland!  You can see all my Scotland photos by clicking here.

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