My computer has been “out of service” for a while, but it’s (finally) back — and therefore I’m back too! Time to post some more images from my wonderful photo workshop in Scotland this past March with Colin Homes (one of my favorite photographers!). In this post, I’m highlighting some of my monochrome images. (More catch-up posts to come!)
Above is one from the Quiraing, on the Isle of Skye. When I was in Scotland previously with my wife (exactly a year ago!), we visited the Quiraing, and she spotted this amazing tree (which is tucked out of the way and easy to miss from the trail). I got a few shots, but to get this vantage point (with the tree above the horizon), I had to climb down into a little “valley.” And, you’re so close to the tree that you can’t really get a full perspective. This shot is actually a “stitch” of three side-by-side vertical shots with my 16 mm wide-angle lens. But I’m happy with it!
The image below is from the Isle of Skye as well — from Loch Leathan (south of the Quiraing), looking north towards the Old Man of Storr in the distance. (Which is very small in the image!)
It’s a good thing I came to Scotland with tall waterproof boots, as this one was taken from in the Loch and among the grasses (albeit not too far from the shore…). I decided to go with a sepia-toned processing with this one — a one-minute exposure.
Below is an image from Loch Carron, in Scotland, processed with the “VSCO Film” software, which emulates various film “looks,” including adding the “grain” that some films have to varying degrees (especially high ISO films). This one was a bit of an experiment with my tilt-shift lens, too. The shift function can “correct” converging perspective lines (making them parallel, as in the “real world”). In this case, I rotated the shift axis about 45 degrees clockwise from vertical, which flattened the horizontal lines of the concrete jetty. (A bit hard to explain, but, regardless, it was a fun experiment that worked out nicely.) A 70-second exposure.
And here’s a rather minimalistic image, taken on our way toward the iconic Neist Point on the Isle of Skye. It was taken from a sheep field, and we soon attracted a sizable gathering of the creatures, who I imagine assumed we came bearing food, rather than cameras and tripods… What a beautiful location, in any case, even if we were among disappointed sheep. A 50-second exposure.
I hope you enjoy the images! It was a while ago that I captured them, but putting together this blog post brings back some wonderful memories of a very special place. (And a great photo workshop with Colin.)
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