Bite-Size Blog Post #29 - The Quiraing
I love the view towards the Quiraing but I always seem to struggle to get a photograph I'm happy with in. I got a chance to go back recently, but was this the best I could get?
In Search of The Needle
The Isle of Skye is magical and for the landscape photographer, it’s heaven. Like most of the Hebridean islands, it offers a lot of variety to adventurous photographer. You can photograph the coast and the mountains and everything in between.
Unfortunately, this blog post isn’t a story about how I spent many wonderful days on the island capturing portfolio images every day. No, this is a brief story about just one morning on Skye. Don’t feel sad for me though, I was on my way to spend 10 days on Harris and Lewis!
With just one morning on Skye, it can be difficult to select a location, but when your next stop is Uig and the ferry to Harris, it’s almost impossible to not be drawn to the Quiraing. I had photographed it on my last visit but I wasn’t completely happy with the photographs. I had unfinished business at the Quiraing!
So, would this trip yield any better results? Well, no, not really. I’m not unhappy with the photograph I captured. I did what I could with the conditions and light that I had. I just feel that this photograph lacks the drama that I would want to see from this view. Perhaps I’ve had my perception skewed from all the photographs I have seen of the Quiraing over the years.
I’m not going to worry about it though. It’s just inspired me to want to go back and next time with enough time for repeat visits.
While I was there though, and with the thought of coming back in my mind, I decided to explore a little more of the area. I particularly wanted to see The Needle, but managed to miss the path that takes you up to it. It wasn’t the end of the world though as the two hour circular walk that I went on revealed some very nice locations that would shoot well in the right conditions.
I might not have captured the most amazing image of the Quiraing, but it was definitely time well spent. It was goodbye to Skye, but I know I will be back one day. Soon.
The Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotland - Nikon Z8, Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 27mm, f/11, 1/4 sec at ISO 64.
Your Photos Matter - Create a Photo Book
I completely forgot about a collection of images I had so I decided to do something with them!
Don’t Forget to Publish Your Photos!
In October of last year, I went on a photography bucket list trip to the Isle of Skye. This wasn’t a last-minute trip but one that I had probably started to organise some 18 months prior to departure. Over that 18 month period, I had a lot of time to get excited about the trip. Needless to say that when the trip did finally come around my levels of excitement were through the roof.
With all that planning and excitement I find it odd that I left the photographs I captured just sitting on my hard drive. What was the point in spending all that time and money on capturing these images and doing nothing with them! So I decided the best and most interesting way to publish these photographs was with a photo book. If you a regular reader of the blog you’ll know how keen I am on creating something physical from my photographs. This time though, rather than print them myself I would create a photo book.
You can see how I went about it in the video below:
I hope you enjoyed the video and it has inspired you to dig about your catalogue of images, print some of them, or even create a photo book yourself. If you do, please let me know in the comments below.
My Isle of Skye Photographs
I hope you enjoy the collection of photographs that I placed in my book. Just click on a thumbnail to view the image full screen and see all the shooting information.
