A Beautiful Coastal Stroll this Evening

Evening Sunshine and Globeflower at Drumbuie (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens at 24mm, 1/640 sec at f/16, ISO 1600, handheld)

Yesterday evening was one of those wonderful soft nights where the gentle breeze was just enough to keep the midges away without making it chilly, and the late evening sun provided lovely warm light on the landscape.  I chose to go for a walk around the coast from Duirinish to Port an Eorna and on to Drumbuie and the views across to Skye were truly fantastic.  My favourite plant, the globeflower, was in full flower at Drumbuie, overlooking the bay at Port Cam with the Skye hills in the background.  The above shot is my favourite, taken with at small aperture (f/16) to get the star burst effect of the sun. I exposed for the bright sky as I didn't have my ND Grad filters with me, and brought out the details in the foreground in post-processing.  One of the beauties of my fantastic Canon 5D Mark IV is that it has great dynamic range and when shooting in RAW it is possible to make these kinds of adjustments.  The following are a few of the other shots from the evening.

Globeflower at Drumbuie (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens at 24mm, 1/500 sec at f/16, ISO 1600, handheld)

Globeflower in Evening Light (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens at 70mm, 1/640 sec at f/16, ISO 1600, handheld)

Looking towards Skye from Port an Eorna (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens at 24mm, 1/400 sec at f/16, ISO 200, handheld)ort an Eorna

Evening Sky over the Cuillins of Skye (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 70mm, 1/800 sec at f/8.0, ISO 200, handheld, panorama from two images)

Sunrays and Evening Light over Raasay (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens at 70mm, 1/260 sec at f/16, ISO 400, handheld)

Coastal Plants (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens at 70mm, 1/125 sec at f/16, ISO 800, handheld)