A Few Days in Uist

Evening Light on Cnoc an Torainn, North Uist (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens at 24mm, 1/125th sec at f/8.0, ISO 400, handheld)

This past week was very exciting after all this time in lockdown, with a four day trip to visit our friends at Paible, North Uist.  The weather was not at its best but we did have some breaks in the overcast providing some moments of interesting light and some sunshine.  This shot was taken on our first evening, looking south-west across Loch Sandary towards Cnoc an Torainn.  I have processed it with my new semi-desaturated look, which I am getting quite into.  I feel that there is a tendency with digital images to over-process and produce overly saturated images and this is a kind of reaction to that.

The following images are a mix of landscapes and some of our friends and their two Westies on the beach.

Looking Across Loch Sandary from Paiblesgearraidh (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 17-35mm f/2.8L USM lens at 17mm, 1/160 sec at f/16, ISO 100, tripod)

Paiblesgearraidh Croft from Loch Sandary (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 170mm, 1/500 sec at f/8.0, ISO 100, handheld)

Looking East Towards Udal from Traigh Bhalaigh (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens at 24mm, 1/250 sec at f/16, ISO 100, tripod)

Graeme Bird Watching (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 185mm, 1/1000 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100, handheld)

Anne with Sula & Cuillin (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 200mm, 1/1600 sec at f/3.5, ISO 100, handheld)

Sula and Her Ball (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 195mm, 1/1600 sec at f/4.0, ISO 100, handheld)

Sula & Cuillin (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 200mm, 1/1600 sec at f/4.0, ISO 100, handheld)

Our Friends, Graeme & Anne (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 200mm, 1/4000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100, handheld)