South Skye Camera Club Outing to Torrin

Sunrays on Bla Bheinn from Loch Cill Chriosd (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 70mm, 1/100 sec at f/16, ISO 800, ND 0.9 grad filter, handheld)

The South Skye Camera Club held its first outing for ages and ages tonight with a visit to Cill Chriosd and Torrin.  After a quick meet up at the old churchyard at Cill Chriosd we split up to try and find some interesting shots of the area, agreeing to meet up again at the shore at Torrin.  I shot this, and the following variation, from the side of the loch, managing to capture the crepuscular rays breaking through between the heavy cloud above Bla Bheinn.  The colours were very muted with backlight from the low sun, and it was only when these occasional rays broke through that the scene merited a shot.

Bla Bheinn from Loch Cill Chriosd (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 70mm, 1/125 sec at f/11, ISO 100, handheld)

After a heavy cloud descended on the mountain I headed to the shore at Kilbride to see if a different angle, with the rocky shore in the foreground, might offer up something worthwhile.  The light was not that great on the hill with the sun setting behind it, but the following shot captured the scene quite well, with the sun illuminating the clouds just above the top of the mountain.  I liked the small rock pool in the foreground providing interest and colour among the rocks and the angles leading the eye into the view, countered by the spreading cloud pattern above Bla Bheinn..  Once again the colours were very subdued late in the evening and it was extremely cold for May.

Bla Bheinn and Rock Pool at Kilbride Shore (Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 24-70 f/2.8L II USM lens at 24mm, 1/500 sec at f/16, ISO 800, handheld)