Sunset at Sandwood

Sunset at Sandwood Bay (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm L Lens at 105mm, ISO 400, 1/30 sec at f/16, Handheld)

A week or so ago I had the pleasure of a couple of nights away camping with my daughter Eilish, firstly at Altandhu, near Achiltibuie, and then further north at Sandwood Bay.  The above shot was taken about 10:30 pm looking towards the stac that is such a key feature of the bay.  The sunset was not particularly brilliant but there was a brief moment or two where it presented some lovely pastel colours before disappearing behind the clouds on the horizon. 

The trip produced a few good shots with the sky providing some excellent interest in what might otherwise have been a fairly 'green' landscape.  I usually find that I don't get many great shots in the main summer months, mainly because the landscape up here tends to go a pretty uniform green.  Except for the rare occasions when I am up and about in the very early hours or very late at night, and this far north these times are at pretty anti-social hours, I often rely on the sky, water or buildings to provide the main interest in my compositions.  As a result I regularly opt for the black & white format as the limited colour range can frequently appear more interesting as subtle tones of grey.  The following shots reflect that preference pretty clearly, plus you may notice a bit of a fixation on passing places, more of that to come....

Liathach (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm L lens at 24mm, ISO 200, 1/80 sec at f/22, Handheld)

Beinn Eighe (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm L lens at 24mm, ISO 200, 1/80 sec at f/22, Handheld)

Beinn Mor Coigach & Stac Pollaidh, The Road to the Summer Isles (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm L lens at 24mm, ISO 200, 1/30 sec at f/22, Handheld)

Stac Pollaidh & Loch Lurgainn (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm L lens at 28mm, ISO 200, 1/40 sec at f/22, Handheld)

Lugworm Casts, Altandhu Beach (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm L lens at 105mm, ISO 200, 1/500 sec at f/16, Handheld)

Ripples at Sandwood Bay (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-35mm L lens at 17mm, ISO 200, 1/200 sec at f/18, Handheld)

Receding Waves at Sandwood Bay (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-35mm L lens at 17mm, ISO 200, 1/200 sec at f/18, Handheld)

Clouds at Sandwood Bay (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-35mm L lens at 17mm, ISO 200, 1/250 sec at f/22, Handheld)

The Stac at Sandwood Bay (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-35mm L lens at 35mm, ISO 200, 1/320 sec at f/18, Handheld)

Marram Circles (Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm L lens at 24mm, ISO 200, 1/100 sec at f/14, Handheld)