I don’t have any photos from my first visit to The Quiraing on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. But that visit sits foremost in my memory. What a day!
It was crazy. It was about a 45 minutes from from the B&B I was staying at, so I left in darkness in order to be up there well ahead of sunrise. When I left it was absolutely pouring rain. But I didn’t go to Scotland to stay in my comfy bed (although I considered it), so off I went anyway hoping for some dramatic skies.
The drive was narrow, windy and a bit scary when getting near the top of the mountain. When I arrived, there was no one in the parking lot but me. Everyone else was smarter I guess!
The wind!!!! And the rain!!!! Sideways rain, wind that almost blew me off the mountain. I couldn’t walk straight. But still I persisted.
I went back to my car for awhile, and went back outside for awhile, before finally giving up. But at least I knew there was a location with a dramatic landscape waiting for a better day.
I did return twice more and got the small handful of photos in this post, but that’s it. It is an incredible landscape with some incredible weather to go with it. But sometimes there’s too much weather!
This is the life of a landscape photographer. Many hours spent waiting in the rain and the cold waiting for the magic light that often never comes. Going back to locations again and again waiting and hoping. Sometimes it doesn’t work out. And that’s okay.
This time I managed to squeak out a few shots in between the storms, plus one daytime shot. Now I have a reason to go back.
What a story! And agreed, it is probably stunning in other seasons and lighting conditions as well. This is one of my absolute favorite places in all of Scotland <3 Great post.
Thank you very much Suzette. I really hope I get a chance to go back there and try again. I went up there 3 times but never did get quite what I was after.
Stunning landscape well worth a trip back. I personally never seem to get my best photos on the first or even the second visit, On later visits I seem to get the best photos of the area. I love your approach and thinking. Clarence
The landscapes in Scotland are so dramatic, I would love to go back. I imagine the light must change constantly and it would be interesting to see the differences year to year. Or season to season. Thank you very much for your kind comments Clarence.
It is for those brief moments of magic that we give chase.
So true. Thanks for your comments Kris.
What a life you live, travelling all the time and looking for beautiful places.
It must be lonely at times but I am sure that it is worth it.
I am very grateful to you for sharing all these beautiful photos. It is an almost spiritual experience, thank you for the pleasure,
Save travels,
Agnes
Thank you Agnes, that is such a kind comment! Actually it is not a lonely life at all. I do like to travel and photograph alone, but I find that when I do want company there are always other travellers around. In fact, since we’ve been RVing, my husband and I have many more friends than we used to when we lived in a house. We are always meeting new people and then we arrange to meet up with them again in future snowbird trips down south.
Just stunning!!!!!!!
Thank you Christina!