A Highland Photo Trip: Part 8 Sunset at Altandhu

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The view over the anchorage at Altandhu just before sunset
Fujifilm X-T2 + XF10-24mm f4 - 1/40 @ f10 ISO400 (zoom 10mm)
As the horizon brightened to the west we stopped photographing at our location near Inverpolly and headed in the car the 6 miles to a view point above the small fishing village of Altandhu.

 The clouds on the horizon had broken up and the sunlight was streaming through producing a spectacular display.  I had fixed the X-T2 to the Manfrotto 190 tripod while I used the X-Pro2 with either the 100-400mm, or the XF50-140mm with the 1.4x converter, to get some closer images of the sunset and the cloud formations. 

Fiery skies about the headland to the south west of Altandhu
Fujifilm X-Pro2 + XF50-140mm f2.8 + 1.4x converter - 1/320 @ f13 ISO400 (zoom 196mm)
The light was fading fast and we had to work quickly.  Being exposed on a hill on the coast also subjected us to high winds, which were also pretty cold, which meant we had to watch for camera shake in the long exposure images.

The view over the anchorage at Altandhu
Fujifilm X-Pro2 + XF100-400mm f4.5/5.6 - 1/160 @ f5.6 ISO400 (zoom 100mm)
The view to the islands to the west of the mainland
Fujifilm X-T2 + XF50-140mm f2.8 - 1/400 @ f5 ISO200 (zoom 135mm)
The view over the anchorage at Altandhu
Fujifilm X-T2 + XF50-140mm f2.8 - 1/4 @ f11 ISO400 (zoom 55mm)
The view over the anchorage at Altandhu - Long Exposure using Lee 10x ND 'Big Stopper'
Fujifilm X-T2 + XF50-140mm f2.8 - 180s @ f8 ISO400 (zoom 55mm)

As the last of the light faded away we headed back to the car and got back on the road for the long trip back to Edinburgh.  The two days had been a great adventure photographing a part of the world I hadn't been to for nearly 30 years.

 I look forward to returning to the far north west coast of Scotland in the very near future.




Other features from this trip
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 7 Clashnessie Beach to the River Polly - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 6 Kylesku to Drumbeg - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 5 Ardvreck Castle - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 4 Bealach na Ba to Applecross - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 3 Lochcarron to Loch Kishorn - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 2 Inverness - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 1 Ruthven Barracks - CLICK HERE

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