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My friend and talented wildlife / landscape photographer Tom Hodgetts runs Skye Walks and Photography on the Hebridean island.  On Sunday morning he took me out to Huhba Hunish, the most Northerly point on the island to grab some shots of the birds and the landscape before the next storm system hit the Isle of Skye - see the blog HERE .   I grabbed this shot of Tom shooting some of the many seabirds  that live on the cliffs with his Nikon D300s and long telephoto lens, with the Isle of Harris and Lewis on the horizon. I took this shot on the Fujifilm X-T1 with the XF50-140mm f2.8 lens.  The image was converted to mono in NIK Silver Efex Pro2 software in post production. For more information on Skye Walks and Photography visit the company website HERE and the Facebook Page HERE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON...

Ruhba Hunish is the most northernly part of the Isle of Skye and a great place for wildlife.   It is also a great place for wild flowers growing in the boggy and rocky conditions and while out at Ruhba Hunish yesterday morning I stopped to take some shots using the 90mm f2 lens fitted with the 16mm extension tube to increase the magnification. Cotton grass and orchids were amongst the flowers growing on the cliff top. 

When out shooting landscapes on a cloudy day I always keep one eye on the sky to see if the sun will break through to create some interesting light on the landscape.  I have got very good at anticipating changes in the light over the years and it is a skill that all landscape photographers acquire over time. On the west coast of Scotland the weather can change very quickly.  Just when it looks like it is time to pack the cameras away and head back home, the clouds can suddenly part or the rain can stop and the scene that 10 minutes earlier was grey and overcast is suddenly transformed. Take these two shots looking out from the northern coast of the Isle of Skye out towards Harris and Lewis.  The wind was blowing the clouds across the scene at a fair rate of knots and the moving clouds would suddenly open up to allow the sunlight through to illuminate part of the seascape. They say 'patience is a virtue', and for landscape photographers this is very true.  S...

This was the scene at Uig on the Isle of Skye as we waited for the morning ferry to Tarbert on Harris.  The sun burst through the clouds lighting the water in the bay at low tide. The image was taken on a Fujifilm X-T1 and the Fujinon XF10-24mm f4R OIS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION If you like what you see on this blog please visit our  Facebook  page and click 'like'

The ruins of Duntulm Castle stand on a rocky outcrop on the northern end of the Isle of Skye.  During the 17th century the castle was home to the chief of the Clan MacDonald of Sleat.  The castle was built in the 14th and 15th centuries, when the area was subject to feuds between the rival MacLeod and Macdonald clans. The defences were improved in the 16th century, and by the early 17th century the MacDonald's had finally gained the upper hand in the area. The castle was abandoned in the first half of the 18th century when Sir Alexander MacDonald built a new residence 5 miles to the south, robbing much of the castle's stone as building material.  Today Duntulm Castle is in a poor condition but it is still a major draw for walkers visiting Skye's Trotternish ridge. These images were taken in the evening as the sun was setting to the left of the picture.  The Lee Big Stopper was used to slow the exposure to around 120 seconds to record the movement in the sky a...

The beautiful scenery out on the Scottish Islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides was quiet breathtaking with tall mountains, turquoise seas and white sandy beaches.  The scenery was perfect for wide panoramic images using the panoramic mode on the Fujifilm X-T1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION If you like what you see on this blog please visit our  Facebook  page and click 'like'

Just off the most northerly point of the Isle of Skye looking out towards the Outer Hebrides is a small group of islands which the largest is Fladda-chùain.   This shot was a long exposure taken on the Fujifilm X-T1 and Fujinon 55-200mm fitted with the Lee Big Stopper 10x ND filter to give an exposure of 110 seconds at f16 (ISO200). In the background is the Isle of Harris, which we had just traveled back from that afternoon.  The sun had just broken through the heavy cloud cover, illuminating the islands in the foreground. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAP...

This shot was taken in 2009 on the Trotternish Ridge and is probably one of the most photographed scenes on the Isle of Skye.  A very early start saw us up on the ridge as the sun came over the horizon.  The sun bouncing off the low clouds produced the most amazing light show and this was the best shot of a series I took while up on the ridge overlooking this amazing landscape.  The Quiraing is a landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish Ridge on the Isle of Skye. The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips. Quiraing (in Gaelic, Cuith-Raing) comes from Old Norse Kvi Rand, which means Round Fold. Within the fold is The Table, an elevated plateau hidden amongst the pillars. It is said that the fold was used to conceal cattle from Viking raiders. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...