Evening light over the Applecross Peninsular
There are times when I am out and about when a scene unfolds before me and stops me in my tracks. This happened a few days ago in Wester Ross in Scotland. The early evening sunlight came through breaks in the clouds to create glorious shafts of light and illuminated the middle ground. One problem; no camera on me to capture the beauty of the light. A cardinal sin for any photographer.
Fortunately I was only five minutes walk from the cottage where we had been staying. I rushed back, picked up my camera and some graduated neutral density filters. I knew I would need them to hold back the strong light above the mountain ridge; I just hoped that by the time I returned to a good viewpoint the ‘light show’ was still being played. It was, and I combined the 3 stop and a 2 stop graduated ND filter to balance the exposure. Even then the image required some careful processing to create the result you see here.
For the record I am looking towards Beinn Bhan, the highest mountain on the Applecross Peninsular in Wester Ross, Scotland.
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10 Responses to “Evening light over the Applecross Peninsular”
A stunning image Alan, and how lucky you were that this persisted long enough for you to retrieve a camera. So often these sights are so fleeting.
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Thanks Andy. I was very fortunate.
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Gorgeous landscape!
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Thank you.
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Hi Alan excellent light and capture, you will go far. Andy
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Thanks for your encouraging words Andy. All the best, Alan.
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Beautiful scene and very elegant processing. It reminds me of the Sistine chapel and Michael Angelo’s fingers.
Kind regards Fay
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Thanks Fay. I didn’t make that comparison but I do see what you mean.
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Great picture. I am going to that area for the first time next weekend and very much looking forward to it.
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Thank you for commenting. Have a great time; it’s a wonderful part of Scotland and with luck the weather will be kind to you.
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