Monthly Archives: December 2024
the temptation of the edge
I’ll end 2024 with this, a photo that has deep personal meaning to me.
And the only other thing I’ll say is that sometimes all it takes to keep going is the thinnest line of light.
the Quiraing, Scotland
photographed 11.7.2023
but we have to find our own paths
I wonder how the water decides which path to take, the exciting and fast one, or the calmer and slower one? Likewise, I wonder how people make that same decision.
(An example of the things I thought about while I stood in some very sticky mud and photographed this stream. Curiously it is also an example of why you don’t really want me to always tell you what I’ve been thinking about when I make these photos. You’re welcome.)
near Loch Leathan, Scotland
photographed 11.7.2023
eventually they became each other
It seemed like it was at the point where it was hard to tell the castle from the cliff. But to be fair, the castle has been abandoned since the 1730s so it’s not like all this happened in a few year’s time.
Duntulm Castle
Isle of Sky, Scotland
photographed 11.7.2023
lenticular
When you’re in a group of photographers that drive like hell (on one-track roads)(that sometimes have sheep standing in them) to get to the beach just in time to photograph the sunset, it’s easy to tell the members of the group who know their job, focus on the task at hand, and photograph the sunset.
Then there was me: I can’t follow directions very well and/or am easily distracted by something shiny. And it this case, I saw the tiny bit a lenticular cloud (my second favorite cloud) over there on the eastern sky and it was sufficiently shiny to get my attention.
Elgol, Scotland
photographed 11.6.2023
what can wax can wane
It was a tough day. It was cold and stormy. I wasn’t at my best, for those things plus some other stuff. It looked like our already-brief stop to photograph this castle was going to be rained out by that kind of rain that’s mostly sleet, falling so sharply that it hurts.
But there was a sudden change – the clouds lifted for a bit and looked dramatic long enough for a photo. I know that summarizes Scottish weather, but it’s also a reminder to myself (and to you, too, if you need it) that sometimes you have to just wait out the turns, the phases, the moments without so much worry.
Eilean Donan Castle
Isle of Skye, Scotland
photographed 11.8.2023
One Day | One Image 