Luskentyre

thingsthatihaveseen · 2019-04-24T09:15:08+0100

Hi all As threatened, some more from my trip to the far north west of Scotland at the end of February of this year. As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I spent the first half of the trip wildcamping on Sandwood Bay just below Cape Wrath. The second half of the trip I spent in the van in and around Luskentyre, on the West Coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, a short hop on the ferry over the Minch from Ullapool. Like Sandwood Bay, I last visited Luskentyre about 8 or 9 years ago, as part of a longer trip wandering around Harris and Lewis for a couple of weeks, and I'd been very keen to get back there with a camera ever since. People tend to speak of Luskentyre in somewhat hushed tones, primarily because of the quality of the light, and having spent a few more days there I can really understand why. The clouds tend to gather around the mountains both close by and further up the coast, making not only for a pretty soulful backdrop, but also a constantly changing palette of colour, light and shade, which plays itself out over the day across the enormous tidal range of the bay. I had rather stormy weather whilst I was there, very windy in particular, which was pretty life affirming all round. I'll post some more abstract shots/ICMs in a bit, but for now, here are some landscapes. All Luskentyre, except the first one, which is of Ardvreck Castle on Loch Assynt, and which I happened to pass on the way to Ullapool from Sandwood Bay. One of those 'get out of the van and run' moments... all Pentax K1II, DFA 15-30, DFA 24-70. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. All thoughts, comments, observations etc. gratefully received as ever... Best

Your PhotosYour Photos

Add Comment

Plus Member womble womble

7684 posts
18 years
Hertfordshire,
mostly.

Posted 28/04/2019 - 10:29 Link

Beautiful shots. No 13 stands out for me. Super stuff.

Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.

Chrism8 Chrism8

2134 posts
16 years
St Austell,
Cornwall

Posted 28/04/2019 - 11:25 Link

Superb set, well worth the trip

Chris

www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk

" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".

-------------------------------------------------------------
K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8

Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2

K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM

thingsthatiha... thingsthatihaveseen

1357 posts
14 years

Posted 29/04/2019 - 09:07 Link

Thanks Kris and Chris...

Best

Bill

Immersive
BillWardPhotography
Instagram
Facebook

Sry Sry

1124 posts
8 years

Posted 30/04/2019 - 22:42 Link

Yet another set of beautiful paintings #1 is a great show-starter, somehow putting everything into context despite its seeming to stand a bit apart from the rest (to me). #6 is a bit of an eye-grabber, with its curving movement echoed later in #9, 12 and 16. The 'pastel' series (#s 8,10, 11,12, 17) really make your softly flowing colour wizardry shine (they all do, of course, but here they form the subject matter itself, IMO). And the 'traces' series (#s12 through 14 - 15 being a close relation) brings strong yet subtle structure to the party. #s 2 through 7 bring everything into broad daylight, so to speak. #17 is quite compelling, the landscape fading into light and darkness together...

Now, waiting on those ICMs...

thingsthatiha... thingsthatihaveseen

1357 posts
14 years

Posted 05/05/2019 - 09:19 Link

Thanks Serge for your detailed thoughts... very useful as ever... will post some abstracts/ICMs in a bit...

Best

Bill

Immersive
BillWardPhotography
Instagram
Facebook