Absence of sunlight does not necessarily mean the scene will be less beautiful / dramatic / atmospheric.
These photos I took on the Galloway coast in SW Scotland are almost Rothko-esque in their subtlety of colour, tone and texture. The sea merged into the sky but as the colour of one reflects the colour of the other, I guess that merging should be expected. It is just the differing textures or a hint of land (rock) that allows us to understand the view.
This week’s featured StillWalks video is from the south west of Scotland. This medium resolution full length version will be here all week and will then revert to the sample.
The video above is in 480p quality. You can use the Donate button below to pay however much you want and receive a high quality (720HD) download of this week’s featured StillWalks video – “Coastal Walk – Spring” which features part of the Galloway coastline in Scotland. Click the image above to watch the video. DVD Collections are also available to order in the StillWalks Shop.
A couple of weeks ago I posted photos from a similar position to the image you see below – Keeping Things in Perspective
Now, following the crazy weather and high tides that we have had in the south and west of the UK (to say nothing of the rest of the country), the landscape has been changed. The coast has seen massive stacks and arches disappear. Here in Swansea, the scene on the beach perhaps bears no comparison to those fallen stacks, but it is still notably different to that which I photographed a fortnight ago.
Hundreds of tons of stones now sit at the bottom of these steps where before there was a water filled trench. The solitary shell I photographed in the sand two weeks ago now has hundreds of companions.
Sorry to those who expect it but there is no featured StillWalks video this week. It will be back next week.
More selected photos from the StillWalks production “Shore Walk”. Not the shore, perhaps, but some of the flowers I found along the way.
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Honeysuckle
Anyone know the name of this plant?
Poppies
The birds are still fledging so I am still calling it Spring even though we are now in June.
As a final set for the season before I start calling it Summer, here are some of the selected images from the StillWalk “Coastal Walk” from Springtime in Scotland. More to come over the weekend.
Looking at other blogs this morning, I have just discovered it is World Oceans Day today – so perhaps this post is appropriate, at least in the video if not in these specific images. Click the link above to watch.
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Coastal Walk Spring – Goldfinch
Coastal Walk Spring – Chaffinch
Coastal Walk Spring
Coastal Walk Spring
A sunset is a sunset and yet they are all unique. Even in the same place, each night its is different and never fails to move me.
Two more from the StillWalk “Coastal Walk, Evening” which you can see on the Spring Walks page.
The images are available to buy at PhotoShelter
Looking at things from another angle is important – you always gain a new perspective.
The first shot could have been taken on a different day to the others, but no, just a different angle.
Balancing Act
Different Angles
Different Angles
The shot above looks as though it could have been “Photoshopped”, but I swear it hasn’t – it’s just the angle!
All images are from the StillWalk “Coastal Walk”.