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The Light in Scottish Skies 1

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I have some Scottish skies to show you. With all the dry weather we have had this Summer the light in SW Scotland was unique. In some of the photos below it may look as if we had some poor weather while there but that is not really the case.

evening view

At times the light was such that it was difficult to differentiate between the different aspects of the sea, landscape and sky. It prompted me to go abstract and emphasise the effect because that seemed more realistic. The second shot below is deliberately out of focus, blurred, but the only reason the shot of the swans is not sharp is because I was having to act quickly to capture them in flight.

Over the next couple of weeks or so I will not be posting My Walk this Week – instead I would like to show a selection photos I took on various walks in Scotland while on holiday.

sea and sky
abstract mood – sea and sky
flying swans
monochrome gulls
distant Isle of Man
Isle of Man close up
evening view
December - Winter Sunrise

Reviewing the Year – 2017

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At the end of this first week of 2018 I have selected one image from each month of 2017 plus the featured image on the StillWalks blog page.

I thoroughly enjoyed all my walks in 2017 and look forward to posting about more walks in the coming year. However, I may need to cut down on the number of posts. As much as I enjoy doing the photography, field recording and writing, there will be a distinct pressure on my time in 2018 and cutting to one post per week may be one of the solutions to this problem. I will do my best and we shall see how it goes – either way, unlike this week, future posts will include soundscapes as well as images.

I would like to thank everyone for following the StillWalks blog in 2017 and I look forward to reading all your posts in the coming year. I hope it will be a very productive one for all of us. Happy New Year!

January – Botanic Garden of Wales
February – Rainy Day Cardiff
March – Cwm Dulais Dew
April – Llyn Llech Owain woodland
May – Pagham Walk 2
June – Marshes 2
July – Dog, Scottish Beach
August – Wild Ponies, Wales
September – Welsh Cliff Path
October – Llanrhidian Marshes
November – Stratford Park, Stroud
December – Urban Dawn Walk
September - Bishopston Valley

July To September – Reviewing the Third Quarter

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For this first week of 2018 I have picked out some of my preferred shots taken on the many walks I enjoyed last year. Today I am looking at a few of my favoured photos from July to September 2017 and if you want to see more of them, just select the posts from the monthly archive on the blog page.

July – Scottish Sky
July – Dog, Scottish Beach
August – Wild Ponies, Wales
August – Welsh Sheep
September – Bishopston Valley
September – Welsh Cliff Path
dark day at the beach

Sea and Wind – Reviewing the Week

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So our holiday in south west Scotland may not have had the best of the Summer weather but the sea and wind soundscape below holds good memories for me.

wavelet

With the wild weather and the wildlife and the wonderful walks, the fact that there was not so much sun does not matter to me. Continue reading→

abandones trainers

What the Sea Brings In and What the Sea Takes Away

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This sandcastle may not be sustainable, even though it is build on rocks but while walking about on the beaches on our holiday in south west Scotland was mostly a clean experience, one day the sea brought in some mucky looking foam.

sandcastles

I could see a long patch of water just out from the shore and found myself taking photos of the froth and foam and bubbles as it reached the beach. Continue reading→

dark day at the beach

Beachscapes, Space and Light

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One of the best things about a big beach or bay is the sense of space and the quality of light to be found.

The south west coast of Scotland has been popular with artists for many years and Kirkcudbright is known as the artists’ town with a number of important and influential artists having lived and worked there in the past. Continue reading→

rain and sun

Sea and Sky – From Grey to Gold

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I took a number of short walks when away in Scotland and while it is certainly possible that all the shots posted below are all from the same day (the weather can and does change quickly there), the photos actually span three days going from grey to gold across sea and sky.

grey sea and rock

However, you might be surprised to know that the “blue sky cloudscape” shot was taken just 90 minutes before the golden sundown shots. It can be wonderful to have good sunny weather Continue reading→