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Skye’s the limit

Sue chased the best light for magical landscapes on the Isle of Skye

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Iam an amateur photograph­er who lives in Suffolk and first picked up a camera in 2019, since then I have tried various photograph­y genres, however I have developed a keen interest in landscape photograph­y. In October 2023, myself and a group of like-minded friends visited the Isle of Skye.

As you will appreciate, the landscape on Skye is hugely different to that in Suffolk, for starters there are no hills in Suffolk to speak of. At this time of year we were blessed with the shorter days, resulting in a later sunrise and an earlier sunset, plus the bonus of sites being less busy. So there were few very early starts, at least not every day.

Despite having driven up to Skye through Storm Ciaran and bearing in mind the time of year, we were very lucky to experience some good weather. Although it was cold,

we had several days of sunshine and surprising­ly it remained dry all week, which has resulted in great light.

I have recently converted from Olympus to a Canon user. The equipment I use for landscapes now is a Canon EOS R5, 14-35mm wide-angle, 24-105mm standard zoom lens and a 70-200mm telephoto, plus a range of LEE filters. Overall, we had a marvellous week with great weather, doing what we love to do, in a beautiful part of the United Kingdom. The landscape did not disappoint, nor did the weather. Here’s to this year when we will be visiting Scotland again, but this time Glencoe.

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?? ?? 03 FAIRY GLEN SUNRISE It didn’t look like we were going to see any interestin­g light, but the clouds suddenly moved, giving way to magic light dancing across the glen with dramatic long shadows Lens Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM Exposure 1/8 sec, f/20, ISO100
03 FAIRY GLEN SUNRISE It didn’t look like we were going to see any interestin­g light, but the clouds suddenly moved, giving way to magic light dancing across the glen with dramatic long shadows Lens Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM Exposure 1/8 sec, f/20, ISO100
?? ?? 04 SUNSET AT TALISKAR BAY The tide was coming in and we scrambled across the slippery boulders to get in position. As sunset approached, the clouds started to break up, exposing lovely light across the bay Lens Canon RF 14-35mm F4L IS USM Exposure 10 secs, f/22, ISO100
04 SUNSET AT TALISKAR BAY The tide was coming in and we scrambled across the slippery boulders to get in position. As sunset approached, the clouds started to break up, exposing lovely light across the bay Lens Canon RF 14-35mm F4L IS USM Exposure 10 secs, f/22, ISO100
?? ?? 02 SLIGACHAN BRIDGE This image of the Cuillins was taken mid-morning on a clear and bright day underneath the bridge to add a natural frame Lens Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM Exposure 1/13 sec, f/16, ISO100
02 SLIGACHAN BRIDGE This image of the Cuillins was taken mid-morning on a clear and bright day underneath the bridge to add a natural frame Lens Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM Exposure 1/13 sec, f/16, ISO100

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