Guardians of Quirang, a photo from Highland, Scotland

Photographer's Note

Isle of Skye - The Quirang is a fascinating rock formation on the Trotternish peninsula on Skye. It is approximately two miles north west of Staffin and six miles south east of Rubha Hunish. The Quiraing is a spectacular landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish Ridge on the Isle of Skye. The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips; the Quiraing is the only part of the slip still moving, the road at its base near Flodigarry requires repairs each year.

The Trotternish Ridge lies on Skye's northernmost peninsula known as Trotternish. The northernmost summit on this ridge is known as the Quirang which has a fantastic maze of pinnacles, cliffs and flat grass tables that were formed by an ancient landslide of biblical proportions. From below these cliffs look huge, upon closer inspection you find many intricacies - scree slopes provide entrances to reveal an intricate maze of deep chasms and huge rock walls.

While looking at my photostream lately I realized I that hardly post any photos with any green color in them. No surprise I guess as there is hardly anything green in the Middle East. As I'm starting to prepare next trip to Scotland this June I went through some last year photos. Those of you that think that you'll come to Isle of Skye and you'll be welcomed by light like this, might be disappointed. You can get your share of rain rather than this wonderful light. Even thought the plan was to hike for one whole day around Quirang, the reality was that due to the weather condition we had only one early morning with such a wonderful light. I nearly didn't have enough strength to get out of bed after several days of late night shooting and early mornings. Mind you that sunset is around 11PM and sunrise around 4AM in June, you can imagine how much sleep you get when always try to capture the best light. Landscape photography is not an easy job, but with results like this it is definitely worth it.

PENTAX K20D, f/6.7, 0.017 sec (1/60), ISO 100, 14 mm

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anducina (8407) 2009-04-28 5:12

Superb sky, green hills and sheep....

dta (98848) 2009-04-28 5:23

Hello Lucie ,
A wonderful landscpape , a gorgeous sky , a pleasant fore ground . I like a lot this typical Highland scenery .
Regards

mkamionka (73532) 2009-04-28 5:25

Hi
Very nice composition and fantastic landscape.
Just a bit too saturated colors may be due to a polarizer.
Also you are loosing details of the sheep (exposure) i.e. black head is too black to see anything, and there are some overexposed places both on the sheep and in the sky.
Nice to look at anyway,
M

federico (6109) 2009-04-28 5:30

hi Lucie wonderfull shot here, great colors and light, the goats, the clouds everything is on its place, really well done
best regards fred

luisafonso (862) 2009-04-28 5:41

Hi Lucie! Beautiful image. The vast land and the sky are very good here. I can almost feel the breeze in my face. The pair of ladies in the foreground is a nice add here. They feel relaxed. :) Great use of polarizer here.

yquem46 (38752) 2009-04-28 5:47

hello lucie
too bad you're not posting more since everything in your gallery is of high quality
This one could hardly be more representative of Scotland and its small islands in the Oban region
true that the black head of the sheep is hardly visible and a few portions are overexposed but this can be easily worked up in e.g. Photoshop
regards
patrick

pisces (782) 2009-04-28 6:01

Hi Lucie!
I am amazed by the all over sharpness in this picture - every little detail is visible both in the foreground and background. Great colours too and good subjects!
TFS
Maria

sevy (58) 2009-04-28 6:36

Hello Lucie,

Great use of the wide angle lens to push out the clouds and push the look to discover the background.
Very nice light: this photo is like a painting.

Yves.

ddupre2 (893) 2009-04-28 7:20

superbe Lucie, beau travail,

cordialement,

dd

ThierryA (6704) 2009-04-28 8:30

Hello,

Nice sky colors in this picture, i like it !
Beautiful framing.
Have a good evening,

Thierry

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2009-04-28 8:32

Hello Lucie

Great Color and sharpness. This is a wonder image.

regards
Jimmy

Floydian (30970) 2009-04-28 9:19

Dag Lucie,

I love well saturated deep colours, so won't complain about that, it brings a lot of extra in this image. The bright clouds are also not bothering me, they create the best possible mood for this huge landscape. Maybe the over-exposure on the secend sheep his breast is perhaps a point, but i think it's easy to correct and not much to worry about.
A fantastic landscape, for sure a place to visit....wonderful presented in great boosting colours.

Groetjes,

Henk

goutero (1313) 2009-04-28 9:55

Great colours and sky!

yaya13baut (3344) 2009-04-28 10:44

hi Lucie,
the superb and living sky makes the difference here, for sure.
It gives a great light on the grass land and on the sheeps. The animals get a strange look then.
Yannis

Glint (6171) 2009-04-28 10:45

hello Lucie,
Beautifully composed with a lovely light.While the colours are attractive perhaps somewhat over saturated.But its luminous quality is very nice.
Bev

chawax (20764) 2009-04-28 10:59

Hi Lucie,
Great shot ! The depth of field and the light are just fantastic ! I love the effect of the super wide angle in the sky. These sheeps are very welcome to complete the composition.
Regards,
Olivier

CLODO (45116) 2009-04-28 11:47

Hi Lucie
surprised that you can come so close top the "guardians", sharpness everywhere (14 mm!) and astonishing sky (post processing?)
regards
CLODO

cbrman (21685) 2009-04-28 12:10

Hello Lucie,

Surprenante prise de vue ! Tu as capté un splendide paysage agrémenté de spécimen du lieu.
L'île de Skye est splendide et la lumière que tu as saisie illumine la scène de très belle manière.
La netteté est réellement superbe au même titre que la compo.
Bravo !

A+

Dominique

brandstaetter (15915) 2009-04-28 12:32

Hi Lucie,
these two have personality and character.. as the landscape. You had to go very close with the wide angle. I like this scene.
Compliments, Chris

melmcree (18) 2009-04-28 14:13

Hello Lucie,

You have a terrific photo here. I really am attracted to the beautiful greens and blue but the rams make for a great subject to make this landscape stand out. The clouds seem to be moving at such a fast rate of speed, another excellent element. A very well executed photograph.

Mel

tempocativo (476) 2009-04-28 14:59

Olá Lucie, simplesmente bela esta fotografia. Um enquadramento excelente. Umas cores muito boas. Um céu lindo...enfim uma fotografia maravilhosa.

Parabéns pelo trabalho.

Abraço
Paulo Borges

devimeuxbe (58557) 2009-04-28 15:04

Hi Lucie
whar an amazing light and a beautifull sky. This picture is very beautifull. Well done
Bertrand

pauloog (11751) 2009-04-28 21:32

Hello Lucie,
An eye catching view though made with a few simple components. But your actors are so lovely and the colours simply amazing. I guess some PP processing has taken place to deepen the colours. Normally I prefer natural tones but I must azdmit that this result is spectacular...
Regards,
Paul

lgir (7363) 2009-04-29 0:22

Bonjour Lucie,

joli piqué et magnifiques couleurs autour de ces 2 béliers.
J'aurais cependant supprimé un peu le haut de la photo, car trop sombre à mon goût.
Joli travail sur cette belle lumière.

amicalement
Laurent

dkeus31 (27739) 2009-04-29 11:02

Hi Lucie
great composition, all is leading the view to these old friends!
great sky, but almost overexposed.
regards,
didier

syrus_persia (2270) 2009-04-29 22:20

Salam Lucie
A very nice of the sky with good capture and fine composition.
TFS/Regards,
Have a nice day.
cyrus

mongibello (275) 2009-05-01 0:48

Magnificent.. without words!
Thanks for to have shared this your splendid photography! It compliments!

Kisses
Francesco

smythdylan (74) 2009-05-01 7:07

Yes it certainly is worth the effort for results like this.
Amazing colours, You have worked hard to cature such great lighting and really made the most of it.
Great composition as well.
Great work

aurora_borealis (333) 2009-05-01 12:57

Hello Lucie!
What a great picture. A fantastic composition. The wide-angle works just perfectly! And the sheeps posing perfectly for you in front of this stunning landscape ;-)
Thanks for sharing.

azizbilgili (2111) 2009-05-04 0:48

Hi Lucie ,
I like a lot this typical Highland scenery.
A wonderful landscpape , a gorgeous sky , a pleasant fore ground...

TFS

faubry (35447) 2009-05-05 2:49

wonderful landcape with good presentation with sheeps, typical from Irland
francine

maximage (15537) 2009-05-07 14:35

Bonjour Lucie,
Magnifique image avec une lumière et des couleurs fantastiques!
C'est super beau.
Amitiés.
max

josevescovi (1750) 2009-05-08 16:00

Belo cenário escolhido, com excelente enquadramento; cores fortes, porém sem exagero. Muita nitidez. Trabalho competente.
Saudações.

José Vescovi

Yves-triga (5149) 2009-07-09 4:27

Hello Lucie,
Very beautifull shoot,pov and staging quality.
well see
yves

elenimavrandoni (0) 2013-02-12 19:15

A beautiful scenery from Scotland, very natural, great detail and sharpness, fantastic blend of colors!
A very attractive picture!
best regards,
Eleni

Photo Information

Copyright: Lucie CzNLUkKw (lucinka) (9976)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Cor
Date Taken: 2008-06-23
Categories: Natureza
Camera: Pentax K20D, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Exposição: f/6.7, 1/60 segundos
Versão da Foto: Versão Original
Date Submitted: 2009-04-28 5:07
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