Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorised |
I am pleased to get an unexpected extra period of photographic practice before the autumnal season fades into winter. The colours have been spectacular this year and I want to return to the trees as the spruce turn from green to ochres. The last practice had focused...
Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorised |
My Upgrade Meeting raised some interesting issues about the use of the word “essence” and related terms such as “hidden” and “beyond” in describing my photographic practice and the search for the ephemeral hiddenness of Skye. And while the examiner recognised that I...
Oct 16, 2021 | Uncategorised |
I wake up to another unexpected morning. The clouds are gone so I head out before sunrise and walk down to the loch. I walk over the hill to the other side of the loch, through sheep munching their breakfast (still grass at this time of year!). I find a high...
Oct 15, 2021 | Uncategorised |
I take advantage of a welcome break in the dreary weather as the sun creeps through from the south. I drive down to Loch Cill Chriosd and as I had hoped the reflections have re-emerged. The surface of the water is largely still but with the odd ripple to disturb...
Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised |
I decide to venture out in the gloom for a second period of practice in a day. The sun has come out and the light looks good to the south. So, I head for the loch, hoping to catch sunshine and showers. As is often the case, when I arrive, the clouds overhead are...
Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised |
The lifeless skies remain as I head out to produce a photographic study of the lone silver birch tree that I have photographed many times before. I am planning an exercise in attention and given the weather conditions I think it may be a day for intentional camera...
