Waiting for sunset . . . Explore 05-02-2016 #20
To end the day, I was venturing to Rubha Hunish hoping for a good sunset. After parking the car in the lot near the red phone box at Kilmaluag, I grabbed the kit and was off for the nearly 2 mile walk to Rubha Hunish. With the recent rains the ground was a bit boggy, which was even more challenging as it had also been torn up by grazing highland cows. The route passed above the abandoned settlement of Erisco on the shore of Duntulm Bay before reaching Rubha Hunish. Once at the cliffs, over looking Rubna Hunish, there is only one way down.
The first 50 to 100 feet of the path was a bit steep, but it looked worse than it was . . . plenty of foot and handholds available. After the first section it was an easy path down. Since I had several hours until sunset, I explored the cliffs along the coast which included several sea stacks and a sea arch. As sunset neared, I walked down the high ground (on the left of this image) into the boggy area as I was looking for a location to use for the sunset. With the sunset behind me, I intended to photograph the cliffs of Rubha Hunish as the setting sun turned the cliff face red.
I positioned myself alongside the larger burn while straddling the smaller burn with the tripod. On top of the larger cliff face, to the left of center, can be seen a small white building, the Lookout Bothy. During WWII the bothy was a lookout station to watch for German ships on The Minch.
If you look at the sky, on the left horizon, you can see the clear blue skies that I encountered when I first arrived. The weather front and the accompanying clouds continued moving in as sunset neared, until at sunset there wasn't a chance of the sun breaking through to light the cliffs. But, I did come away with this image and several others, so it was a productive evening. I then retraced my steps for a long walk back to the car in the dark. Still, I will be back in hopes of capturing the elusive sunset illuminated cliffs.
I am happy to say the midges were not a problem, even though the winds were calm, as this was late September.
The image looks best if you click L (large) and then f11 (full screen). Thanks for looking!
Waiting for sunset . . . Explore 05-02-2016 #20
To end the day, I was venturing to Rubha Hunish hoping for a good sunset. After parking the car in the lot near the red phone box at Kilmaluag, I grabbed the kit and was off for the nearly 2 mile walk to Rubha Hunish. With the recent rains the ground was a bit boggy, which was even more challenging as it had also been torn up by grazing highland cows. The route passed above the abandoned settlement of Erisco on the shore of Duntulm Bay before reaching Rubha Hunish. Once at the cliffs, over looking Rubna Hunish, there is only one way down.
The first 50 to 100 feet of the path was a bit steep, but it looked worse than it was . . . plenty of foot and handholds available. After the first section it was an easy path down. Since I had several hours until sunset, I explored the cliffs along the coast which included several sea stacks and a sea arch. As sunset neared, I walked down the high ground (on the left of this image) into the boggy area as I was looking for a location to use for the sunset. With the sunset behind me, I intended to photograph the cliffs of Rubha Hunish as the setting sun turned the cliff face red.
I positioned myself alongside the larger burn while straddling the smaller burn with the tripod. On top of the larger cliff face, to the left of center, can be seen a small white building, the Lookout Bothy. During WWII the bothy was a lookout station to watch for German ships on The Minch.
If you look at the sky, on the left horizon, you can see the clear blue skies that I encountered when I first arrived. The weather front and the accompanying clouds continued moving in as sunset neared, until at sunset there wasn't a chance of the sun breaking through to light the cliffs. But, I did come away with this image and several others, so it was a productive evening. I then retraced my steps for a long walk back to the car in the dark. Still, I will be back in hopes of capturing the elusive sunset illuminated cliffs.
I am happy to say the midges were not a problem, even though the winds were calm, as this was late September.
The image looks best if you click L (large) and then f11 (full screen). Thanks for looking!