Iolair-Bhara
Sgorr Dhearg (Beinn a' Bheithir)
This is Beinn a' Bheithir's north-facing slopes.
Most right-minded afficianados of light would perhaps consider this side of the mountain fair game for photography at any point in time beyond the March equinox - but not before - with the dawn & dusk light raking across those sharp buttresses & generally illuminating it's extremities; bringing it to life whilst retaining the intrigue of deep shadow areas. I am fully signed up to this approach, of course, & had more of less written it off as a useable photographic subject matter prior to setting out to my airy position above Loch Leven, deciding that my focus should lie elsewhere. I hadn't reckoned on the possibility that Sgorr Dhearg (left peak in the photo) may catch just enough of the rising sun to produce an image that may tantalize the viewer just enough to offset the unrewarding flat light elsewhere. As I type this, I'm still rather positive on the merits of this photograph, but, as is often the case, in the coming days I may see it in a different light & put down this justification as another case of scraping a near-empty barrel. We'll see. . .
Sgorr Dhearg (Beinn a' Bheithir)
This is Beinn a' Bheithir's north-facing slopes.
Most right-minded afficianados of light would perhaps consider this side of the mountain fair game for photography at any point in time beyond the March equinox - but not before - with the dawn & dusk light raking across those sharp buttresses & generally illuminating it's extremities; bringing it to life whilst retaining the intrigue of deep shadow areas. I am fully signed up to this approach, of course, & had more of less written it off as a useable photographic subject matter prior to setting out to my airy position above Loch Leven, deciding that my focus should lie elsewhere. I hadn't reckoned on the possibility that Sgorr Dhearg (left peak in the photo) may catch just enough of the rising sun to produce an image that may tantalize the viewer just enough to offset the unrewarding flat light elsewhere. As I type this, I'm still rather positive on the merits of this photograph, but, as is often the case, in the coming days I may see it in a different light & put down this justification as another case of scraping a near-empty barrel. We'll see. . .