A Thing from Another World?
A perfectly clear night on Skye is a very rare and precious thing! I have been waiting for over two years to try this shot, inspired by a capture at this location by Mark Waidson.
Having spoken to the local crofter, the strange alien-looking structure turns out to be a container for gravel - it can be lifted onto the back of a large lorry (minus the legs) for transporting its load.
There was low mist in the air, managed to get it lit up a bit by a car travelling down the Elgol Road, surprisingly a good number of cars at that time along this stretch. The mist increased over the time I was there, so I had to keep wiping moisture off the lens - by the time we left for home, the mist was quite hazardous, and complicated by the fact that there were dozens of sheep on the road making progress seriously awkward.
A Thing from Another World?
A perfectly clear night on Skye is a very rare and precious thing! I have been waiting for over two years to try this shot, inspired by a capture at this location by Mark Waidson.
Having spoken to the local crofter, the strange alien-looking structure turns out to be a container for gravel - it can be lifted onto the back of a large lorry (minus the legs) for transporting its load.
There was low mist in the air, managed to get it lit up a bit by a car travelling down the Elgol Road, surprisingly a good number of cars at that time along this stretch. The mist increased over the time I was there, so I had to keep wiping moisture off the lens - by the time we left for home, the mist was quite hazardous, and complicated by the fact that there were dozens of sheep on the road making progress seriously awkward.