That view

I've been to Elgol a number of times before, but I have finally got a couple of images I am reasonably happy with - this being one of them. Monty and I had enjoyed a long and full day that including a big tick on the bucket list, and a trip to Elgol later in the day was a bonus. The crowds had gone, and the tripper boats were moored up for the day so I had a bit of elbow room to try out a few viewpoints. I settled on this one because of the foreground, but also due to the restless sea washing over the rocks. Elgol with a long exposure smoothed out sea just doesn't look right to me, it's a wild place where the clouds and sea are always moving. The backdrop of the jagged peaks of the Black Cuillin also don't look right if they are becalmed. So I went for a higher shutter speed to try to freeze rather than blur the motion, but perhaps I really needed a better camera and an even higher shutter speed to really get the effect. But still, it's better than previous attempts.

 

More on the bucket list tick in a few uploads time.

 

Done