Sunday’s are a great time to start the day off in a relaxed manner; set aside some time to watch a Premier League game, listen to some music, have breakfast, it’s all without any sense of rush.
As you saw a bit of the landscape of Skye earlier this week, I thought another vista might be welcome. This island is just amazing and these landscape images are only a beginning of a much larger set that I have to capture some fine year. It’s amazing to see how the view changes, as clouds move to cast shadows in different locations. You can probably understand why I love these old (geological) formations.
As some of you may be aware, I’m also learning how to play guitar, which is a slow process that is highly rewarding in engaging the brain in a different manner and a great way to unwind from a day in the high technology world. As I very much enjoy the blues, its expressive capabilities seemingly boundless, Eric Clapton is certainly among my all-time favorites.
That’s why this morning, I’m spending a little extra time listening to Old Love, a song from the Journeyman album. This song was written by Eric and Robert Cray, inspired by Eric’s recent divorce from Pattie Boyd (the muse for Something, Layla and Wonderful Tonight); you can hear the pain in this song from the difficulty of letting go. I’m adding this to my study list to see how well I can learn to play this.
Here’s Eric Clapton’s Old Love from his 24 nights at the Royal Alber Hall in 1990:
Hope you enjoy your Sunday!
Skye looks so beautiful. I hope you enjoy learning the guitar, it’s a fabulous instrument, I’ve played for years and have also tinkered with the blues as well as other styles, flamenco and classical. I also love just belting out a good old classic tune like “Bye Bye American Pie”. 🙂
Skye is stunning in its beauty.
I’m definitely enjoying learning to play the guitar. As I was the kid who was told to shut up during singing class, so I didn’t take the rest of the class off key, I never considered playing any instrument, until just over 2 years ago. There’s a lot to learn, but at least I can play a fair number of songs by now and jam with others on most tunes. There’s lots to learn, so I’m staying on it!
Good for you, it’s absolutely never too late to learn. And there’s so much to learn to play you’ll never be bored again! Enjoy it all. 🙂
Thank you very much!!
Thanks for that gorgeous picture, it takes me back to Skye, and a wonderful few days camping in the Cuillin Mountains!
Camping in the Cuillins would be perfection, particularly to get the early and late light coloring them. Skye is one of my favorite places on this planet.
What a lovely location! I really like your composition on this, it really invites the viewer to consider all aspects of the landscape and sky and just takes me right into it.
I’m curious about your processing here, is this an HDR composite?
Thank you very much. I really appreciate your kind words about the composition.
Yes, I used the in-camera HDR capability of the Canon EOS 5D Mk III and haven’t taken any additional steps with this and the other Skye images yet. At some point, I will process my favorites separately through Photomatix Pro, as that gives me finer controls over the end result.
I look forward to that! I’ve been following you for a few months and have seen you do some really nice HDR (which is not easy, I know!), this one felt a little flat in comparison, in camera HDR explains that. This image is a real gem though and I can’t wait to see it again once you’ve polished it a bit. I’m also looking forward to seeing more from this location, I am totally unfamiliar with it but I want to go there now!
Thank you! You’re very kind.
Skye is an amazing island that is an absolute photography dream, as the light keeps changing across the very dramatic landscape. You can stay in the same location for hours and shoot very different images depending on the light.
Both my wife and I want to go back there and explore more. If you get the chance, visit Scotland, as it is truly stunning!
I just love such shots.
Thank you very much!