Sunset over Skye

At the end of May I spent a night in Mallaig, on my way to the Knoydart peninsula.

From Mallaig you get a good view of the islands Eigg and Rùm, and the southern tip of the Isle of Skye. The weather forecast wasn't great, but you can't pay too much attention to that in Scotland…

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The first shot is of Eigg and Rùm. The next two were taken looking north west towards Skye.

I also tried a bit of long exposure photography. I'd bought a neutral density filter for my camera which would cut out most of the light and let the shutter stay open for up to a minute. You can get some nice effects with moving water, and this was the first proper chance I had to try it.

I'd had a first go earlier in the evening from the beach. Composition isn't that great, but it's a start.

A good start to the holiday. :-)