Callanish, Isle of Lewis

Hello Lizzie

Thats a great shot from a great place. When I visited a couple of years ago at first I was disappointed as I was expecting it to be in some remote corner of Lewis. But once you are there in amongst the stones it is a great place for photography and your shot has done it justice.

Danny

Hi Danny - thanks very much for the kind comments - I know exactly what you mean about the location. First visit was about 5/6 years ago when we popped up there for the day from Harris - grey and drab and nothing doing - but it is unfortunate that there are a fair few grey pebbledash type buildings around all of these islands. Economically it makes perfect sense but aesthetically one wishes it could be different.
It can be really hard to find a composition that makes the best of the stones, light and avoids too much of the surrounding housing - this view is one of the better ones in that respect. What I do like is that you can wander up there any time of day/night and there are no ropes or signs. Went to that wonderful stone dolmen (tomb) at the Burren in Ireland in the summer and it has ropes all around which makes things nearly impossible for us photographers. Of course you have to protect these places and perhaps Callanish enjoys less rigorous controls because it is not in the middle of nowhere.

Great effect you have captured here Lizzie, beautiful light and colours and I really like the composition

Hello Lizzie.

These locations can be difficult to get the best out of and I think you have done a really good job on this.

Your composition of using the stone in the bottom right corner to point back into the images is very clever and worked a treat. Also really like the sky in this one.

Stunning scenery and love the motion effect in the clouds!
Well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

a very well taken image Lizzie. The sky is fantastic and a really effective composition.

Matt

This is lovely Lizzie
Good use of the 10 stopper, it makes it that bit different.
Well done.


Geoff.

Lovely image Lizzie, the sky looks very nice with those superb clouds.

Andy...

nice contrast between still and movement.

It's all been said but lovely image great light and I like the position of the stones.

Thanks very much everyone - much appreciated - more from Lewis to come I expect! ;-)

Hi Lizzie,

I like the detail on the larger shot...also like the moving clouds. It doesn't come over so well in the smaller size. If ever there was an advert for the TSE17mm IQ.

Ian

Hi Lizzie Nice shot of the stones when I was last here I did it almost on a passing basis I found a fine composition but the light and sky was just so ordinary I didn't bother with a single shot. The long exposure and the fanning of the dragged clouds works very well and you have decent light and object separation between the stones.