I fed the livestock at a run this morning as I wanted to photograph the sun rising behind the stones of the Stonehead Circle at dawn on the Winter Solstice. After finishing my chores with about 10 minutes to spare, I collected the camera equipment and set myself up before the stones, which date to [...]
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Red sky in the morning
8 December, 2011
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An ominous dawn sky behind Dunnideer and Bennachie. Related articles Breaking dawn revisited (stoneheadcroft.com) Sunrise over the croft (stoneheadcroft.com) Sunset, Plan B (stoneheadcroft.com)
Read more Sunrise over the croft
2 December, 2011
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Patience is often said to be one of the greatest virtues a photographer can have. Well, I must be a virtuous photographer indeed. I’ve waited years to capture the sun rising behind Dunnideer and Bennachie, aiming to get the precise moment the light starts flooding across the neighbouring farmland and house, then spills on to [...]
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28 November, 2011
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As promised earlier, more images of this morning’s dawn on the croft. It was definitely one of the most spectacular dawns we’ve had in the past seven years or so although the sunrise proper was flat and grey. Capturing the moment before the sun rose behind Dunnideer and Bennachie was a little tricky as the [...]
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19 November, 2011
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Before I went out to feed the pigs this morning, I was aware of a pink glow filtering through the front windows of our house. What I didn’t realise until I’d reached the feed shed and looked back over my shoulder was just how impressive the dawn sky was. I decided the pigs could wait, [...]
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