Tag Archives: sunrise
Dawn on the croft.

Breaking dawn revisited

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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The sun rises behind our house.

Crofter’s dawn

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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Dawn on the croft.

Bookends for a day

Dawn and dusk on the croft with Dunnideer on the skyline.

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A few minutes after this and all was grey.

Telling the story of a sunrise

I frequently get helpful “advice” from photographers when I publish photographs on the blog. They feel that I should spend more time on preparing for the shoot. I should have the right camera and the right lenses for the job. If doing a shoot in difficult light where a long, stable exposure is needed, I [...]

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Sun rising behind Dunnideer 6

An island adrift in a sky of fire

I was getting the boys ready for school, chasing them to get shoes on, teeth cleaned, bags packed, when I happened to look out the window and saw the sky change from dark to light in a matter of seconds. I knew we were in for a great sunrise so I told the boys to [...]

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