Harris is one of those places that captures the heart, rain or shine. The colour of the water looks gorgeous under overcast skies, glowing turquoise, greens and blues. There is a spot, after driving over the Harris Hills from Lewis, where Luskentyre comes into view in the distance. I look forward to it every time. It takes my breath away and I anticipate reaching the beach. After a while though, I crave the light. It had been 10 long days of storms and grey before a hopeful forecast. I’d spent each day on the beach, taking it in, but I was ready for a change, and gosh, what a change it was. Rain clouds still clung on in the afternoon sky, threatening and moody, but behind, the light followed. Wind whipped through the dunes, catching on the marram grass, dancing across the sand. I decided to focus on the relationship between dunes, grasses, light, sky and the hills in the distance by composing in portrait. A thin line of green sea separated the two halves of the image. The light was tremendous, illuminating everything in front on me, weak winter warmth on my face. The grasses began to glow, contrasting with the intense sky above, the ageless, eternal battle between light and dark. Technical Details; Canon R5 + 28-70 f/2 @ 28mm f/11, -0.7ev, ISO 320 Lee Filters Circular Polariser
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Luskentyre light. There’s little like it. Head into the alt-text more 🖤 #isleofharris #scotland #outerhebrides #storytime
