Skye Sunset

I am always watchful of changing weather patterns and a developing high pressure over Scandinavia will often provide an interesting sunset over Skye and the west coast of Scotland. I am particularly attracted to this location near Kyle of Lochalsh not only because it provides an excellent view of the distant Red and Black Cuillin, but also because one can almost guarantee a composition incorporating a wide and dramatic skyscape. Upon my arrival here on what was a cold and blustery November afternoon the entire scene was dominated by blanket cloud which stubbornly refused to move. However, as the sun descended through the multiple layers of cloud, it created ever changing patterns of colour and light along the way. The setting sun made tantalising appearances producing bursts of light and shade, and then in the final moments before it disappeared below the horizon it painted the entire scene with a resplendent burst of orange and gold providing me with a memorable image of sunset over the Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye.