I will be starting this mini-series of what my favourite photos are. They aren't meant to be anything special, they are just normal photos, which I believe were (mainly done to pure luck) standing out from all the others I have done. One thing about photography, which I have noticed, is that some photos are to be planned. You pick a scene and wait until the moment comes and you take a couple of shots and that is it. For instance, it has been raining the day before, and the morning after you go for a walk with your camera and take pictures of the morning mist coming through the trees (for example). Then there are times were you just happen to wake up at a certain time, and that you just happened to take a walk, and that this time you just happened to bring your camera and that it just happened to be raining the day before etc. On one of your walks, you notice something out of the corner of your eye (which you haven't noticed before), you take your lens cap off... The light just happens to be at a certain intensity and that the mist comes across creating this mess (if you will) of light and mist. You take a quick photo. What happens in this quick second is incredible. The total randomness of all these elements combined: the light, the time of day, the setting, all these combine to create this picture - knowing that the mixture of all these different elements will never happen again.
When looking back at photos, you start to think, I'm glad that I was there when this happened and that I managed to bring my camera along. Because by taking the photo a second, minute, day later, the whole make-up of the photo will have been completely changed. It gets you thinking (my philosophical side coming through now) that whether you believe that everything was pre-determined - that you were destined to be there at that time - or that the moment happened spontaneously and that it was just merely by chance.
One must have an eye for things. Instead of just looking forward and trying to find a good place to take a photo, look around: left, right, up, down etc. Be aware of your surroundings! Although luck and chance may have a majority when taking a photo. There is still room for creativeness. This goes down to the individual, What angle should I take this photo from? Shall I wait until I get better light? My four/five years I have spent learning and developing my photography, there has been this one thing I have noticed. That is not to rush, one must be patient and wait...
Right monologue over...
This photo I took two years ago, whilst on holiday at the Isle of Skye, Scotland. The Isle of Skye is not famous for its munros, that isn't to say that they don't exist. Due to its exposure to the Atlantic Ocean, Skye can face the worst rain, but it could also have the most clearest of days. This photo was taken whilst hiking, unfortunately for us we didn't get the latter, so the chance of getting fantastic views were limited. Yet that wasn't to say that I couldn't get any photos done. On the contrary, the thick clouds may have prevented me of seeing the ocean, but it did create haunting scenes. This photo was one of them. I like the way how the cloud is, in a way, dissolving the rocks creating this somewhat eerie atmosphere.
I hope you like the photo!
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