Yesterday in Southern Skye it was not a day to venture out, with squally showers, aggressive wind and sleet to contend with.  What a difference a day can make…  

Seathrift on the rocks at Elgol, Isle of Skye.

Mountain burn, Torrin, Isle of Skye.

Skye moonscape.

(The Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye)

The Old Man at night.

(The Old Man of Storr, Trotternish Ridge, Isle of Skye.)

…and then the rain.

(The Quiraing looking south along the Trotternish Ridge, Northern Skye)

I don’t usually go in for substantially altered photography, but these images are different.  What sets them apart is that changed, they convey perfectly some of the mood of the place, in this case Elgol.  It’s a place like any other, people live and work there, visit and play but there’s something else, something quite special and these photos convey it so well - see if you can guess what that is? 

(Please forgive the re-posting of a recent post but the Aurora is worth seeing again.)

Changing weather over the Quiraing, Isle of Skye.

Taken from An Aird, Braes, Isle of Skye.

Beautiful fungal cloud at Quiraing, Isle of Skye.