A day of extreme contrasts…thick thick mist this morning put me in the mood for black and white. Some how it just seemed to fit the subject matter. I have long been an admirer of Michael Kenna. The stark simplicity of his images from Japan really strike a cord both emotionally and on an artistic level.
Having scoured the map for a new location (in a few days of constantly new locations…I am working!) I knew that the small village of Kenmore nestling at the eastern end of Loch Tay would give that magical combination of mist and water. The Crannog Centre is a reconstruction of ancient dwellings that have been excavated from the Loch.
Crannog Centre, Kenmore
If there had been no mist this composition would not have worked. The lack of any sort of background just distils the elements into their component parts. I love the fact that the end of the jetty is broken…it takes it away from being just too ’still.’
Mist on Loch Tay
Wandering around the Falls at Acharn, the mist was rolling around all morning until about mid-day when it start to clear. Only in Scotland in January do you get this sort of light
Clearing Mist, Loch Tay
Some times it just pays to wander around and see what you can find. I try very hard to avoid the LTS (lone tree syndrome) that seems to blight most landscape photographers but I couldn’t resist…
Blasted tree, Acahrn
Can’t wait to see what these look like printed! At the moment they have just had basic preparation for the web…
More to follow…
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