Sound Of Silence Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sound Of Silence Youtube:

The road to Neist point lighthouse on the Isle of Skye is a long and hazardous one if you have to drive back after sunset. This photographer (if you can spot him in large post) had been photographing earlier along with many others and as the sun had already set it was getting dark. His partner who stayed in the car wanted to leave because of dangerous drive back to Portree. My wife who was sitting in our car told me they had a argument about it but he told her he "had to go back down" to get the shot. Yes i know the feeling.

Anyhow sometimes we take risks getting the shot we want, sometimes we don't get it :( But really this is why we do it. It gets dark and you have it all to yourself and what a feeling standing here taking in this awesome view. By the time I had decided to leave all were gone and it was very dark. The only sound to be heard was the wisper of the wind the clatter of my walky-talky with Joanna saying "Stephen where the hell are you we have to go"..

On our drive back home I passed a car that had left the road and was laying on its roof with the lights still on. I reversed and my blood went cold expecting the worse but there was no one in the car and it looked like the emergency service had already been and gone.

chawax, ophelcia, asajernigan, lgir, leo61, Sistercosmo, chpp, Didi has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

chawax (5817) 2009-11-01 2:23

Hi Stephen
Very original vertical panoramic view. A shame we can't have a large version for this kind of photo on TE. The colours and the light are great.
Regards,
Olivier

Bandit (2060) 2009-11-01 2:25

Hello Stephen,
very original vertical composition !! I like it very much and the men in blue show the greatness of the landscape !!
Well done.
Fabien

alin-m (851) 2009-11-01 2:25

This is indeed a great,great immage.Nice colours and wonderfull place.Congratulations.Alin.

Yves-triga (3302) 2009-11-01 2:30

hello stephen,
beautifull landscape, i like this vertical view
nice job
yves

Tweety (3330) 2009-11-01 2:34

Bonjour Stephen,
Un superbe paysage ! Un format original, une netteté extraordinaire et des couleurs très agréables.
Bravo à toi !
Christophe

cd70 (629) 2009-11-01 2:44

Hello Stephen,
Superbe composition tout en profondeur ! De belles nuances de couleurs, un cadrage étudié et abouti, c'est parfait. Ces falaises sont gigantesques au vu de la taille de la "petite" précence humaine, bienvenue dans cette image.
Bravo !
Cyrille.

federico (382) 2009-11-01 3:08

hi stephen wonderfull panorama, really inspiring, thanks for sharing
regards fred

JT50 (560) 2009-11-01 3:12

Hi Stephen,
Brilliant vertical composition.
Great POV. The light house in the far
end adds charm to this capture. Lovely
colours of the cliff and the sea.
Have a nice week.
Janak

Herquin (4498) 2009-11-01 3:25

Hello Stephen,

impressive , magnificient and dangerous landscape .
Best regards .

Christian .

ophelcia (5303) 2009-11-01 4:02

Hi, I really like the note saying how complicated the relationships and coincidences are.
I've never seen before such well taken shot showing the whole image.
My fav:)

asajernigan (13989) 2009-11-01 5:40

Stephen,
This is an outstanding shot! I especially like the inclusion of the person standing on the edge showing us how overwhelming this place is. The vertical format is great allowing us to see the depth of the scene. The lighting and colors are great as is the sharpness and DOF. The pink clouds add a nice finishing touch for the shot. This shot was definitely worth the wait!
TFS,
Asa

LOOOK13 (2540) 2009-11-01 8:11

Salut.
W O N D E R F U L!!!!!!
Dans mes favoris et de suite.
Bravo

chrkont (3629) 2009-11-01 8:36

Hi Stephen

What an incredible view ! ! !
Excellent composition, high point view, colors, light . . . everything.

TFS - Regards
Christos

lgir (2843) 2009-11-01 9:30

Hello Stephen,

excellent POV of great depth with beautiful contrasts.
The widescreen version shows us all the finesse.
Very good work
Regards
Laurent

leo61 (43042) 2009-11-01 9:34

Hi Stephen!
An unusual format ,but a great shot and excellent composition.
Many fine details to view and the pink clouds make it perfect!!!!
Regards,leo

Sistercosmo (2529) 2009-11-01 14:46

Hi Steve,

amazing photo - especially in the large version! Yes, we need to take risks sometimes, even if we don't get what we want, just to make sure that we're not sleeping...

That light house, those cliffs, the stones and the green - what a fabulous shot you got!! And I can hear the whisper of the wind...

Thanks and watch out for yourself!
Linda

gneufeld (15105) 2009-11-01 17:52

Hi Stephen,
A creative vertical panorama image with remarkable impact. Excellent exposure, depth, and sharpness. Well done and TFS. gerald

chpp (3946) 2009-11-02 9:19

hi Stephen
I like the depth and perspective in this shot
perfect sharpness and light
very nice framing
TFS
C

Didi (35820) 2009-11-04 16:26

Hi Stephen
We don't see many vertical panos.
Your one is great with an interesting depht composition.
Very nice seascape.
Best regards

bema (8557) 2009-11-10 5:47

Hello Stephen,

wow!! what great landscape and a extraordinary capture of it, lots to see in Large Post, and also the men in the blue jacket must have been fascinated by this outlook..
great note too..

have a nice day, kind regards Bernd

stefpat (942) 2009-11-10 8:26

5 Stars ***** and 2 points ..