Friday, Sept 16th we again were hoping to catch a sunrise shot on the east coast of Skye.  Our objective was the Quiraing on the north end of the island. Where Storr was rated as moderate, this was rated "challenging". That sounds harder doesn't it?  It was on the same ridge of mountains as Storr but the road took you up much higher so the challenge was not in the climbing. The problem was that the trail was much more treacherous to traverse as it went along steep hillsides. So we decided to go as far as we could and see what we could. The sky was fully overcast so I was not excited about the light anyway. Off to the east the sun was playing peek a boo through the clouds and giving us a little light show.  _8503472

We promptly came to a ravine that JM knew she shouldn't try to cross so I went ahead and staked out the first promising location I came to, and waited for the light.

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Finally a break in the clouds passed over my scene and I got this.

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With Jeanne Marie waiting and the sky still mostly overcast I decided to take my winnings and head back. It took longer that I expected because there was a lady stuck in the same ravine that JM had declined to attempt. The lady had to be pushed and pulled out. Jeanne Marie had chosen wisely.

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We drove back down on the west side of the Quiraing to a nice little waterfall.

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We rested awhile and I wanted to run up to photograph the old bridge at Sligachan. We had passed along side it several times and hadn't stopped yet so I needed to grab my chance. The sky was overcast and foggy when I left the B&B so I was preparing for that kind of shoot.

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So the sunset location would be the village of Elgol on the southwest corner of Skye. Another single track road but quite scenic. 

_8503737 We arrived at the car park at Elgol and as we climbed out of the car were greeted with this. 

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The photo opportunities were mainly along a very rocky beach, shooting across the water towards the mountains on the other side. JM, again choosing wisely, opted to stay off the rocks. They were quite treacherous.  _8503855-Edit-2

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Another day in Skye, another great photo opp. More day two in the slide show below.