Dunnottar Castle, Scotland
The alarm rings at some ungodly hour, I roll out of bed, comb my hair with nothing more than my fingers, coffee in a flask and I'm out the door within ten minutes. I'm just not a morning person. But the call of the outdoors, the smell of colour in the sky and most saliently the need to be creative is enough to motivate myself without question... well ok ... a few questions, again I'm really not good in the morning.
A short drive and the sky looks promising, I can feel that the chances of the sky catching fire lie in the balance and the sooner I'm set up the better.
I park up and make the small walk down to my chosen location. Ok I'm a little late and I'm not the first photographer on site, we say our hellos and to be fair to the gentlemen he offers to move one of his two tripods to allow me to set up. I kindly decline and make my way along the cliff top looking for inspiration. I make my chosen image, enjoy the miracle that unfolds in front of my eyes.
I always continue to make images into the second half of the golden hour after sunrise but unlike at the sunrise when I prefer my own companionship, I can be sociable afterwards! I head back to the original starting point and ask the gentleman if he wishes to join me down in the bay. This is something I have always done and made many friends along the way. I mean it takes a special sort of person to drag themselves out at that time.
The gentleman declined my offer as he was 'done' and I completely understand that, we all take different things from the creative process. He was done with photography for the day. I say my goodbyes and continue to seek compositions.
I set this image up feeling a real connection with my surroundings, soaking in this moment as the light kisses the fence that provides the compositional lead in line. This image was made after the colour was gone from the sky. But in my humble opinion more than justifies itself. I will always continue to shoot in golden hour when the light is soft and warm and others have gone home.
Keep going until it really is over, your bed will still be there regardless of the time you get home.
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