Wet feet . . . Explore 30-11-2023 #22

A memorable afternoon and evening at Elgol where conditions were constantly changing as Storm Dudley approached the Isle of Skye. We were treated to ever changing conditions, including a rising tide, nearly gale force winds, grey skies, broken clouds, flat light which was often quickly followed with moments of gorgeous light.

We were a group of 6 togs, known from our adventures in 2020 as the STS, dashing about capturing as many images as we could. Here I decided to capture the incoming tide swirl around the rocks along the Elgol shore. These rocks eventually went under water as the tide rose. In the distance can be seen the snowcapped Cuillins.

Off to my left was SkyeWeasel photographing one of her favorite Elgol rocks, when I heard her call out, "Here comes a BIG one!!" Perfect! I was waiting for a bigger swell to wash over the foreground rocks . . . wish granted . . . but then the rushing swell engulfed the three tripod legs and then continued to rise over my boot tops . . . I stood my ground and captured this image and filled my boots with cold water in the process.

It was a great day out with friends.

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Taken in: UK / Scotland / Elgol (show map)

Taken on: February 15, 2022

Tags:

Inner Hebrides

Skye

Elgol

Cuillins

Cuillin ridge

Storm Dudley

tide

high tide

wind

winter storm

winter

seascape

rocks

long exposure

Brad Eide

Nikon

D850

Nikon 16-35mm f4

Gitzo

tripod

sunset

STS

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Sets appears in: • EXPLORED • Skye February 2022

Groups appears in: • in explore • Skye's the limit!

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