{"id":260217,"date":"2026-10-26T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/?p=260217"},"modified":"2026-10-25T15:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:24:50","slug":"photographing-ecosse-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/photographier-ecosse-novembre\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographing Scotland in November: preparing for a photo trip outside the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f857296\" data-block-id=\"f857296\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">In November, when most of the travelers had left the Highlands, I set off to photograph them. Ten days, from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye, then Glenfinnan, Fort William and Glencoe, <strong>at a time when the tourist season is fading away and when light becomes the most interesting part of the year.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-659efbb\" data-block-id=\"659efbb\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">It is not a coincidence of the calendar. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/the-error-of-wanting-to-photograph-everything\/\">It\u2019s a photographer\u2019s choice<\/a>, With its promises and its constraints.<\/strong> In this article, I take you through the preparation for this trip: why November, how to cope with very short days, which itinerary I\u2019ve created, and what I hope to bring back.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-091b4d7\" data-block-id=\"091b4d7\"><style>.stk-091b4d7 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I won\u2019t show you any photos from this trip yet. They will come back when I get back. <strong>Here, we are talking about what happens before the triggering event: the intention, the observation, the way in which we prepare ourselves to see.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-stackable-table-of-contents stk-block-table-of-contents stk-block stk-96b74a2 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"96b74a2\"><style>.stk-96b74a2 .stk-table-of-contents__table{column-count:1 !important;}html{scroll-behavior:smooth !important;}.stk-96b74a2 .stk-table-of-contents__title{font-size:20px !important;color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #1f093c) !important;font-weight:bold !important;}.stk-96b74a2 {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5, #e1e8ed) !important;border-top-left-radius:5px !important;border-top-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:5px !important;overflow:hidden !important;box-shadow:0px 5px 5px 1px #00000040 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #a6003c  ) !important;border-top-width:1px !important;border-right-width:1px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:1px !important;margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-96b74a2:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5, #e1e8ed) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-96b74a2 .stk-table-of-contents__title{font-size:20px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-table-of-contents__title has-text-color\">Contents <\/p><ul class=\"stk-table-of-contents__table\"><li><a href=\"#1-pourquoi-novembre\">1. Why November<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-la-contrainte-de-la-lumiere\">2. The constraint of light<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-litineraire-et-sa-logique\">3. The route and its logic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-glenfinnan-sans-le-jacobite\">4. Glenfinnan without the Jacobite<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-meteo-et-materiel\">5. Weather and equipment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-ce-que-jespere-y-trouver\">6. What I hope to find there<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7-rendez-vous-au-retour\">7. Meeting upon return<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-6b05bbc\" id=\"1-pourquoi-novembre\" data-block-id=\"6b05bbc\"><style>.stk-6b05bbc .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #a6003c  ) !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">1. Why November<\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-49612cf\" data-block-id=\"49612cf\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Scottish summer has its advantages, but it also has its crowds, its fully booked car parks and viewpoints where you queue to get the same picture. In November, these places become what they were again: landscapes, before they become spots.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4082680\" data-block-id=\"4082680\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">What first attracts me, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/photograph-silence-let-the-image-breathe\/\"><strong>It\u2019s the silence.<\/strong><\/a> <strong>The ability to stand in front of a lake without anyone around, to listen to the wind, the water, the birds, and let the landscape come to me rather than chasing it. For me, photography begins there: making space, opening the senses, feeling before framing.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-3f7b0bf\" data-block-id=\"3f7b0bf\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/photographing-autumn\/\"><strong>November is also a season of materials, and especially of palettes.<\/strong> <\/a>I discovered Scotland more than twenty years ago, as a simple tourist, and its autumn colors have never left me: a patchwork of red, dark green and rather cool blue-green hues. The rusty ferns of Glencoe, the dark rocks of Skye washed by the rain, the skies that change every ten minutes. A raw, mineral palette that corresponds exactly to the atmosphere I seek in my images.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-26e68d8\" data-block-id=\"26e68d8\"><style>.stk-26e68d8 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">And finally.., <strong>Leaving during the off-season is a way of responding to my leitmotiv: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/technology-kills-the-look\/\">explore, see things in a different way<\/a><\/strong>. Photographing a famous place at a time when no one is looking at it is already giving yourself a chance to show it in a different way.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-35ffa6e\" id=\"2-la-contrainte-de-la-lumiere\" data-block-id=\"35ffa6e\"><style>.stk-35ffa6e .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #a6003c  ) !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">2. The constraint of light<\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-945424f\" data-block-id=\"945424f\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">In mid-November, on the Isle of Skye, the sun rises at around 8 a.m. and sets at around 4 p.m., local time (an hour less than in France). There are about eight hours of daylight, sometimes less under a low sky. This is the data that structures the entire journey.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-bf46668\" data-block-id=\"bf46668\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The good news is that the sun remains low throughout the day. The scorching light, the one we wait for for a few minutes in summer, lasts here for hours. The reliefs are shaped, the textures of the rock stand out, the shadows stretch even at noon. And it is not necessary to get up at 4 a.m. to be in place at sunrise.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b34aa7b\" data-block-id=\"b34aa7b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The downside is that we are not allowed to make mistakes. <strong>An hour lost on the road is one eighth of the day that is lost. <\/strong>Therefore, I prepare each day with a main location for sunrise, a location for sunset, and nearby alternatives in case of unfavorable weather.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9bc0720\" data-block-id=\"9bc0720\"><style>.stk-9bc0720 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Long nights also open up another door: astrophotography. <\/strong>The new moon falls just before our arrival, which leaves a dark start to the first few days. And on Skye, a polar aurora is never impossible in November. J<strong>Don\u2019t make it a goal, but the tripod and the front panel will always be ready.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-b39fae6\" id=\"3-litineraire-et-sa-logique\" data-block-id=\"b39fae6\"><style>.stk-b39fae6 .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #a6003c  ) !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">3. The route and its logic<\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4c10dfd\" data-block-id=\"4c10dfd\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Eight full days on the ground, plus two days of travel, for a loop starting and ending in Edinburgh:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-f3ab01f stk-block-icon-list--style-liste-standard\" data-block-id=\"f3ab01f\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-f3ab01f\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-01f51f5\" data-block-id=\"01f51f5\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-f3ab01f\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Edinburgh (2 days)<\/strong> The city, its architecture, its lines and its perspectives, to enter the journey smoothly.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-72174c1\" data-block-id=\"72174c1\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-f3ab01f\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Loch Ness<\/strong> : a simple transition step to the west. I already did it twenty years ago, so I will go through it faster to save time on Skye.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-009413a\" data-block-id=\"009413a\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-f3ab01f\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Isle of Skye (4 days)<\/strong> : the heart of the journey.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-9fead94\" data-block-id=\"9fead94\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-f3ab01f\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Glenfinnan<\/strong> The viaduct and the monument, on the banks of Loch Shiel.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-04abcdf\" data-block-id=\"04abcdf\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-f3ab01f\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Fort William and Glencoe<\/strong> the mountains, the valleys, the autumn ferns.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-fcf0ebb\" data-block-id=\"fcf0ebb\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-f3ab01f\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\"><strong>Return via Edinburgh.<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e900f3b\" data-block-id=\"e900f3b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Why four days on Skye? Because in November, the weather decides. <strong>In a single day, you can lose everything in the fog. In four days, we give ourselves time to wait for the right light, to return to a place, to let a scene mature.<\/strong> It\u2019s the same principle I always defend: it\u2019s better to have fewer places, but more time for everyone.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2b6583d\" data-block-id=\"2b6583d\"><style>.stk-2b6583d {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The order of the loop also matters. Starting with the city allows you to set the sights and gear before the big open spaces. Ending with Glencoe is to finish on one of Scotland\u2019s most powerful landscapes, with a view already sharpened by a week of fieldwork.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-20b205f\" id=\"4-glenfinnan-sans-le-jacobite\" data-block-id=\"20b205f\"><style>.stk-20b205f .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #a6003c  ) !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">4. Glenfinnan without the Jacobite<\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9890c54\" data-block-id=\"9890c54\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>The Glenfinnan viaduct<\/strong> It is one of the most photographed images of Scotland, almost always featuring the Jacobite, the steam train made famous by the Harry Potter films, which passes it through in a cloud of smoke. In November, that image no longer exists: the 2026 season of the train ended on October 23rd, and it does not run in winter (source).<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-38df13d\" data-block-id=\"38df13d\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I could have regretted it. <strong>I see it more as a chance. Without the train and the crowd waiting for it, the work itself remains.<\/strong> Its twenty-one concrete arches, its perfect curve set in the valley, the Loch Shiel at its foot and the surrounding mountains. Architecture in a landscape, which can finally be seen for what it is.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-5a61945\" data-block-id=\"5a61945\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">This is exactly the kind of situation I like: a place that everyone thinks they know, and that we have to learn to see again. <strong>I will seek out less frequented viewpoints, sharp lights on the arches, perhaps a more graphic approach, playing with the geometry of the curve.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-53244b4\" data-block-id=\"53244b4\"><style>.stk-53244b4 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">If your project is to <strong>photographing the train itself<\/strong>, Keep this in mind: it only operates seasonally, usually from late spring to October, and the dates change from year to year. Always check the schedule of the operator, West Coast Railways, before building your itinerary around it.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-313e010\" id=\"5-meteo-et-materiel\" data-block-id=\"313e010\"><style>.stk-313e010 .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #a6003c  ) !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">5. Weather and equipment<\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-33b7c95\" data-block-id=\"33b7c95\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">In Scotland in November, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/photograph-silence-let-the-image-breathe\/\"><strong>You shouldn't expect good weather<\/strong><\/a> : you have to prepare for the change. <strong>Fine rain, showers, strong wind, sudden lightings, sometimes snow on the tops. Often all this in the same hour.<\/strong> That is precisely what makes the skies dramatic, provided you are equipped to stay outside.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-63fae58\" data-block-id=\"63fae58\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">As for clothing, I\u2019m relying on the three-layer system: a breathable layer against the skin, a warm layer, and a jacket and trousers that are truly waterproof. Add good waterproof hiking shoes, fine gloves that allow you to adjust the settings, and a hat. Staying immobile for an hour while waiting for the light to cool down quickly.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-13ac115\" data-block-id=\"13ac115\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>In terms of equipment, my Canon R6 Mark II is tropicalized, but I don\u2019t rely on it alone. I plan to:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-14c59e8 stk-block-icon-list--style-liste-standard\" data-block-id=\"14c59e8\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-14c59e8\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-5643316\" data-block-id=\"5643316\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-14c59e8\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">a rain cover for the case and microfiber wipes in quantity, because the dust and rain on the front lens are the first enemy;<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-81af469\" data-block-id=\"81af469\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-14c59e8\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">a stable and heavy tripod, or weighted, to withstand the wind;<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-b339da0\" data-block-id=\"b339da0\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-14c59e8\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">spare batteries kept warm near the body, because the cold drains them faster;<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-f4e75db\" data-block-id=\"f4e75db\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-14c59e8\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">a front view, indispensable for eight-hour days;<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-870979c\" data-block-id=\"870979c\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-14c59e8\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">ND filters and a polarizer to work with water and skies.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1a2a026\" data-block-id=\"1a2a026\"><style>.stk-1a2a026 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">One final piece of advice: let the camera acclimatize in its bag when you return to a warm place. Switching directly from the humid cold to a heated room is guaranteed condensation inside the lens.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-823f109\" id=\"6-ce-que-jespere-y-trouver\" data-block-id=\"823f109\"><style>.stk-823f109 .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #a6003c  ) !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">6. What I hope to find there<\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-545be85\" data-block-id=\"545be85\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I\u2019m leaving without a list of images to check off. I know the postcards of Skye and Glencoe, as you probably do. I\u2019m not interested in reproducing them. <strong>What I\u2019m looking for is my own interpretation of these places.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-5a3a99b\" data-block-id=\"5a3a99b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I hope for wet, textured rocks, mineral blues at dusk, lights that pierce through a heavy sky for a few seconds. I also hope for moments when I don\u2019t photograph anything, just sitting facing the landscape, listening. It\u2019s often those moments that make the following images come true.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7d65988\" data-block-id=\"7d65988\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I also bring some equipment to film with. <strong>Part of this journey will inform my narrative films about the field, which tell the story of what happens around the image:<\/strong> the waiting, the doubt, the changing weather, the joy when the light finally arrives.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-70f0710\" data-block-id=\"70f0710\"><style>.stk-70f0710 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">And if Scotland doesn\u2019t give me what I imagine? Then it will give me something else. <strong>That\u2019s the whole beauty of the terrain: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.net\/prise-de-vue-traitement-direction-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We leave with an intention<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.net\/quand-photo-vraiment-terminee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We return with what the place has kindly offered.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-1827f2f\" id=\"7-rendez-vous-au-retour\" data-block-id=\"1827f2f\"><style>.stk-1827f2f .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #a6003c  ) !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">7. Meeting upon return<\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e642959\" data-block-id=\"e642959\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">This article is the first in a series. On my return, I will tell you about the places, with the images, the mistakes and the surprises. A video will complete the story. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Dragonstreetphotography\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my YouTube channel<\/a>,<\/strong> and the most accomplished photographs will join them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>my Fine Art galleries<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b2f5fb2\" data-block-id=\"b2f5fb2\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>If you want to follow this journey and receive the account as soon as it is published, subscribe to the newsletter. <\/strong>And if you are planning a photo trip to Scotland yourself, whether during the off-season or not, please let me know in the comments which places you are interested in: I would be happy to exchange ideas with you.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7ef441a\" data-block-id=\"7ef441a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Thank you for reading and visiting Dragonstreet Photography, and we\u2019ll see you soon! <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7e1663a\" data-block-id=\"7e1663a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Photographically yours,<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-728c234\" data-block-id=\"728c234\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">David <\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving for Scotland when everyone else is going home: I take you along in the preparation of my photo journey in Scotland, from Skye to Glencoe, with its eight-hour days and its autumn colors.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5864,"featured_media":260240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1448,2863],"tags":[2922,2923],"class_list":["post-260217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-journal-de-voyages-et-sorties-photos","category-preparer-planifier-ses-photos","tag-ecosse","tag-royaume-uni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5864"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260217"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260242,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260217\/revisions\/260242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}