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ELGOL HAS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PLACES TO VISIT. IT IS SITUATED ON THE SOUTH WEST COAST OF THE ISLE OF SKYE, ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF BROADFORD. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS MADE ONE FEBRUARY MORNING DURING AN EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY SWELL. THE WAVES WERE SURGING UP THE ROCKS. I USED MY HASSELBLAD ARCBODY AND 35MM LENS WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF FRONT TILT TO BRING THE FOREGROUND AND THE MAIN ROCK INTO SHARP FOCUS AND ILFORD’S HP5+ FILM GIVES THE IMAGE THAT LOVELY GRAINY TEXTURE…
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