Old Man of Storr Silhouette, Isle of Skye

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPH

The rock needle known as the Old Man of Storr is one of the most famous of Skye's many fantastic geological delights. I had decided to climb up to the Old Man and photograph the sunrise, but as is generally the case on Skye, the only thing you can count on with the weather is that you can't count on it. As I arrived at the Old Man the sky was grim and overcast, with only a sliver of light in the east. After grumbling to myself, I decided it was time to make lemonade from lemons; I realised that the dramatically overcast sky gave me a great opportunity to create something different. The stark beauty of the rock needle just looks so striking against the dark sky.