Callanish Sunset, Isle of Lewis

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPH

The standing stones at Callanish are silhouetted against the evening sky, as the last light of day quickly fades. I loved photographing Callanish; there is just something so special about the location, and the stark beauty of the stones. I hadn't planned to take silhouettes of the stones, in fact I was initially planning to capture the evening light falling on them from the other side! But the simple, strong shapes of the upright stones just seemed to stand out so vividly against the western sky that I quickly changed my tactics! I was staying about a mile away from the stone circle, having come to Lewis specifically to photograph the stones. I'd say the trip was worthwhile!