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The first time I ever visited Plockton, many years ago, I arrived by train and the village was shrouded in mist. Nothing of the fine surrounding landscape could be discerned. However, within the hour this tranquil mistiness had given way to brilliant sunshine.
Twenty-four years have elapsed since that first visit and the same conditions repeated themselves on this one, although on this occasion it took rather longer for the mist to clear. This was because I arrived in Plockton at 5am! I was hoping to photograph landscapes in the early morning light that reveals so much of the land's shape. I was very disappointed in that regard, all the preceding day's weather forecasts had omitted to mention the banks of thick sea fog that would envelope the west coast.
However, it's an ill wind that blows no good, and the day turned out to be a super one for harvesting images. As the mist started to lift many excellent photographic opportunities started to appear, and ultimately the surrounding landscape was bathed in sunshine while the sea lochs were still swathed in sea mist.
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