During the first few days of the trip (the days when I still had the pleasure of travelling with a camera that uses film) I experienced rain at first, and then some showery weather with beautiful light. One of my primary concerns during this time was to keep the camera dry. I resorted to using a plastic bag because of the convenience. I have done this many times before, sometimes using a canvas shopping bag, but on this occasion I had a clear plastic ziplock bag of large size. I would place the bag over the lens and camera, set the camera up and then focus on infinity. I could see through the bag so it was perfectly easy to compose the shot. I quickly realized that the scene I was seeing, blurry though it was, had great visual strength in its own right. I have explained before how I like shots with movement, long exposures on windy days, etc and this blurriness is similar in that in conveys a sort of impressionism to the image and simplifies the photograph by obscuring detail. It seems a shame to use an expensive lens capable of fine resolution and then putting a cheap plastic bag over it but hey, if it works, it works.
The resulting images are NW Highlands #1 and #2. I wish I could have used the plastic bag more but you know the reason that did not happen. Rest assured though, the "plastic bag series" will be done and will eventually find its way onto my website.
Cul Mor under heavy cloud
NW Highlands #1 (using a plastic bag)
NW Highlands #2 (using a plastic bag)
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