For my final day on Skye I planned on photographing the sunrise from a vantage point that included the Old Man of Storr.

The Storr is a rocky hill on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye. The hill presents a steep rocky eastern face overlooking the Sound of Raasay, contrasting with gentler grassy slopes to the west. The Storr is prime example of the Trotternish landslip, the longest such feature in Great Britain. The area in front of the cliffs of the Storr is known as the Sanctuary. This has a number of weirdly shaped rock pinnacles, the remnants of ancient landslips. One of the most famous of these is known as the Old Man of Storr.

However in order to reach this vantage point meant I had a 1 hours slog up the hillside, the whole time I felt like I was in a race with the quickly approaching sunrise. Eventually I made it to a suitable location with a few minutes to spare, then it was just a case of waiting to see what the sunrise had in store for me.

Unfortunately due to a thick layer of cloud cover the early morning light was never strong enough to cast much of its golden glow into the sky or rock faces; however since I was there I still took a few pictures and enjoyed the solitude of having the mountain to myself. When I walked back down and returned to the car park I was met by a wall of midges all baying for my blood as I seemed to be the only soul up and about at such an early hour. So I quickly got back into my tent, locked the midges out and went for a little nap.