Isle of Eigg viewed from the Isle of Rum © John MacPherson
I like edges.
It is at edges that things occur.
The edge between sea and land.
Shore.
The edge between day and night.
Dusk.
The edge between night and day.
Dawn.
The edge between weather systems.
Rainbow.
The edge between woodland and meadow.
Shadow.
The edge between awe and inspiration.
Wonder.
Or as here.
As storms raced across the Isle of Eigg.
As hurricane force winds blew waterfalls skywards against gravity.
As dark clouds roiled and boiled and were cleaved by light.
The edge between art and reality.
Imagination.
Author — John Macpherson
John MacPherson was born and lives in the Scottish Highlands. He trained as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards, before completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter, and then qualified as a Social Worker in Disability Services. Along the way he has cooked on canal barges, trained as an Alpine Ski Leader & worked as an Instructor for Skiers with disabilities, been a canoe instructor, and tutor of night classes in carpentry, stained glass design and manufacture, and archery. He has travelled extensively on various continents, undertaking solo trips by bicycle, or motorcycle. He has had narrow escapes from an ambush by terrorists, been hit by lightning, caught in an erupting volcano, trapped in a mobile home by a tornado, kidnapped by a dog's hairdresser, rammed by a basking shark and was once bitten by a wild otter. He has combined all this with professional photography, which he has practised for over 35 years. He teaches photography and acts as a photography guide & tutor in the UK and abroad. His biggest challenge is keeping his 30 year old Land Rover 110 on the road. He loves telling and hearing stories.
Discussion (2 Comments)
Magic John. Thank you.
It was!
Cheers.