Woodland Light:
Landscape Photographs
from the Caledonian Pinewoods
of the Cairngorm Mountains
from the Caledonian Pinewoods
of the Cairngorm Mountains
10,000 years ago the glaciers had retreated and the trees were taking back the Highlands. Legend has it that the woodland they became, the Great Wood of Caledon, was so wide that a squirrel could have scampered over all of Scotland, branch by branch, from coast to coast, and never have come to the ground.
These photographs explore the landscapes that descended from that great post-glacial wildwood. They should be dark, but if they look too dark, go to the gallery for PC users.
Finding a beautiful foreground is reason enough to photograph, although I also want to expose the historical background to these landscapes, like the logging and the tree plantations, and the moorland and grassland that could be woodland were it not for us and our animals. These facts affect my framing almost as much as the light.
Photographs and text
are copyright © 2008
by Gorm Shackelford
are copyright © 2008
by Gorm Shackelford
