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First Images For Sale – Released

At last

We have often been asked whether our images from the Below the Skye Line project will be available for sale.  Well today it is great to announce that the standard answer of 'we hope so' has been changed to yes.  Yes the first images for sale from Below The Skye Line have been released.

Gill and Geraint are very pleased that after 16 months of the project the first 5 images have been released for sale either as prints, aluminium mount or acrylic mount products.

First Images For Sale Released - Mytilus edulis (common mussels) have the most wonderful colour when young. As they mature the vibrancy is lost as they take on the more traditional blue shell. 2020 Image from the Below the Skye Line project. Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

First Images For Sale Released - Mytilus edulis (common mussels) have the most wonderful colour when young. As they mature the vibrancy is lost as they take on the more traditional blue shell. 2020 Image from the Below the Skye Line project. Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

Gill was absolutely staggered when she came across the young mussels that were growing in the waters just off Carbost earlier this year.  Skye was enjoying a period of fine weather.  The water was crystal clear.  Together it was perfect conditions to highlight the vibrancy of the colours evident in the growing shellfish.  For those who only see mature mussles the range of colour was a relevation.

Mytilus edulis (common mussels) have the most wonderful colour when young. As they mature the vibrancy is lost as they take on the more traditional blue shell. 2020 Image from the Below the Skye Line project. Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

Mytilus edulis (common mussels) have the most wonderful colour when young. As they mature the vibrancy is lost as they take on the more traditional blue shell. 2020 Image from the Below the Skye Line project. Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

After a number of dives Gill had created some excellent images which highlighted the variety of colour to be found in these young mussels.  They were a special addition to the collection of images gradually being added to as the project progresses.

Mytilus edulis (common mussels) have the most wonderful colour when young. As they mature the vibrancy is lost as they take on the more traditional blue shell. 2020 Image from the Below the Skye Line project. Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

One of the reasons we have delayed offering prints was waiting to ensure that we could do so in a way that would provide high quality prints but still allow us to continue the work of the project as it was not intended 'to run a gallery'.  We are now able to do this with a partnership through Photoshelter and Loxley Colour

The system is fully automatic and designed to be as easy as possible.  If you do have a questions then drop us a direct message via our Facebook page.  Click here to go the gallery of images for sale.

Gill & Geraint - July 2020

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Reflections

Underwater photography around the Isle of Skye - Reflections.

Below the Skye Line is a joint project between photographer/diver, Gill Williams, and photographer/non-diver, Geraint Ashton Jones.  We both live on Skye, both love the environment and both wanted to capture some of the superb natural environment found in the waters that are on and surround the Isle of Skye.

Now well in to the second year of the underwater photography project we are approaching 400 images available on line.  For this post I have put together a small creation called 'Reflections'

To see all the images we have created then please click on the link below.

Go to BelowTheSkyeLine images

Blue moon jellyfish at Carnach Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)
Blue jellyfish photographed at Carnach

Jellyfish are frequent in the waters around the Isle of Skye and for many who venture into the water they are a creature that is feared.  However they have a striking beauty and the underwater camera easily captures this.  When they are close to the surface there is an opportunity for the photography to highlight both the colour and the form of these wonderful and mis understood inhabitants of our waters.

A single dive with the Canon EF100mm f2.8L IS macro lens at Fanks, Isle of Skye to explore the detail of the Lion's Mane jellyfish Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

Blue Jellyfish 2020 Image from the Below the Skye Line project. Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

Blue Jellyfish 2020 Image from the Below the Skye Line project. Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

These are only a small selection of the underwater photography images we have that showcase jellyfish.  To see the full selection then click on the link below.

Below the Skye Line - Jellyfish Images

Variety of seaweed, urchins, a jelly fish and light captured at Fanks, Isle of Skye Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)
Golden seawrack is abundant all around the coastline
Blue Moon, Lions Mane, star fish and urchins captured at Carnach, Isle of Skye Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)
A moon jellyfish being 'lasooed' by seaweed
Reflections in Loch Shiante Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)
Reflections in Loch Shiante, a freshwater loch on the Isle of Skye

Loch Shiante is a beautiful fresh water loch on the Isle of Skye.  Its crystal clear waters are ideal for underwater photography and as the surface is often calm it is also a good spot for creating images involving reflections.

Click here for images from Loch Shiante.

Reflections in Loch Shiante Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

Reflections in Loch Shiante Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

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Just the Two of Us

The Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Do not expect these blogs to be too full of words, we would rather let the images tell their own story.  This inaugural blog if from a single dive at Fanks.  Using the Canon EF100mm f2.8L IS Macro lens Gill has created a number of images that study in detail the Lion's Mane Jellyfish.  For my part I have done a little post production to take the images from their raw file to the finished photograph.

Click on image for Lion's Mane Jellyfish wiki page

The Lion's Mane Jellyfish - A king of the Ocean

Tim Rice's lyrics from the Lion King song the Circle of Life seem very apt:

From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found

Well through the course of our project and our blogs we hope to scratch a little way beneath the surfcae of the waters in and around Skye.

The lion's mane jellyfish is the largest of the jellyfish found around Skye and is characterised by the dense, centre tentacles that are tightly clustered and provide a blaze of colour as the jellyfish gently propels itself through the water or simply drifts with the tide.

But what about close up?

Well we invite your to explore for yourself, looking over Gill's shoulder, as she captures some of the fine detail of the Lion's Mane jellyfish from all angles and allows you to exmine these fine creatures closely without the risk of being stung!  None of the colours have been changed during post production although some images have had the background reduced to blackness to better contrast the detail captured underwater.

If you click on any of the images you will be able to flick through a carousel of the images in a larger format.

Gill & Geraint

28 July 2019