Five More Images Available To Purchase as Prints- Premium Paper, Acrylic or Aluminium

We are very pleased to announce that five more images have been released and are available to purchase as prints.  The prints are available as premium paper in either a Lustre or Gloss finish.  They can also be purchased printed on  acrylic or aluminium.

These additions bring our print offering up to ten and we hope to add some more soon.  To view the images available to purchase as prints please click here.

Crabs

Detail of crab eye 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)

The close up image of the crab eye has proved to be one of hte most popular recent image.  Perhaps it is because we are all used to seeing crabs in rock pools along the sea shore.  There is fabulous detail in these creatures which only a still image allows you to really appreciate.

Hermit Crab 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)

The original campervan!!  On the Isle of Skye we see our fair share of campervans and motorhomes.  Having a mobile home always with you is nothing new.  However, unlike a snail, the hermit crab doesn't produce its shell it borrows one.  Another image that brings out the detail of the scene and how the sand on the crab's shell helps it be camoflaged on the sea floor.  The image was created on the first divie visit to Waterloo, just East of Broadford.

Dragonet and Mussels

Female dragonet fish. 2020 Image from the Below the Skye Line project. Photographer: Gill Williams Post Production: Geraint Ashton Jones https://www.belowtheskyeline.com More information on this fish can be found at: https://britishseafishing.co.uk/common-dragonet/ (Below the Skye Line / © Gill Williams & © Geraint Ashton Jones)

If the hermit crab uses sand for camoflage how well does the colour scheme of this dragonet fish act as camoflage against the stony loch floor at Sconser?  Sconser is probably best know for producing some of the Isle of Skye's best scallops which are farmed by moving young scallops in to managed waters to mature.  However we have found it to be productive for underwater photography with a wide range of different sea life being found in the loch's clear waters.

The final images are two more of the young mussels at Carbost.  It may seem a lot of images of the same subject but they do print up very well with their vibrant shells and almost tartan checks!  Could be a design for a kilt lurking there somewhere!

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)

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