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New West Coast Dive Site – Camus Ban, Harlosh

A trip to the Isle of Skye's West coast and a new dive site for Below the Skye Line Project.  Camus Ban is a sheltered natural harbour near Harlosh and Loch Bracadale.  Being on the West side of the island there are often big swells running when you venture away from the natural shelter close to shore.  It has long been a popular area with sea kayak enthusiasts who enjoy the challenge the West coast brings along with some great stacks and sea cliffs including wonderful sea arches near Idrigill Point. This first dive also showed that it has great potential for underwater photography with a wide variety of plant and marine life, including the shanny (above) having a face off with the camera.  There will be more images when they have all been processed.

And if the lure of the water is not enough to entice you to this part of the island it is also home to the famous Isle of Skye Fudge Company!

Snakelock Anemone

A sponge? (we think)

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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)