I’m not usually into astrophotography (taking photos of the night sky) but….

I was driving from Portree on the Isle of Skye to Fife along the A889 from Laggan to Dalwhinnie when I stopped at the side of the road for a comfort break. I looked up at the sky and immediately went WOW! The stars were so clear and bright it was jaw dropping. I just had to get some photos. It is a tiny road in the middle of nowhere and there is virtually no light pollution. I didn’t know what camera settings to use so I was guesstimating most of the time. The one I liked best was taken at f4, shutter speed 20 seconds and ISO 4000. When I look closer I can see some movement in the stars and I think if I get another chance I’ll drop the shutter speed and raise the ISO setting to see if I can stop that.

The light at the bottom is probably the village of Newtonmore.