Scotland is...

Dramatic skies
Church steeples
Green hillsides
Rain then sun then rain
Plaid and kilted
Friendly
Bagpipes
Bloody history
Lochs and firths
Castles
Lilting accents
Hearty food
Lots of fun

We are back from our relaxed week in Scotland, where the weather was amazingly warm and sunny the last couple of days. I even got a bit of sunburn! Back in Italy it's grey and rainy, so my sunburn will fade fast. I can feel it disappearing already.

This image is from our first evening in Inverness, one of the times the sun popped out right before sundown. I loved the dramatic light and dark contrast found in the sky and the churches. Just one of the many skies we witnessed on this trip, it was ever changing. I'm just starting to go through my pictures and I look forward to sharing more this week!

Don't forget, today is the last day to sign up for the Liberate your Art Postcard Swap. Tomorrow I'll share the final count and the updated link list. I'm so excited!

Seeing Form Everywhere

Since starting the Exploring with a Camera: Finding Form prompt I've been seeing form everywhere. I've realized that much of the art I love outside of photography, both painting and drawing, relies heavily on form. I love the shading of light and dark, how something so simple creates dimension on a flat surface. You can see that in this photograph from Santorini - it's all about form. If you didn't have the light and dark, the various shades, what would you see? Just a blank white rectangle.

Since I'm off traveling this week, you have a bonus week with this exploration topic! Link in below or share your image in the Flickr pool, if you've found form in your photographs. I'll catch up with comments next week when I get back. In the meantime, you can fill my void and visit the links of your fellow participants, and see how they are Finding Form in the world around them.

See you next week!