Special Offers

Design your own Photo Away Break

We have some weekends free between now and Easter.

Why not get a group of fellow photographers together, perhaps your class or your club, or simply a group of friends or family and let us do all the hard work.

We will collect you from Inverness airport or Glasgow International airport, on Friday, then drive back to Quiraing Lodge arriving in good time for the evening meal. There will be photo stops on the way.

On Saturday, Sunday and Monday we will take you to some of the best sites of Skye, allowing you to stay as long or as short as you like to achieve your desired photography. We will feed you with our excellent home made food, or at carefully selected restaurants.

If you wish to use our darkroom facilities, our teaching skills or to simply review work brought with you this will all be possible.

Available for groups of 6 or more: please discuss your ideas with us!

3 for 2

Through to the end of February, 3 nights B&B for the price of 2,

Or, 3 people B&B for the price of 2

Early Bird Saver

Pay in full for a workshop before the end of January 2004, 5% discount.

Or, pay in full for a workshop 6 months in advance of the start date, 5% discount

Introduce a Friend

5% discount on your workshop fee, when your friend books.

Return to a workshop

Return to a similar length workshop as previous, 5% discount

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From December 2003’s Newsletter

Improved accommodation

Immediately after the Christmas break, we will be starting work on converting 3 rooms to en-suite (private facilities), and also making a 4th new bathroom. Work will be completed by March.

Exhibitions

In 2004 we will be starting an exhibition programme, with mostly photographic exhibitions by Sam and Suzy, of local subjects. Other exhibitions will be themed to particular workshops. Our next newsletter in January will list the first few exhibitions.

Meanwhile we are gradually extending the range of goods for sale - much of our own photography, such as greetings cards, digital prints (using the latest Epson 2100 printer), archival silver prints - these will soon be available to view, and order, on our web site. There are also ceramics by Linda Warrick, books and Suzy's jams and marmalade.

The Isle of Skye in December

It's a very quiet time of year now, with very few visitors. Even the Christmas rush is not as evident here as in many parts of Europe and the USA. Hogmannay remains a more celebrated time than Christmas. Be warned if you are travelling here on January 1st and 2nd - almost everything will be closed - 2 days of public holiday, and 2 days of recovery from celebration!

There's very little light with sunrise after 9 a.m., and sunset soon after 3 p.m. However the directional light with the sun always low in the sky makes for some great photo opportunities. The weather is often dramatic with fast changing skies, and a surprisiong number of calm sunny days.

The long nights need not be full of darkness. On a clear night it is remarkable how much light is given by stars in such a clean air as here, and moonlight can be extraordinarily bright! We have even occasionally witnessed a "moonbow".

We have recently had some remarkable displays of the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis. Lots of colours throughout the sky on 2 or 3 occasions, fast pulsing light across the sky on another. There's often evidence of the aurora to the north, but rarely the shows of recent weeks.

AND FINALLY..... We would like to wish you a Happy Christmas and a peaceful 2004.

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