Sunrise at Portree harbor, looking across the Sound of Raasay to the imposing coastline of the Isle of Raasay. You’re right to be impressed that I—your dedicated guide—awoke long before my indolent pals, so I could photograph the start of another beautiful day on Skye. But don’t be too impressed: at these northern latitudes, the mid-October sunrise doesn’t happen until about 7:30. It wasn’t a big hardship to get up at 6:45 and walk a few blocks to photograph locations I’d scouted out the day before.