Glenfinnan, Arygll-Shire
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This image was taken from The Glenfinnan Monument which is owned by the Trust for Scotland, which is part of the National Trust.
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Prince Charles initially landed from France on Eriskay in the Western Isles. He then travelled to the mainland in a small rowing boat, coming ashore at Loch nan Uamh, just west of Glenfinnan. Here he was met a small number of MacDonalds. He waited at Glenfinnan for a number of days as more MacDonalds, Camerons, McPhees (Macfie) and Macdonnells arrived. When he judged he had enough support, he climbed the hill and the McPhees (Macfie)raised his royal standard, on Monday 19 August 1745, and claimed the Scottish and the English thrones in the name of his father James Stuart (‘the Old Pretender’); A MacPhee (Macfie) was one of two pipers at Glenfinnan when Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his banner there in 1745. Brandy was distributed in celebration. So began the rebellion that was to end in failure eight months later at the Battle of Culloden (16 April 1746). Many MacPhees (Macfies) followed Cameron of Lochiel in the second line into the Battle of Culloden in 1746.
After Culloden, in his flight to evade government troops, Charles came to the same area again. After being hidden by loyal supporters he boarded a French frigate at the shores of Loch nan Uamh, close to where he had landed and raised his standard. Today The Prince’s Cairn marks the spot from which he departed.
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Steve & Lesley
Warren Williams
Heavy weather ahead, lovely smooth water.
Steve & Lesley replied
cheers warren mate
Derek Dobbie
Another wonderful capture. The tranquil feeling and reflection are great. I must get back up their while the autumn colours are still here. cheers.
Steve & Lesley replied
you must yes! – thanks derek
DonDavisUK
Tremendous capture Steve. An instant FAV for me. Memories of homeland:-)
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you don
Torfinn Johann...
Excellent shot Steve.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much torfinn
charitygrace
Just stunning!
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you very much
29Breizh33
Wonderful shot. Great work.
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you kindly
Paul Thompson ...
Stunning shot Steve – another fave
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much paul
Steven de Siow
Fantastic work.
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you steve
Sharon Mau
Your commentary is fascinating and the image is very beautiful Steve.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much sharon
mikebov
stunning
Wish this wasnt quite so far from
Sussex by the Sea
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks mike wish it wasnt quite so far for me too – some 250 miles from co durham
WatscapePhoto
Brilliant moody shot, Steve. Great history.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks steve
davidShandley
Like it Like it Like it
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you thank you thank you
monocotylidono
Beautiful scenery! Fascinating
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks george
SimplyScene
Excellent capture. A wonderful image.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much
flyfish70
Wonderful work again buddy, very beautiful and peaceful looking!!!!!
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you ash
Trevor Kersley
great shot Steve
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thank you trevor
Catherine Veal
beautiful work Steve, a fave.
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you catherine
gaylene
Excellent – such natural beauty is special
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you so much
dinghysailor1
remarkably atmospheric and beautiful work
:)
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much
PhotosEcosse
Love the calm water, very serene.
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you kindly
Karl Williams
Lovely soft processing to this, Steve .. it has a very attractive calmness to it.
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you Karl
GailD
Very nice Steve. What shutter speed? Looks fabulous.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks for that Gail, the shutter speed was 1/80th sec
Derek Fogg
Great image Steve – fantastic moody sky and great reflections
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks derek
Martina Fagan
A lovely capture WONDERFUL STEVE
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks tina
biddumy
Excellent image and the story is great too!!!
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you kindly
Ritva Ikonen
Stunning shot. Beautiful in every way! Instant fave!
Steve & Lesley replied
that is very very kind of you
Simon Duckworth
nice shot and effect, very watercolour
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks simon
Rowan Plantag...
Serenity and beauty
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so so much
jacqi
wow! so smooooth!
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much Jacqi
David Holmes
thats a fantastic shot my friend, great work
Steve & Lesley replied
cheers david
gabbielizzie
congratulations on your feature
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much
traveller
Great atmosphere Steve.
Steve & Lesley replied
cheers ian mate
Yoanna
It looks as though water colours spilled into a photo or a photo glazed into a painting.
Both ways – a very fine art, indeed.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much Yoanna
Yoanna
By the way, i loved your avatar too.
:)
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you – yours is cool too
LudaNayvelt
Steve ,You doing new treatments, soft and fantastic
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks Luda – processing in Raw and then adding the topaz filter
LudaNayvelt
Thank you fro info, I played with topaz filters before ( just trial version), some of them very effective
Steve & Lesley replied
you should go with them again the new version is brilliant
Ryan Davison
this is gorgeous!
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks for that Ryan
Heather Rivet...
gorgeous
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks Heather
Mindy McGregor
This is just stunning! Beautiful work!
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you Mindy
LudaNayvelt
I will check them out, if they give me another trial
Steve & Lesley replied
you should luda
Ryan Davison
ahhh, I actually didn’t realise that was your image Steve; another superb addition to your portfolio then
Steve & Lesley replied
ha ha thanks for that Ryan
Charuhas Images
Marvelous!!
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much
bluefinart
Like a beautiful painting. Superb mood and colours.
Steve & Lesley replied
that is very very kind of you thanks so much
Laurie Search
Amazing!!!!
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much Laurie
Béla Török
Brilliant work, my friend!
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much Bela
Sharon Mau
Steve & Lesley replied
sharon that is just so so kind of you thank you
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding….........................
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much scott
Jason Connolly
Fantastic work mate, well done….
Steve & Lesley replied
cheers jason
Jessy Willemse
Fantastic image, it remains me of the mists of Avalon !
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks Jessy
Agnes McGuinness
A stunningly beautiful image. Like a magic place. Congratulations on your feature. Agnes xx
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks agnes
nicholphoto
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you Bradley
debsphotos
Stunning place…beautifully captured! *-)
Steve & Lesley replied
many thanks really appreciated
Alan McMorris
Steve & Lesley replied
Wow alan many thanks for that
CraigsMom
Steve & Lesley replied
Mary Ann that is very kind of you thank you
LesleyG
This is a stunning shot and worthy of the features. Well done love x
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks lesley love x
hologram
WOW oh WOW, utterly amazing, a total masterpiece my friend.
Cheers,
h
Steve & Lesley replied
very kind of you h
Debbie Roelle
Wow Amazing image and congratulations on all of your features.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much debbie appreciated as always
clickinhistory
OK that is some shot Steve, now when you going to actually show some shots of the real holiday with all that rain you were complaining about ;)? PS well done on the feature roll call
Steve & Lesley replied
ha ha ok tomorrow maybe – thanks richard
Malcolm Chant
WOW this is awsome Steve, has to be a favorite.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks for that Malcolm
Dragan Petrovic
Fantastic image!
Steve & Lesley replied
many thanks
Jeff Burns
Absolutely gorgeous
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you so much Jeff – this image is getting some airplay unbelievable really
Malcolm Chant
Congrats on your well deserved feature Steve,
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much Malcolm
Adri Padmos
WHOOWW…....Steve….this is amazing!!
The colors, the lighting, the composition, the depth….....it’s all perfect!
Many congrats to your features; it’s well deserved!
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much adri you are very kind
Squealia
I don’t understand why you have dropped from my watchlist! Anyway I am now sort of back! This shot is just superb… well done Steve
Steve & Lesley replied
hiya celia thanks so much for that
Steve Liptrot
Great shot mate
Steve & Lesley replied
cheers steve appreciated
Nancy Chambers
Stunning… :) Congrats on your feature! :)
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks nancy
Georgie Hart
So very stunning…the moment I saw it I knew it would be a perfect feature for the group.
Steve & Lesley replied
Georgie that is so so kind of you many thanks
Torfinn Johann...
Gorgeous shot my friend! Congratulations!
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you torfinn very much appreciated
anitaL
Just stunning, an instant fav, wonderful photography.
Steve & Lesley replied
anita I appreciate your comments and your visit and I thank you also for the fav many thanks
Pauline Black
You’ve crossed the border since I last saw you Steve and now you’ve won my heart with this magnificent scene and history to go along with it. Phantasmargorical.
Steve & Lesley replied
and I’ll be returning in 2-3 weeks time thanks Pauline really appreciate it
MikeDAdams
Wow! Amazing work!
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks Mike appreciated
Shane Ransom
Beautiful image.
The colours and lighting really make this work.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks shane
APhotography
Really great image. I’m impressed by the detail you’ve got in the clouds coupled with the colour tint. It’s a nice filter you have.
Steve & Lesley replied
thank you kindly I appreciate that
kemal91
Brilliant shot of a beautiful landscape. The colours are great… Those clouds don’t look too friendly though… :)
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks very much you are very kind
artwhiz47
High drama here – the photo & the history. Great; congrats on the Features.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much cant believe how much airplay this is getting
shadowlee
thought I mighn’t find a space and rightly so, fantastic and mind blowing image
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks for that
FA Photography
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so so much you are very kind
FlowersEtc
Steve & Lesley replied
that is so very very kind of you thank you
Tatum Wulff
Wow! So beautiful, surreal and dreamlike… love it! Congrats on your features!! :)
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much
FlowersEtc
Your welcome
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks
Simon Whittaker
Holy awesome landscape batman! A fav for me Stevo – well done.
Steve & Lesley replied
cheers simon
Arrowman
This is superb work !! – Colin

Steve & Lesley replied
thank you kindly colin
fauselr
captures the mood perfectly, very nice
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much
John44
Stevie Wonder !
This is a lovely landscape and a very well composed presentation!
Rich colours and fine deatils, and the red roofs are effective focal points…
And the reflection is very attractive!
Greetings,
Johnny
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks for that John but I can see no red roofs
betha
Beautiful work!
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much
John44
Steve .. somtimes things realy go wrong.. lol..
We ‘do ‘photo stuff.. among other things and what happened .. looking in this excellent photo.. phone call … writing a commentatention low ..another photo just lloked slips in my comment to you.
After reading your feedback to mine.. scrolling ALOL the way up I noticed.LOL
So skip the red roofs of a colleague Red Bubbler
Cheers and thanks for the update
John
Steve & Lesley replied
ha ha no worries John too many early Pilsner eh
Rod Mueller
This is awesome Steve.well done.
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much rod
Hope Ledebur
Magnificent! Also, thanks for the history lesson it adds to the drama of the image. ...Hope
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much
morpheus71
Awesome capture Steve! Excellent depth, wonderfully atmospheric clouds and light
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much for that
Nancy Stafford
Steve & Lesley replied
that is very very kind of you many thanks
vaquera
Outstanding capture !
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much very kind
PapasGirl
this is awesome..wow I would love to see this someday
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so so much
The Creative M...
love it!
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much that is very kind of you
Stewart Laker
Stunning shot Steve
Steve & Lesley replied
thanks so much stewart very kind of you (S)
Steven Sandner 29 days ago
beautiful work
Steve & Lesley replied 29 days ago
thanks so much steven very kind of you
Lee-Anne Raffe... 29 days ago
Beautiful work, great colours and depth. Congrats on all your features
Steve & Lesley replied 29 days ago
thanks again Lee-Anne very kind of you
Jessie111 29 days ago
Such a welcome relief for drought effected eyes to feast upon! Thank you x o
Steve & Lesley replied 29 days ago
thanks so much jessie
Terence Russell 29 days ago
What a WOW factor! Marvelous imagery, Steve!
Steve & Lesley replied 29 days ago
thanks so much for that Terence – this is by far my most popular image
William Bullimore 28 days ago
This one caught my eye straight away Steve. Beautiful.
Steve & Lesley replied 28 days ago
thanks william
Shaun Whiteman 28 days ago
Great shot of this beautiful location, I take it this was taken from the top of the tower. I have been walkking many times in this area but it was before the photography bug got me, I must return!!!
Steve & Lesley replied 27 days ago
many thanks shaun you must return
Cee Neuner 28 days ago
Beautiful capture!!! :D
Steve & Lesley replied 27 days ago
thanks cee
Photo57 27 days ago
Ohhhhh man, I absolutely adore this image.
If ever I could record an image as good as this then I’d be phoning David Bailey up and telling him he’s a dickheed who knows nowt :-)
Steve & Lesley replied 27 days ago
ha ha that was funny thanks david
highlandscot 27 days ago
wonderful picture…great work !
Steve & Lesley replied 27 days ago
thanks so much
Meeli Sonn 27 days ago
Great work!! Highly evocative and a place for a true hero’s adventure!!
Steve & Lesley replied 27 days ago
thanks so much meeli
Debbie Lister 27 days ago
Just WOW. I love this. Although I love the Lake District….this inspires me to goa bit further up the M6 and cross the border.
Steve & Lesley replied 27 days ago
Hiya I have a big love of the Lake District also, but (and there is always one of those) the west coast of scotland is awe inspiring – you must must go, I will be returning in 2010 sometime but in the meantime will make my visits to the lake District to pacify my photographic needs – thanks for visiting and the great comments
Olga Zvereva 26 days ago
Beautiful image
Steve & Lesley replied 26 days ago
thanks so much
Rosej 25 days ago
I think those clouds have moved down the country now and are currently overhead… Wonderful image you have captured there – lovely reflections and dof.
Steve & Lesley replied 25 days ago
that is very very kind of you Rose
Gary Kenyon 24 days ago
Wonderful photograph, lovely view and those clouds are amazing, great work.
Steve & Lesley replied 24 days ago
thanks very much Gary, much appreciated
Malcolm Chant 24 days ago
There is only one word for this, pefection.
Great shot leslie!!!!!!!!
Steve & Lesley replied 23 days ago
thanks so much malcolm
Sean Jansen 24 days ago
Stunning Steve…..this looks awesome and many well deserved congrats on your features !!
Steve & Lesley replied 24 days ago
many thanks sean very kind mate
Lois Bryan 24 days ago
Goodness, goodness, goodness!!!! What a beauty this is!!!!! I love the composition and the softness!!!!!!! And I’m with Sean .. congratz congratz on all your wonderful Features!!!! YAY!!
Steve & Lesley replied 24 days ago
many many many thanks lois always appreciate your comments
TWindDancer 19 days ago
Great shot ~ everything about it is wonderful! You deserve the features!