'L'

dinghysailor1

'L'

The view to march wood in a torrential downpour one August evening at St Mary’s Loch in the lovely scottish borders. The orange mark known simply as ‘L’ and used for the sailing clubs weekly dinghy races has never looked cleaner…

The southern upland way a longdistance walk from coast to coast across scotland follows the shoreline to Tibbies Shiels Inn at the end of the 2 mile long loch…

Thanks so much for looking
cheers
:)))

Nikon D60
Nikkor VR 18-200
UV filter
f/5.6
1/100sec
ISO-400
exp -0.3
200mm

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'L'  by dinghysailor1
'L'  by dinghysailor1
  • Starz

    Starz

    very cool shot

  • Agnes McGuinness

    Agnes McGuinness

    Great capture of the mist and rain, Maggie. And that bit of red really makes the picture. Love it! Agnes xx

  • Elizabeth Bravo

    Elizabeth Bravo

    Love this shot and it looks soooooooo cool with that red balloon or is it a red bubble? lol…..really great capture!!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    Lol thanks elizabeth…laughing here.. hadnt thought til you just said that…teehee… :))) Was so amazed to see the colour popping like this…

    :))

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    Good eye, Maggie! I love this shot. Many possible stories one could dream up about this almost other-worldly view. Beautifully composed, too.

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Love the composition Maggie, that red just pops out of the page …

  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    very atmospheric and great SC

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    hi dave.. thanks .. yes it had an atmosphere all of its own last night .. felt like really extreme weather and so glad we werent caught out on the water.. had been planning a sunset sail too.. LOL

    Thanks for the compliment but havent tweaked the colour.. pure luck!

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown

    Ah Tibbie she was a character indeed. Sir Walter Scott & Rabbie Burns were regular visitors if I’m not mistaken. I could be mistaken but I’m reasonably sure I’m correct. If you go into the Tibbie Shiels Inn you can see a photograph of the Grey Mares Tail when it froze up in the 1980’s.
    Oh by the way Dinghy, cracking shot!! Looks like a selective colouring shot but I know its not. Its another ‘Untouched’ I can tell!! XX

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks robin you’re the Oracle !! on all things! including no sc.. rather an impromptu one provided by mother nature…
    cheers
    :))

  • BarbaraManis

    BarbaraManis

    Great shot, Maggie! Love the composition!

  • Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

    Great work Maggie!!!

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown

    :0) xx

  • lefty1

    lefty1

    hope you were able to stay dry! very nice capture Maggie!

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    Fantastic shot of some crazy summer wweather:))

  • JUSTART

    JUSTART

    great

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    Awesome!!!

  • Peter Lusby Taylor

    Peter Lusby Ta...

    Maggie- you’re really on a roll with these great shots just love the colour and light effect on the water

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    wonderful composition and tones, wonderful

  • OldBirch

    OldBirch

    What an amazing shot! Great spotting! Were you inside or under something?

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thank OB .. it was quite extreme weather ! and was sheltering in the car.. you can see what the front windscreen looked like here…

    :))

  • KatsEye

    KatsEye

    Wow! We could use some of that rain. Maybe not so hard but could use any we can get.

  • Kenart

    Kenart

    I like the subtle coloured greys in this one.

  • Evita

    Evita

    Fantastic capture !!! :D

  • Tatiana R

    Tatiana R

    cool shot Maggi, really like this! :-))

  • dougie1page2

    dougie1page2

    on the ball maggie!!!

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    very nice image Maggie

  • kevin smith skystudiohawaii

    kevin smith sk...

    Interesting shot.So nice of you to brave those extreme elements to bring this to us.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    glad to kev… and bet it makes you enjoy your lovely seas all the more…LOL
    :))

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    that red marker makes an amazing contrast to the surrounding grey wet day….... definitely a “mood” shot….!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    hi wendy thanks!! yes on days when its too calm or stormy to sail it lifts my mood no end to think i can take some pics …LOL

  • reflector

    reflector

    A great shot of the Loch ! Very dramatic and different !

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    very cool selective coloring ~ well done! xx

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks linda so kind..i know it so looks like sc…. but in fact the colours are as is.. it was a heck of a squall and my nikon just homed in on the buoy .. how lucky was that!!

  • Angel Perry

    Angel Perry

    Fantastic series MAggie! Nice to hear the camera and you.. stayed somewhat dry.. sorry your sailing trip got post poned.

  • emanon

    emanon

    you do RB proud with this one maggie, what a shot, instant fav. x

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    see you down there soon i hope.. cheers
    :))

  • Neophytos

    Neophytos

    Very unusual and very Beautiful Maggie,and as you know Less is More .!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks neo..thanks to seeing fantastic artists like yourself am getting the message… cheers my friend
    :))

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    love your composition here! and that red buoy, and yep..could go for the redbubble too
    great control of your exposure

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    lol now theres a marketing opportunity missed..dang! cheers chris…

    :))

  • Steve  Taylor

    Steve Taylor

    You were very productive for the conditions. I once read that bad weather makes good photographs. This proves it.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    lol thanks steve.. guess its the badder the better…and just glad i could snatch these in the brief moments i dared open the window..

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    brilliant

  • Sue Buckingham

    Sue Buckingham

    You are a brave girl going out in that weather!! I initially thought it was a balloon in the middle of the road and that you were lying on the ground to get the shot. Then I thought, well shes mad, but shes not that mad! And then I read the write up :) Great shot Ding xx

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    chuckling here at the picture you saw.. and thanks for the vote of confidence.. but i might just be that mad you know…hehehee…of course it was bone dry just up the road and hadnt rained at all when i got home..
    :))

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Gorgeous work, like composition, well done!

  • Linda Jackson

    Linda Jackson

    Yep, we have them too! Great shot! Take care, Linda

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin

    Love this composition Maggie!! Another brilliant mood shot!! – Just bursting with atmosphere!

  • Jesse Blyth

    Jesse Blyth

    Wow, very different photo here, I was thinking that was a solid material on the ground.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    now i see it…the bouncing raindrops look like gravel or something… lol.. thanks jesse…

  • Pamela Jayne Smith

    Pamela Jayne S...

    fabulous capture!

    I do hope that it is not on it’s way over the channel though!!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks pam.. it was wed night.. the same day as orkney had its mini tornado and one was spotted in the bristol channel.. very localised too and hopefully they’ve dispersed by now.. hope youre basking in sunny weather…
    :))

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    Beautiful rain!!!! WOW Maggie this is an amazing capture!!! Excellent!! *-)

  • Georgie Hart

    Georgie Hart

    Very striking Maggie and such great composition! Love the drama of the weather.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    LOL yes dramatic it certainly was!! thanks so much!!
    :))

  • DesImages

    DesImages

    Great image and great information as well. Thought you guys were enjoying summer ;-)

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks my friend.. yes its been a good year so far LOL …still enjoying the garden produce too.. but thisreally was extreme!!
    ::))

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    Wow that is quite a storm you captured…love the balloon appearing to be stuck by the weather!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks kc it certainly was – quite a storm!! yes it does look like a balloon pinned to the road by the rain doesnt it…but its a racing marker buoy anchored in the loch ... also realise too late it looks like a red bubble…LOL
    thanks so much for your lovely visits.. great to see you!
    cheers
    :))

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    You know what…I read your comment but for some reason balloon came out, LOL…sorry about that durrr…and YA redbubble it certainly does, LOL

  • micmac

    micmac

    SO SPECIAL,BRILLIANT SHOT!!

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    Love it! :)

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    soooo fun … fabulous composition with that one delightful orange buoy!!!!!

  • LavenderMoon

    LavenderMoon

    Wow, this almost looks like a paved surface, the rain was really pounding down! The buoy looks like it is sinking in to an asphalt parking lot… COOL!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    lol .. it does too! thanks for your lovely visit my friend
    :))

  • Eugenio

    Eugenio

    :)) Great capture !!

  • ldeiter78

    ldeiter78

    Great companion shot to the rescue boats. The buoy is a real eye-catcher!

  • enchantedImages

    enchantedImages

    Great capture, Maggie!
    I too thought it was a red balloon in the road.
    Glad you told us the story and you have such a good eye.
    – Bobbi

  • NordicBlackbird

    NordicBlackbird

    fabulous framing and contrasts, Maggie :)))
    xoxo

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Outstanding composition. Perfect Rule of Thirds and the use of the colour spot makes the image standout.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks heaps steve for your superb comments – so thrilling to read.. must have just focussed on the buoy and cant believe how brightly it came out in these conditions! it was certainly well washed by this time…LOL
    :))))))

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    great shot

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    That orange marker sure makes a point of interest,great composition…......wish it would rain like that in our region.

  • Eva and Klaus Weber-Wanjek

    Eva and Klaus ...

    This is really “cool” as everybody else is putting it! Wonderful image Maggie!!
    XX
    Eva

  • wigs

    wigs

    wonderful composition here….. just a really really good piece of work

  • jaffa

    jaffa

    love the bouncing rain, feel as if i could stand in it right now and just feel it on my face. I wouldn’t be brave enough to put my camera in it though. Lovely shot as ever.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    LOL thanks jaffa loved your comment and yes i got stuck in my car when i went for my camera.. .. so managed to snap thru a fleetingly opened window from there.. no way was i getting out in that …LOL.
    :)))

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