i am a rock
A rock’s eye view of the loch of lowes – I think this has a certain messy charm compared with the more pristine perfection of ‘loch of the lowes’ or ‘LoL’
Let me know what you think – comments and tips most welcome
Loch of the Lowes lies in the beautiful scottish borders between Moffat and Selkirk. It flows into nearby St Mary’s loch (with its thriving sailing club) past old Tibbieshiels inn, hostelry and overnight stop for walkers on the southern upland way crossing Scotland.
Overlooking the north end of the loch is a monument to James Hogg – the Scottish Poet known as the Etterick Shepherd, friend and contemporary of Sir Walter Scott.
Taken 4/3/08 (untouched) with a pocket fuji finepix A500
(there is a 2nd loch of the lowes further north in Perthshire, complete with osprey viewing centre – but you can see the wonderful fish eagle hunting here too if you are lucky!)
loch of the lowes’ :
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brian pendrey
stunning angled shot and reflection
Bootkneck
A true picture,,well done
NICKY7
Really like this concept of illusion , without the description it would be difficult at first to analyze .
JLDunn
I like the angle, it gives me a sense of place.
susan davies
stunning
PhotogeniquE IPA
hmmmm… I do prefer LoL
Andy Harris
wow – gorgeous shot…! Super colour and reflection
Craig Maguire
superb, nice POV , preffer this to the last shot, however they are both epically beautiful.
Tony Fallon
beautiful winter scene
reflector
Perfect again ! Nice perspective too !
Sean Farragher
beautiful
coolowen
so spectacular! lovely & serene – you must feel like your the only soul on the planet while youre there…...........:)
Sue Buckingham
Great angle. Just stunning.
hcroft
Absolutely beautiful well done you
EdgeOfReality
Beautiful reflections in this lovely land/water scape.
Kelly J
FANTASTIC!!! Keep them coming!
iravande
fine foreground, makes the hole view so different, fabulous angle and shot
Rosina Lamberti
Stunning reflections Dinger!
Jason Connolly
You must have got your feet wet taking this one…Beautiful work and what a view..
photobymdavey
I said last night during my photography class that this was better than the ones with out the reeds, it still is today.
dinghysailor1
thanks so much everyone! :)))))
Forest Friends...
Beautiful mate!
MuscularTeeth
superb! you have a few versions of this shot, they are all spectacular…
Bruce Dickson
Something a little more anarchic with this one – the serenity is disturbed by the angular lines and surface ‘sticks’ – causes an interesting tension.
Nixter
This is beautiful.
Tom Gomez
This is super. Did you see the ospreys while you were there/
Tom Gomez
Ooops, wrong Loch. I meant the one outside Dunkeld, Loch of the Lowes
dinghysailor1
not that day but sometimes !
Joe Valcourt/M...
fabulous work
Jean M. Laffitau
Great shot!
Carol & Kev Ha...
Wow, this is so beautifully captured, lovely lighting, such a tranquil place!!
Linda Syms
Beautiful capture
Roddy Atkinson
Great pov, the twigs really add to it!
circusgallery
great 3d affect
outstanding
Antanas
perfect..
Lucindawind
its just gorgeous !
Frank Legault
Beautiful!!!
Catherine Davis
Love them both but I like this one better, also. ‘Messy charm’, you have a way with words!
Rich Gale
I love what you have done with the allmost macro forground it makes for a great image, that bit of snow adds so much intrest to the hills.
super work well done.
Rich.
flower7027
very nice shot
zeke7
Cool angle! Nice shot.
Robin Brown
Water shot Dinghy. Suggest a wee crop; the bottom. Crop the out of focus bit & I think this will improve the overall shot. The dof on a shot like this isn’t easy. The foreground is inches away from the lens so it might simply be closer than the minimum focus distance. I wouldn’t crop any higher than the bottom edge of the lowest reflected cloud. So my suggestion isn’t drastic. All that said, its your photograph & just a suggestion & I might be the only person who thinks its worth doing. Happy Saturday XX
Rany Lutz
An amazing spot and you timed the conditions perfectly!!
calico
I prefer this shot more atmospheric
blondiegirl
interesting angle and composition, well done!!
SueAnne
Beautiful, great reflection and perfect sky
Dafs
Fantastic shot. You must have been lying in the water to get this one!
dinghysailor1 replied
hi thanks dafs – nearly teehee…my little fuji finepix was perched precariously on a rock at the waters edge tho…...
;)))
Brendan Schoon
WOW, great low composition!! Wonderful reflection in the water and the DOF is super!! Amazingly done.
Brendan
Erhan OZBIYIK
Great Shot !!!!
Marilyn Baldey
You can imagine your a monster from the loch trawling along, good fun.
dinghysailor1 replied
oooer…didnt think of that…. (backs out hastily)... teehee….. thanks so much!!
richiedean
I like the foreground interest ding, adding depth and scale …........... :))
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks richie just spotted your visit..cheers
:))
trand07
This makes me want to go back to Scotland so badly. Nice shot. I think the reeds in front make it a better shot than the other loch of lowes photo.
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks so much – really appreciate you taking the time to compare..
BettinaSchwarz
incredible – I love the angle at which you took this … love the blue tones … the reflections are exquisite!
x- pose
Your work is true art, Maggie!!!!! Klaus
Pamela Jayne S...
stunning and perfect POV such a different angle making it so alive!
Squealia
Excellent …. It’s a duck’s eye view, hiding amongst the reeds!
dinghysailor1
LOL :))
Squealia
dinghysailor1 replied
wow doing the happy duck dance here…LOL… and thanks for all the fun challenges !!
cheers
;)))
Mimmie Hunter
Congratulations
Simon Gladwin
Soopoib yet again! Love the lowdown POV!
fennellio
this rocks – great job.
dinghysailor1 replied
chuckling here.. thanks heaps!