Marsco and River Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
The beautiful Isle of Skye.
Typical Scottish Highland weather, bursts of sunlight, lasting for three minutes if you are lucky, between heavy showers that soak you to the skin, lasting around five hours. Or more. LOL !
You don’t have to be mad to live here, but it helps, as the saying goes ! A magic place all the same !
Have you ever tried to set up a tripod where the heather and bog myrtle grow in abundance, teetering on the brink of a raging burn? (Burn = river) It ain’t easy !
It causes you endless grief, for one thing, the blasted tripod wobbles around, and it disturbs those dear wee midges, which bite you to the brink of insanity, then you have a wee puppy craving attention threatening to knock the tripod/camera/you into the burn, and I can’t swim either.
Combined with Family members watching your attempts and laughing then getting bored, it is a small wonder that any images get produced at all. Professional ?? Ha Ha Ha Ha !!
Hysterical laughter !
Shot on my CANON EOS 40D, mounted, sort of, on my tripod, polarising filter, f22, 1/4 sec, 17-85mm IS Canon lens, at 22mm, iso100, auto wb, three shot RAW files processed in Photomatix, then fiddled around with in PS CS3, with some more selective tone mapping applied. LAB colour to finish.
Slight vignette.
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Torfinn Johann...
WOW! Absolutely gorgeous!
PhotosEcosse replied
So glad you like it, maybe a litle moody for some tastes ?
Jim Robertson
Another stunner :)
PhotosEcosse replied
Thanks jim.
LarsvandeGoor
The dark giants didn’t move much since i saw them on Flickr :-)
PhotosEcosse replied
I hope not Lars, or I am outa here !!!
richiedean
Stunning processing and image Barbara …... superb …......... :))
PhotosEcosse replied
Thanks, great compliment coming from someone with your skills !
Vivek Bakshi
WOW!!... This is amazing… Stunning… I m short of adjectives now… :D
PhotosEcosse replied
Hey thanks for the advertisement, much appreciated along with your lovely comment ! x
clmustin
Great shot. Like your editing. Bet you can’t say that title 5 times straight as fast as you can. I know I couldn’t. I agree some of the best shots don’t come easy.
PhotosEcosse replied
Give me a few glasses of my home made wine and I can say a whole lotta things !!
Get your drift, yep, the best shots are the ones that come hardest.
LudaNayvelt
stunning work
Richard George
This collective is just magnificant Barbara…I too cannot find all the words needed to describe them, so I will just sit and admire…
Terry Mooney
superb piece of work Barbara, as usual.
Mariann Rea
Wonderful elements in this image!
WatscapePhoto
Essence of Skye. So beautifully photographed. Beautiful, Barbara.
headygirl
rad :]
joak
a piece o cake ..add twa daft pups tae the mix an then start complainin!..lol excellent stuff pal
Jeff Burns
OMG Gorgeous
Bunny Clarke
Fabulous capture. A breathtaking scene.
Jane Best
This is an awesome shot. You are in one of the most beautiful places in the world and I am so glad you are taking these fantastic photos. Enjoyed reading your commentary too.
Laurette Ruys
an amazing piece of work in every way :)
Beth Mason
Your work is completely inspirational! I look forward to seeing more of your work and travels.
EverChanging1
Surreal…you just want to be there :-))
Heather Rivet...
goprgeous work
Jigsawman
Great work!
Rany Lutz
What a composition, great light and lots of things going on. A whole story in an image!!!!!
KenWright
excellent
John Kowalski
Fabulous work as always Barbara, never too moody for me!!
Wanda-Lynn
Excellent capture and Beautiful scene!!
ilpo laurila
Brilliant work Barbara.
Wanda-Lynn
Wow! Simply Beautiful! Going into my favorites..
Jason Asher
Incredible Barbara, outstanding comp once again with nice contrast. Loving your work :)
Peter Zentjens
This is an amazingly beautiful landscape, from the dark clouds to the churning river. So you had a hard time shooting it, but you were rewarded for your perseverance!
davidShandley
You lucky so and so to live in this area, fantastic shot
Adam Spence
Magnificent shot!
Robert Mullner
Fantastic..the tonal range and colors..brilliant comp..just everything really..
Rob Schoon
Amazingly beautiful, well done.
bobculshaw
Brilliant – an instant favourite for me.
Brett Still
This is fantastic. The water looks amazing.
stevendesiow
This is really awesome. 2 thumbs up from me.
traveller
Spectacular, great tone mapping.
Sharon Mau
It is a beautiful landscape portrait.
RichardIsik
Great work..
Rod Kashubin
Wonderful and magical work Barbara. Like the style of this one very much.
Susan Dailey
Stunning!!!
Peter Lusby Ta...
Congratulations on the Feature in Northern landscapes
CarolM
Beautiful presentation. Wonderful editing and love the soft flowing water.
Lee Duguid
great processing and capture!
Sharon Mau
PhotosEcosse replied
Thank You so much, once again, an honour !!
Adri Padmos
Excellent capture!
Wonderful effect ot the long shutter!
JamieGreen
Beautiful work and a well deserved feature
Iris Greenwell
great capture!
PJS15204
A Wonderful caption to go along with a wonderful image awesome low profile with a majestic backdrop amazing work!
Régis Charpentier
Waoh, a very great shot! stunning and amazing
Well done!
Richard Shaken...
Great capture.
Richard
genaro1
excellent!!!!
Stephen Thomas
Outstanding Photo!
3XEternity
WiredMarys
Wow. This is super. Love the colors and the water. The rain in the distance. Excellent.
Artem Sapegin
Beautiful!
Elana Bailey 29 days ago
Sensational capture. You live in a magical part of the world and you capture it with such finesse. Well done. An instant fave. Cheers Elana.
Jeff Burns 29 days ago
Congrats to you… You have been featured
James Duffin 16 days ago
The color, texture, and composition is amazing. I also like the story behind the shot.