Highland scottish
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Eilean Donan Castle, winter 2007
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Romance depicting heroic or marvelous deeds, pageantry, romantic exploits etc Eilean Donan castle bathing in the early afternoon light _As one of the most iconic images of Scotland, Eilean Donan is recognised all around the world. Situated on an island at the point where three great sea lochs meet, and surrounded by some majestic scenery, it is little wonder that the castle is now one of the most important attractions in the Scottish highlands. Although first inhabited around the 6th century, the first fortified castle was built in the mid 13th century and stood guard over the lands of Kintail. Since then, at least four different versions of the castle have been built and re-built as the feudal history of Scotland unfolded through the centuries. Partially destroyed in a Jacobite uprising in 1719, Eilean Donan lay in ruins for the best part of 200 years until Lieutenant Colonel John MacRae-Gilstrap bought the island in 1911 and proceeded to restore the castle to its former glory. After 20 years of toil and labour the castle was re-opened in 1932_ / http://www.eileandonancastle.com/
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View of weather building over the island of Jura on the West Coast of Scotland. The photograph was taken looking west towards here Nikon D200, 18-200mm
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Castle Kilchurn on the banks of Loch Awe, the site of many battles in Scottish history. The McGregors were the dominant clan in the Loch Awe area until being eclipsed by the Campbells who built Castle Kilchurn in 1450. / The Castle was held by the Campbells for 400 years and became a government stronghold in Jacobean times, but with the pacification of the Highland Clans and the dispersal of the McGregors, the Castle outlived its usefulness. / The Castle was abandoned completely at the end of the 18th Century and then had the misfortune to be burnt out after a “lightning strike” Most likely a stray McGregor…
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A view on a Winters morning of the famous Castle , where the movie “Highlander ” was filmed. / The epitome of romantic Scottish Highland grandeur. / A scan of a Fuji Velvia transparency. Eilean Donan is owned by Conchra Charitable Trust, who preserve and restore the Castle, and allow public access. Income is derived from entrance charges/ visitor proceeds and charity donations. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/100 / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/first-things
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There is silence as heavy snowfall blankets the ground. / A scan , Fuji Velvia. Shot on a RICOH KR10 super, mounted on tripod, polariser attached. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/highlands-and-islands-photographers / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/seasonal-scapes / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/northern-landscape
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A storm brews over the mountain that sits guardian to the wild moorland, reflected in the river. A little bit of light on the grass enlivens the scene. A scan of a Fuji Velvia transparency. shot at f22, on tripod, polarising filter, underexposed by one stop to retain the dark sky. Camera a secondhand Ricoh KR10 super ! / Scanned on a Nikon Coolscan VED. Edited in Photoshop CS3, levels/curves adjustments, and reduce noise filter employed. A little tidying up with the spot healing brush. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/natural-color-and-light / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/freedom-to-shine / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-feature-fraternity
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A Summer shower passes over the castle, I peek through the wild flowers. ” Highlander ” was filmed here ! Shot on a Canon EOS 40D. f8, focused on the castle to blur the flowers. Eilean Donan is owned by Conchra Charitable Trust, who preserve and restore the Castle, and allow public access. Income is derived from entrance charges/ visitor proceeds and charity donations. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/europe-united / and / http://www.redbubble.com/landscape-photography / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/your-magic-places
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The highest mountain in Britain looms over the town of Fort William, on a rare day when the summit is clear !! / Reflected in the waters of the Corpach Basin, Loch Linnhe. / Many have climbed the tourist path to the top, and have been rewarded with tremendous views, AND memories ! Captured on a Canon EOS 20D. / Mounted on a tripod, polarising filter attached, f11, 1/125, iso 100, auto WB, RAW file processed in PS CS3, and the usual levels/curves adjustments, not much else ! / FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/shots-in-the-fog/featured_works / and / http://www.redbubble.com/live-love-dream / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/natural-color-and-light / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/your-magic-places
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This wee cottage sits on the shores of Loch Torridon, ( a sea-loch ) with views to die for. Someone described the paint-job on the roof as “rather unfortunate”, but I beg to differ – for me it is utterly enchanting. / ( Plus a wonderful photographic opportunity !) Shot on a Canon EOS 40D with polarising filter, f22, single RAW file processed in Photomatix, HDR, then finished off in CS3. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/going-coastal
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A ‘burn’ is the Scottish Highland name for a stream, creek or beck. On my walk through the forest, I spotted a broken branch of Rowan, with its lovely Autumnal reds, and placed it on the ledge next to the miniature waterfall. A still – life of Nature. / The water was coloured with the peat that it picks up as it flows through the hillside. / All that was missing were the fairies ! I deliberately blurred the water, using f22 on my Canon EOS 40D, mounted securely on my tripod, fitted with a polarising filter to reduce the light still further ( it was quite low light under the canopy of trees). The shutter speed was 15 seconds ! I used my Tamron 28-300mm lens set at 135mm, iso 100, cloudy wb, RAW file Processed in PS CS3. Most of my processing is done in Adobe Camera Raw. I applied selective curves/levels adjustments, selective colour, and sharpened with Intellisharpen. FEATURED ON HOME PAGE 12th AUGUST 2009 / AND / FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/streams-brooks-creeks / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/unlimited-quality / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/collage-and-landscape-photography / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/all-about-water / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/made-by-nature / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/dimensions /
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The clouds part and sunbeams illuminate the scene. Collighillie is an abandoned village on the wild and desolate Applecross Peninsula, reached by a walk of about two miles, on a fairly decent path, from Ard Dubh. A little bit of sad history for you, sent to me by a Flickr contact. ” The villager’s old schoolmaster died and no one from the village was able to teach. The village is so isolated as well. So the government brought in a school teacher from the outside, but unbeknownst to anyone including himself he had TB. By the time they found out it was too late and the whole village succumbed to it.” Shot on a Canon EOS 20D, hand held, f11, single RAW file processed in Photoshop CS3. Metered off a part of the sky. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/highlands-and-islands-photographers / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/first-things / and / http://www.redbubble.com/landscape-photography
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Ben Loyal lies in the very Far North of Scotland, in an extremely remote and beautiful location. This is a truly wild place, and the only sounds I heard while photographing this scene was some Wild Geese on Loch Meadie, and a lonesome Golden Plover. In mid-Summer, the sunset and sunrise are not very far apart this far North, and this was shot around 3.30am !! PS, we were parked up in a VW campervan, otherwise I definitely would have rolled over and gone back to sleep ! A scan from Fuji Velvia film, shot on a Ricoh KR10 super, f11, mounted on a tripod. Processed in Photoshop CS3. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/natural-color-and-light / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/mornings-and-evenings-sunbeams-storms / and / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/fine-art-of-landscape-photography /
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Driving home one evening from Glasgow, after a a holiday in Corsica, this scene begged to be photographed ! A gorgeous Summers evening, when all things seem to be at peace with the world ! / However, encounter Glen Coe on a day when the weather is as wild as can be, and you will experience the very sombre mood and brooding atmosphere that is ‘The Glen of Weeping’. The name of the lochan is a spelling nightmare !! Shot on a Canon EOS 20D, with polarising filter attached, mounted on tripod, f22, for front to back sharpness, RAW file processed in Photoshop CS3. / PUBLISHED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF ’ SCOTTISH FIELD ’. / http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/ FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/unlimited-quality http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/11320973
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The Buachaille forms a perfect pyramid at the head of Glen Etive as you travel across Glen Coe. The Scottish Gaelic translates roughly to mean ” The great herdsman of Etive” or the “Shepherd of Etive.” / Immensely popular with climbers and photographers alike ! / Mother Nature very kindly placed a burn (stream or river) in JUST the right place for a wonderful photographic composition ! I have applied a little HDR. / Taken on my CANON EOS 20D, with polarising filter, f22 for DOF and to blur the moving water, mounted on a tripod, a single RAW file processed in Photomatix, and adjusted in Photoshop CS3. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/mountains-and-light / and / http://www.redbubble.com/waterfall-photography
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“The splendour falls on castle walls / And snowy summits old in story: / The long light shakes across the lakes, / And the wild cataract leaps in glory: / Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, / Blow, bugle, answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying. O hark, O hear how thin and clear, / And thinner, clearer, farther going! / O sweet and far from cliff and scar / The horns of Elfland faintly blowing! / Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying: / Blow, bugle, answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying. O love, they die in yon rich sky, / They faint on hill or field or river: / Our echoes roll from soul to soul / And grow for ever and for ever. / Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, / And answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.” Lord Alfred Tennyson Canon 400D , Sigma 10-20mm + ND grad filters.F16 iso 100
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We spent a weeks holiday in this area, and the weather was pretty poor most days, I had a hard time pulling anything good out of my Canon 40D !! / However, on the last morning, I woke early to a glimmer of light, and planned to shoot the early morning light falling on the Summer Isle. Of course, that didn’t work out, so feeling despondant, drove around the corner to turn around. / Glad I did, for less than five minutes, the light played ball ! / I knew I couldn’t shoot for a conventional shot, far too much contrast with those sunbeams, so I settled for a three – shot , hand-held, HDR image. There wasn’t time to set up the tripod, but I didn’t need it, since great depth of field was not required on this occasion. Luckily I had my IS ( image stabilisation ) lens already fitted ! The light rapidly disappeared under a big blanket of cloud, which remained with us in the North West for over a WEEK !! / It was however, a magical moment, filled with adrenaline ! Shot on my Canon EOS 40D, Canon 17-85mm f4.0-5.6 IS USM lens set at 79mm, 0EV, -2EV, +2EV, RAW, iso 100, cloudy wb, then processed in Photomatix, and further enhanced in Adobe Photoshop CS3, where I had to do some more selective Tone Mapping, in particular the moorland, where I wanted a little ‘pool’ of light. I also helped along the sunbeams with a subtle use of ‘dodging and burning’. / LAB colour was also employed, gently. The ‘warm up ’ photo filter was also used in Layers, and eradicated from areas not required by using Layer masks and painted out. / The result was what I had in my mind when I saw the scene, and could not be described as a true record of the scene before me. / This is the Digital Age, let us enjoy it, and use it to advantage !! FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/landscape-photography / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/europe-united / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-women-photographer / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/rebel-group / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/northern-landscape / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/style-class-elegance / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/dimensions THIS IMAGE IS ON THE FRONT COVER OF MY ” NORTHERN LIGHT ” CALENDAR 2010…... How this image appears on black laminate…. SEE MORE OF MY ” SCOTTISH HIGHLAND IMAGES HERE…..
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The Russel Burn tumbles down from the mountains of Applecross, seen as you take the spectacular drive over the Bealach na Ba ( the Pass of the Cattle ) single track road. It is an old drover’s route, and rises to 2,053 feet, from where, on a clear day, you can see outstanding views of the Western Isles in all their glory. Mostly though, it will be so cold and windy that you will will not want to stay too long !! It is a very wild and remote area, so incredibly beautiful. Taken on a Canon EOS 40D, mounted on tripod, / canon 17-85mm IS lens at 17mm. Polariser fitted, ( to slow the shutter for more blur) / f23, three shot hdr (-2EV , +2EV and 0EV …..from a minus 1 stop underexposure reading 0f f23, 1/15 sec. on Aperture priority ) iso 100, Auto wb, RAW files converted in Photomatix and Adobe CS3. / Finished with a little Orton. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/digital-photography / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/dslr-users-only-3-a-day / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-ashes-australia-vs-england / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/all-water-in-motion / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/collage-and-landscape-photography / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/fine-art-of-landscape-photography / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/northern-landscape / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/human-animal-nature-cz-owiek-zwierz-natura / SEE MORE OF MY SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS SET HERE
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Suisinish is an abandoned village reached after a rough hour- long walk from Kilbride, near Torrin, Isle of Skye. / This old cottage is too modern to have been one of the dwellings where the folk were evicted to make way for the sheep, which were more profitable to the greedy landowners of the time. Many of the families were separated, and forced to emigrate to America, Canada, and Australia. / I cannot begin to feel their anguish. / There are many ruins scattered around the Brae (hillside), evidence of a thriving, close-knit community torn apart by human greed. Maybe this bulding was built early in the twentieth century, I have no idea and can find no information. / Back to the present….. / There was quite a wait for some usable light, a chilly fierce wind was blowing, rain was brewing, nothing new ! We sat in the shelter of one of those deserted ruins, eating a cheese piece, ( sandwich ) and a cheering cup of hot coffee from the thermos, reflecting on how ‘they’ lived then, compared to us nowadays, and watching the sheep that are now the only inhabitants of this beautiful place. / Rowan trees were planted in the belief they kept evil spirits away, and it is considered very bad luck to cut one down, even today ! This cottage is surrounded by them, I guess the magic didn’t work. A three shot HDR. CanonEOS 40D mounted on tripod, iso 100, auto wb, f22, RAW files converted in Photomatix, and touched up in Adobe CS3. / A little Orton also applied to ‘pop’ the texture of the stone. / A slight vignette added. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/live-love-dream / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/style-class-elegance / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/live-love-dream/featured_works / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/mornings-and-evenings-sunbeams-storms SEE MORE OF MY ISLE OF SKYE SET….
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A scene I have often passed by, but either the light was wrong, or I didn’t have the time. / On this occasion, things fell into place, except for the fact that I had left my tripod at home !! DOH !! (on a shopping trip for provisions to Fort William !) / It is a hand-held three shot hdr, because of the extreme lighting. / Loch Lochy is reputed to have a “monster” like Loch Ness ! Shot on my Canon EOS50D, iso 100, auto wb, three RAW’s at -2EV, +2EV,0EV, hand held braced against a bush for added stability, Canon 17-85mm IS lens set at 53mm, f11, processed in Photomatix, then Adobe CS3, with colour adjustments, and more selective levels / curves. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/1-artists-of-redbubble / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/your-magic-places / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-ashes-australia-vs-england / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/streams-brooks-creeks/featured_works?page=1 / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/rivers-lakes-and-dams / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/a-view-somewhere SEE MORE OF MY WORK HERE….. / /
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The Faerie pools are very photogenic, and I like them best on a ‘bad’ weather day, when you can attempt to capture the mood of the surrounding dark and brooding mountains. This view is looking towards a famous climb, called “Stovepipe Gully”. / The rocks are slippery, not an easy place to set up a tripod, and I have been observed by more sane folk than myself, crawling on hands and knees for the best vantage point ! / There is a trail/walk alongside the burn and various pools that goes quite some way into the hills, amidst very grandiose scenery….....but prepare for wet feet, the ground is amazingly boggy here …...... and those rocks you have to clamber over to get your shot ? EXTRA slippery !! This is a three RAW HDR, shot on my Canon EOS 40D, mounted on the tripod, polariser fitted, to lose two stops of light for the blur effect, f27, underexposed by half a stop, then a +2EV and -2EV from that reading, iso 100, auto wb, processed in Photomatix, then in Adobe CS3 with various tweaks to colours etc., and where the water was burned out by the HDR process, layered in parts of the original 0EV file. FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/all-water-in-motion / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/unlimited-quality MORE OF MY ISLE OF SKYE SET….
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This is the Isle of Skye at it’s best, when there is a lot of colour in the landcsape, with the low sun we get this far North at this time of year, accentuating every detail. / This is the crofting community of Tarskavaig, with the glorious backdrop of the Cuillin Hills. / “Crofting” is small time farming, or “smallholding” where a few crops might be grown, and a small number of cattle or sheep kept. A single RAW file, shot on my Canon EOS 50D , polariser filter, f25, 1/2 sec, underexposed by 2/3 stop, iso 100, auto wb, processed in Adobe CR, then in CS3. MORE OF MY ISLE OF SKYE WORK…...
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The iconic Liathach rises above Loch Clair, on a beautiful Winter’s day. / Not a perfect reflection, but still a wonderful scene. The dead tree has stood there for as long as I remember, in just the right place for a great composition. / Liathach is one of the Torridon Hills, in the North West of Scotland. Shot on my Canon EOS 40D, tripod, polariser, f19, 1/20sec, iso 100, auto wb, single RAW file pseudo HDR in Photomatix, finished in PS CS3. MORE OF MY WORK HERE /
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