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The Isle of Skye lies of the West Coast of Scotland. I was sitting on top of a cliff on the Island at 4am with my Border Collie and Camera by my side, just dreaming till day break when i spotted the light over what I call the Lower Isles breaking through the early morning clouds. My dreams had come true. CANON EOS 300D / 18-55mm Lens / Tripod / Remote
Almost perfect reflections on the still Loch mirror the Scotish highlands and the Castle of Eilean Donan in a glass finish.
Its all in the title. This isn’t just an ordinary Church Spire. I am told its a copy of the Spire at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. This is actually what I would consider the most prominant landmark in Peebles. Peebles is a small Scottish Borders Town which lies about 20 miles south west of Edinburgh. Its possibly my most popular image to date out here in the real world. Made the Redbubble Home Page on the 29th of August 2008. Many thanks & best wishes from Robin; that’s me!! / Milestone reached, 1000 views. Thank you all kindly; Mum & Dad too. Reached on the 2nd of Oct 2008 / As featured on the front cover of the Church of Scotland’s 2010 Diary. Many thanks for that honour. / 2000 hits reached 30/08/09, Think Catriona Hamilton was the person who reached that landmark which is pretty fitting as she’s from Peebles. / Also available as a Christmas Card!! / / /
I was lucky to have my camera with me when I saw this amusing scene on my travels.Scotland,1964.
Scotland 1964. / Mamiya C3, medium format film.
Porcelain world Series Model: Chalsea Darling
Magnificent Stag standing magestic in the Scottish Highlands EDIT : I am proud to be chosen as Image of the Week by the group / ‘The Scots are Coming’ . Check out this group! : “Image of the Week was chosen this week by last weeks winner Kenart, and his choice of image was posted by someone who had only joined our wee group a few days ago. Kenart told me: “I had other images in mind but this new posting simply blew them away. An image that is as completely Scottish as it can be without drifiting into sentimentality. Well composed, it is a sharp crystal image of a lovely animal in its natural habitat.” So the winner is Angela Barnett, with “Monarch of the Glen”
We enjoyed the mellow dusk settle on this perfect anchorage with pints of beer in hand, outside the renowned Forge inn, (officially Britains remotest mainland pub). The tiny scottish hamlet of Inverie is inaccessible by road, only by sea or a demanding walk of many miles. We had crossed to the unspoilt area of the knoydart peninsula by ferry from Mallaig for some amazing walking (see the series of 3 pics on heartbeat ridge . The sights on arrival were just captivating with wildflowers galore, deer roaming gardens, peacocks roosting (see bird in a tree and I also got the precious shot of morning gems. See more history on knoydart *> knoydart* (Location : Inverie Scottish Highland Region57.0326°N 5.6717°W)
Commission. / Oil on canvas, 60×60cm / Imaginary suburban houses. / Limited edition giclee prints available from: www.minigallery.co.uk
The low dawn sun just catching the tops of a roller as it heads towards the East beach at Lossiemouth, Moray Scotland. Nikon D80 / Manual / 1/3sec. at f13.0 / ISO 100 / 18.0-70.0mm f/3.5-4.5 at 70mm / 0.9 ND soft Grad. / tripod / remote release Featured at Sea Group and Masters of The Scenic Group
Out for hours on a perfect day out with my new dslr it took ages to get far as I kept stopping to try things like this…. bliss! Taken outside Peebles in the lovely scottish borders on a bright frozen frosty day – not a snowflake in sight.. its all frost left over from 24 hours of damp freezing fog… Nikon d60, Nikkor 18-200 lens, UV filter / f/3.5 / 1/500 sec / ISO-100 / focal length 18mm Tips and comments hugely appreciated as ever on this early attempt…untouched . / . / cheers / ding / :)) / http://www.redbubble.com/people/dinghysailor1/art/2153518-3-poor-lambs
Taken at Mugdock Park in East Dunbartonshire.
Fell in deep like with Jake the Clydesdale on a visit to a working farm. He got bored after the carrots ran dry and wandered off in disgust. So, here he is, set free on a beach & processed with love. A tribute to all the pretty horses and the peace they breathe into our battered souls.
Lt. General Wade’s Bridge at Aberfeldy in the Breadalbane region of Highland Perthshire (Breadalbane means “Highland Scotland” in Gaelic). Shot taken on Saturday 20th December 08 in the middle of our winter. Designed by William Adam, Scotland’s best architect. The total cost was £3,596 or, in today’s terms, over £1m. ”... a freestone bridge over the Tay, of five arches, nearly 400ft. in length, the middle arch 60 feet wide, the starlings of oak and the piers and landbreasts founded on piles shod with iron….” (House of Commons Journal, 7th February 1734). The bridge was first opened to traffic at the end of October 1733. Wade regarded it the greatest of his considerable achievements in road-making. In 9 years he had personally supervised the construction of over 250 miles of military roads in the Highlands – the first engineered roads in Britain since Roman times. lt is now the only one of Wade’s 35 major bridges to remain in use as a public highway. Built for 18th century wheeled carriages, it survives to the 21st century as a great memorial to a great roadbuilding engineer. Wade’s Bridge is a Category A listed structure of historic importance (HB Number 20861) under the care of Historic Scotland. The River Tay, Scotland longest river, meanders across Scotland from Loch Tay before flowing out to sea at the Firth of Tay. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Highland Scotland. Featured in : HDR Photography : 21 Apr 09 / Sold a Matted Print on 21st May 09 / Featured in : Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide : 22 Aug 09 /
Rowardennan, Loch Lomond. Part of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, Scotland. 3exp HDR; texture overlay; Canon EOS 450D + 17-85mm zoom; Featured in the following groups: / Collage and Landscape Photography / Dimensions / Canon 450D/XSi / Digital Photography / Get Art Promoted
Black is in darkness / where secrets will hide / a passionate grief / an immeasurable sigh / we forget, we forget / and it takes by surprise White is in light / where truth will be told / stumbling past younger days / until we’re too old / we remember, we remember / and it breaks at the soul A mystery deepens / where we’re fooled by the sight / of no light in pure dark / and no dark in pure light / yet they mix, yet they mix / come the falling of night —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Location: Broughty Ferry, Tayside, Scotland © Donald Cameron 2009 / Monophotography.co.uk
Pebble tower (self built) at Brough looking over the Pentland Firth in Caithness, Scotland Featured in Unlimited Quality / Featured in Highland & Island Photographers / Featured in Dimensions / Featured in Northern Landscapes / Top Ten in this Challenge / Featured in Digital Photography / Featured in Shifting Sands / Winner in this challenge / Top Ten in thsi Challenge
Old shipwreck, shot in Talmine in Sutherland, Scotland on the North coast of Scotland Featured on Redbubble Homepage / Featured in All things Poetic, Artistic and Philosophical / Featured in Highland & Island Photographers / Featured in Collage & Landscape Photography / Featured in Unlimited Quality / Featured at Dimensions Winner of the challenge / Winner of the challenge / Winner of the challenge / Top 10 in this challenge / Top 10 in this challenge / Top 10 in this challenge
Remote Western Isle of Scotland situated South of Outer Hebrides. / Beautiful beaches and carpets of colourful wildflowers characterize this tiny but perfect island. Home of the ancient MacNeil clan, the island is steeped in Gaelic tradition and heritage. / Original size 50×50cm / Oil on canvas / Featured in the RedBubble home page June 2009 ScottNaismith.co.uk
The sun setting over the Isle of Rum with the Isle of Eigg just visible on the left as seen from the Morar hotel. The silver Sands of Morar is one of my favourite, inspirational mainland Scotland locations. Oil on Canvas / original size 80×80cm
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…..
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….
The beautifull Buachaille Etive Mor in the Glencoe mountain range , Scotland. Photographed with some fine friends and fellow photographers on an ePHOTOzine members meet last saturday (7th Nov) . We got up at 4am to drive the 2 hours from Pitlochry to Glencoe for sunrise. When we arrived it was cold, grey and raining and you coulden’t even see the mountain the fog was so bad. We persisted though and were rewarded with some nice early morning light :) It’s taken numerous trips over 5 years to get a decent pic of this spot, one of my favourite in Scotland. Hope you enjoy it :) canon 400D , sigma 10-20mm Lee filters. iso 100 F16 Raw
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