Scotland
Scotland is a country located in the northern part of the United Kingdom, known for its stunning landscapes, rich history, and vibrant culture. From the rugged mountains of the Highlands to the picturesque lochs and glens, Scotland offers a wealth of photography locations for both amateur and professional photographers. The country is home to iconic landmarks such as Edinburgh Castle, the Isle of Skye, and the famous Loch Ness, as well as lesser-known but equally beautiful spots like the Fairy Pools in Glen Brittle and the Quiraing on the Isle of Skye.
Photography regions of Scotland
Photography of Scotland
So I ended up in Glencoe twice in the one week, first trip I didn't bother coming here as I knew when I came up on the Sunday my friends would want to stop here. That became an absolute definite after we ran into a snow storm on the way in which gave a nice fresh dusting of snow everywhere and was a total transformation from my trip on Wednesday, which was a beautiful Spring day.
Going back to Scotland again, this time the fantastic Talisker Bay, Isle of Skye.
I was lucky to get this image as we had got here later than we would have liked due to Mike's car unfortunately getting 2 punctures from a massive pothole the previous day and the resulting need to be recovered from Portree to Broadford to the only place that had 2 tyres the right size.. Complete nightmare but at least there were 2 tyres on the Island that fitted or it could have been a whole lot worse....!
When we got here after a walk on a path that was more like 'ice rink' the sun was already really low and I had to work really quickly to try and get it 'bursting' against the cliff in the gap between the sea stack.
All fingers and thumbs I managed to drop my polariser several times, somehow it landing on sand (thankfully) each time instead of on the big rocks dotted all around the place.
But it all worked out and I'm pleased with this one, we managed quite a few shots from this location as even after the sun had dropped the light remained decent for quite a while, followed by a really stormy sky that rolled in after sunset, amazingly no kit broken at this location, which is getting increasingly rare for me !
Mike has done a great vlog of this trip to Skye in several parts, well worth a watch, they can be found here:
Eilean Donan (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Donnain) is a small tidal island where three sea lochs meet, Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh, in the western Highlands of Scotland.
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Slightly different take from my recent trip to the Kelpies. This view hid one of the pylons but still had to remove the power lines.
Spectacular sea stacks at Mangersta, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
The Old Man Of Storr Skye Scotland
Thought this kind of sums up things today... :-D The old boat at Corpach once again serves as a great subject and Ben Nevis is not a bad backdrop!
Spent the day clearing out the computer and came across this shot and decided to give it the b&w treatment and a reprieve, others were not so lucky!
St. Abbs Head light house early on Sunday morning as the sun rises off to the right over St. Abbs itself. Wish I'd got here an hour earlier if I'm honest but still happy with this as it is.
Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
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The Perch Light is a Cylindrical Lantern structure with triangular glass panes atop, the light dates from around (1890) and is situated just offshore at West Quay, Port Glasgow Scotland. It sits atop a small outcrop of rocks and is a good warning light for shipping at night moving up and down the River Clyde.
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View On Black Meeting up with a few friends in Edinburgh I had half an hour or so to kill, this area was closed and gated off as the workers had gone home for the day, a quick hop over and the the tripod was soon set up, had some great fun for 20 minutes or so, nobody batted an eyelid.... when I got set up I loved how the statue seems to be pointing and 'directing' the traffic. The fog here today was the worst I'd ever seen in Scotland, from 10am it did not lift once. If you can't beat it, use it to your advantage . . .
After a week of hardly any Sun I got lucky this afternoon, as it was beautiful weather, quite a rare sight on Skye. ;-) No wind and a lot of sun. Towards the sunset though, the sun got behind clouds and the light got boring. Fortunately, a few minutes before sunset, there was a small hole in the clouds and the cliffs became red for a minute or two. And, that was it, no more colors after that.
Mono shot from the Kelpies art installation in Falkirk. They really are something else up close and when lit up.
Title was inspired by the UB40 song which just seemed to fit for me : youtu.be/lNIRBvZugTM
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The view from Elgol across Loch Scavaig towards the Black Cuillins, although the sky is pretty featureless I kept this shot in colour due to the little bit of colour from the sunset creeping in on the left handside.
Neist Point
It seems a good while since I've done anything meaningful in Scotland, the first location in Aberdour was a total washout with the rain appearing from nowhere, in fact in 4 days in Fife I must have seen about 7 or 8 unpredictable sea storms just come rolling in. This was early evening and another is making it's way towards the East Neuk of Fife so I had to really rush to get here and set up before it hit, in the end I managed about 20 minutes of shooting here before yet again the entire area went black and the rains came, this would be the only day where I could do this location due to the weather and tides combining so I was made up to come away with some images of it at last, this time the storms working in my favour instead of against me.
Anyone who's shot this location will know how tricky it is balancing yourself and all your stuff on the narrow wall in the wind, with a concrete floor behind you and the sea in front it isn't somewhere you want to be falling off....
I've been wanting to come here for ages to Finnich Glen, so after shooting a (very dissapointing) sunrise at Ullswater while heading out to the West Coast I decided to divert to here.
The weather was (as is usual for me in these parts) pretty horrible, overcast, and raining on and off so I didn't know if I'd be able to get anything but at least I could recce the site out if not...
It's not an easy place to get to without specific instructions, and even then on this day it was like an absolute bog getting to the top of the glen before dropping down the most awkward set of 'steps' I have ever come across with the aid of a few ropes tied to some nearby trees.... once safely at the bottom in the gorge mouth though it is completely worth getting covered in the red mud that seemingly gets everywhere, absolute stunning place and like something from another world, a secret location tucked away from everything, truly amazing place.
The rain didn't seem to be getting through the tree cover above, or it had stopped so with decent light falling into the glen I was good to shoot, spent a good hour or so here and got quite a few images from the visit, this being the first I've uploaded, becuase the light is so low in the glen so dont need much filtration apart from a polariser as was the case here, the most important bit of kit needed for here is wellies or waders.... and a big bag to put them in back at the car as you will be carrying a few more pounds of mud than when you set off !
That said, totally worth it.
Or the Riverside Museum to give its proper name!
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Verry beautiful little Harbour with houses
Lens: 24mm at about 16 hours
The Helical Staircase can be found within the Tower of the "Lighthouse Centre" in Mitchell Lane Glasgow. The Tower was designed by Rennie Mackintosh and used to hold some 8000 Gallons of water for fire protecttion. Climbing the staircase takes you to the viewing platform where excellent panaramas of the City can be had. Well worth the visit.!!
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Looking back to the Rock on the way out of the beach area at Seacliff. Liked the leading line of the path and the framing by the archway and trees behind it.
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Just when you think it's safe to go back to the car....
This had been one of the best shoots for a long time, with hours of great light, and crazy conditions, the sun had dropped down below the horizon and I was just skirting along the coast looking for potential compositions for (possibly) dramatic black and white images, I never ever leave the scene until about 30 mins after the sun has dropped, today was no different but nothing much was happening in the sky until this epic scene just kicked off for about 5 minutes with breaks in the clouds, some absolutely beserk and very unusual colours came and went quickly, thankfull I'd already found this little spot and was pretty much set up to shoot so I just stayed until it was over and fined tuned the spot I was in a few times to get it exactly how I wanted it.
An absolutely fantastic end to a completely epic day.
Hopefully I'll be uploading quite a few more shots than usual due to being housebound most of the time, stay safe out there folks.
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Isle of Skye, Scotland
Explore #10 28/08/16
I was about to post up some stuff from Skye, as is always the way your latest trip seems to eclipse the last one as it is fresh in the memory and certain things get lost for a while. An email regarding this image jogged my memory as I wanted to post this on here, this was another shot just before a sea storm at St Monans in Fife, the irregular shaped breakwater standing up to absolutely everything that is thrown at it by nature, hence the title.
B/W to my mind is perfectly suited to this sort of stuff to accentuate shape and is normally something I'd go for here but the colours were appealing at the time of shooting this so this (sadly) became a bit of an afterthought, however the more I look at it I think I prefer this one for many different reasons, the stormy skies being absolutely ideal for this type of shot.
An old decommisioned boat on the banks of Loch Linnhe, looking towards Ben Nevis in the distance.
Had big plans for this week, with a week off work and 2 or 3 trips planned, starting off with a visit to Loch Lomond and Millarochy Bay and also to climb up Conic Hill for the views across the loch. Unfortunately I seem to have came down with some form of nasty virus and have spent the whole week from the moment I got home until now, in my bed! Thats now 2 visits north and now twice came back with something other than what I bargained for, hope I've not become allergic to the Highlands!
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I was recently asked why the skies are always so ominous in my photos. The only answer that I can think of is this...
"And as he drove on, the rainclouds dragged down the sky after him, for, though he did not know it, Rob McKenna was a Rain God. All he knew was that his working days were miserable and he had a succession of lousy holidays. All the clouds knew was that they loved him and wanted to be near him, to cherish him, and to water him."Douglas Adams So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
This will be the last posting for a little while, but I will still be around to view and comment.
This is one of those wiil-it-work / won't-it-work shots. A strong wind from the sea made it difficult to stand upright, along with never-ending groups of tourists clustering around which made it impossible to set up the tripod, left me with one option: drop the ISO as low as possible, set the f/stop as small as it would go, brace myself against the fence and hope for the best. For a hand-held Long Exposure in such adverse conditions, I'm quite pleased with the result.
Many thanks to SkyeBaggie and SkyeWeasel for all the hints and tips, and it was great to have the chance to meet you both.
A view of the Three Sisters of Glencoe, taken from near the Ralston Memorial.
The old naval defences leading out to Cramond Island, at this end of the causeway it is about 10ft or more above the ground or beach level and during taking this shot I was nervously glancing back to the shore as the tide had begun to just lap over the top of the causeway. Decided to beat a hasty retreat as I hadn't packed my swimming costume!
Another shot of the Longniddry shipwreck, thought I was in with a chance of getting the water still around the wreck but missed that by a bit, think I'll plan on an incoming tide instead.
This is the Clyde Auditorium, familiarly known as "The Armadillo", I'm sure you can see why! The weather in Glasgow today was mostly Black and White Long Exposure with scattered showers of colour.
Was out on Sunday witha group of friends for a day of photography. Started off in the Hermitage in Perthshire
The Old Laundry House is part of the "Finlaystone Country Park" at Langbank Scotland. After spending many years as the Laundry House it was converted into "The Tearoom" some years ago, but with the new tearoom now situated within the Finlaystone House Gardens, the Old Laundry House awaits a new beginning.
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Scotland!
Most notably Damon Finlay, The Jacobite, Lenis Las, Pete Rowbottom, Clive Griffiths, Mark Sutherland, Quentin 'Q' Thompson and Di_Chap.