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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: David Paterson on October 26, 2016, 12:40:05
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Mayumi and I had a short trip to Skye - a day meandering slowly north, a day on Skye, and a day heading home by a different route. I'll post a few images from each day.
Day One - the journey north.
1. Loch Linnhe at Corran Ferry
2. Stricken tree, Kingairloch
3. Loch Linnhe near Camus na Croise
4. The Sound of Arisaig
5. Rois-Bheinn and Glenuig Bay.
6. Rois-Bheinn from Lochailort.
7. Dusk at Arisaig
8. Warehouse roof, Mallaig
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David, your images make me want to move to Scotland!
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I was waiting for this post to start. :)
So you went with the ferry... was it a choice based on practical reasons or based on scenic preference over another route ( Glen Shiel/Kyle of Lochalsh)?
Excellent images, they remind me of a very pleasant day in May (very different colours though!) earlier this year.
Now looking forward to images from what is turning into an elusive Grail for me: Skye.
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What an immersive series of images! I'm looking forward to seeing more from this trip!
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Dave , Lovely series. Excellent images. I love the West Coast of Scotland. Quick question. Has the bridge drastically increased traffic to Skye? Mull, is a no go spot certain times of the year.
Cheers,
Tom
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Oh, come one, this is so unfair. I love this place so much and have to sit at home work .... good for you, savour any moment!
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Lovely evocative series, Dave. My wife and I spent a memorable couple of April days there late last century. The long evenings were perfect for photography.
I love the soft afternoon colours of #4 and #5, but the first two are my favorites. Looking forward to seeing more.
Did you do any scientific research at Talisker?
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David, lovely photos, another place in Scotland I want to explore.
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you did well. beautiful views
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Great stuff and impressive opening 2. By your pictures Scottland moves up our (my wifes and my) vacation priority wish list.
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Thanks, everybody, for all the kind comments. I can see that Skye is a popular place, which is hardly surprising; it has such a lot to offer.
I'll post some shots of Skye tomorrow.
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Oh, come one, this is so unfair. I love this place so much and have to sit at home work .... good for you, savour any moment!
You be quiet, you were on a super holiday until yesterday. ;)
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You be quiet, you were on a super holiday until yesterday. ;)
My body still lags around Californian time...
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Some Skye pics - these are not of the best, but show something of what Skye is all about . . . I hope . . .
1. Stricken tree below Beinn na Caillich
2. Cattle near Tarskavaig
3. Homecoming; Broadford Bay
4. A view of Broadford (the name comes directly from old Norse - Breidafjordur is a place I have visited in Iceland).
5. The Coulin Ridge, from Trotternish
6. Staffin Bay at dusk
7. Dawn - looking south from the Quiraing
8. The Quiraing rocks.
9. Hazy Coulins from Sligachan
10. Workboat at Sconser
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Bjørn is going to love the 7 shades of grey. I am with the cow :)
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I love the happy mountain saddle! ;)
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I like 'em all but the lone tree against the water is my fav.
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A pure pleasure for the eyes !
Really beautiful series, Dave.
Thanks for sharing.
Francis.
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David,
This is a wonderful set of photographs. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Best,
Dave Hartman
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Thanks again to all who are looking in on this thread - I hope you will still be pleased with this final selection - "the way home".
Day 3.
1. The chocolate-box-top, aka Eilan Donan Castle
2. The River Shiel at Shielfoot
3. and 4. Glen Shiel
5. Looking back west to the Glen Shiel peaks
6. Scrub-birch in Glen Coe
7, 8, and 9. Three sunset views of Buachaille Etive Mor
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You never cease to impress with such pictures and and beauty of Scotland in combination.
#1 and #7 are on top of my list.
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You never cease to impress with such pictures and and beauty of Scotland in combination.
Coming from the Master, I am very pleased and grateful for such a statement.
I do try to remind people, especially the Scots themselves, just how beautiful and worth preserving Scotland (and by extension the planet) is. I hope this doesn't sound pompous - I am quite serious about this, even if I can only make a very small difference.
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Wonderful images, Dave. It's been a rewarding trip for you from a photography perspective. Of these, I especially like #4 (beautiful colours), #7 and #8 (quite dramatic). You and Mother Nature have a great affinity!
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#3 of Day 3 looks so beautiful. Its lighting and atmosphere are awesome! I also love the mountain Buachaille Etive Mor that looks so divinely.
By the way, I'm really interested in the Scottish names of the places, mountains or lakes that look and sound different from the English ones.
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Mike and Akira - thanks for following this thread, and for your comments. I really do like hearing from you both, and I apologise for not seeking out your threads as often as I should.
Mike - this was a very productive trip; Mayumi had a lot to put up with.
Akira - Scottish place-names and their derivation is one of my abiding interests. Old Norse (from the Vikings), Gaelic and English blend in many names of the north and west, and Old German, Dutch, English and Old Scots ("Lallans") in the east and south. I gave the example of Broadford which comes directly from Old Norse; the mountain name Buachaille Etive Mor is pure Gaelic and means The Great Shepherd of Etive; it can get much more complicated than that, for example when you have names which are English versions of Gaelic versions of the original Old Norse names; and so on.
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Impressive pictures, nice colours and compositions.
Makes me want to go to Skye :P
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Dave, thanks for the introduction to the Scottish language. I never knew the word "Lallans". It is always fascinating to see how a language has been formed throughout its history! The same goes with Japanese or many different languages.
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Thanks, Bent, I'm very glad you like them.
Akira - "Lallans" = Lowlands (of Scotland), and the language spoken there. It was a dialect of English, but with many, many differences of vocabulary.
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Thank you for both the pictures and the information on the origin of the names of the places depicted.
Some things look familiar after our stay in your wonderful country, but there is obviously so much more to discover!
I especially liked:
Day 1:
- Loch Linnhe near Camus na Croise (the light)
- Rois-Bheinn from Lochailort (the framing of the clouds and the mountain, I'd never come up with this framing)
Day 2:
- Stricken tree below Beinn na Caillich (matching colours of both the mountain and the tree - question: was the light really that harsh or due to post production?)
- The Coulin Ridge, from Trotternish (the framing and the reduction of colours)
Day 3:
- The River Shiel at Shielfoot and
- Glen Shiel #1 (the colours, the greenery)
The scrub birches made me smile - they reminded me of our hike to Ben Lawers. :)
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Dave, stop it!
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David, your pictures are fantastic. Isle of Skye seems like the place to be :)
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Akira - "Lallans" = Lowlands (of Scotland), and the language spoken there. It was a dialect of English, but with many, many differences of vocabulary.
Dave, thanks for the additional explanation. I looked into wiki and was intrigued even more. Forgot to mention, #7 (Dawn) is my favorite from the Day 2.
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Thank you, Guenther, Jakov, Børge and Akira.
Jakov - Ok - I've stopped. 8) 8) But I'm glad you like my Scotland.
Guenther - that was in PP. I had difficulty with that image and only got a satisfactory print tonight after several attempts.
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Dave - it looks like your 18/2.8 Zeiss lens was your most favoured lens. It certainly produced some dramatic images!
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Dave - it looks like your 18/2.8 Zeiss lens was your most favoured lens. It certainly produced some dramatic images!
Mike - it's very interesting that you should say so, because I sold my *Zeiss 21mm* about a month ago!! The reason was that it was really no better than my WA zoom at 21mm, but the zoom gives you the complete range from 18 to 35. I do think I have an exceptionally good 18-35mm AFS G. I boxed up the Zeiss and pt it away for 6 months, to see if I missed it at all; when I didn't, I put it on eBay. Your post is some kind of confirmation that at the fairly large-sized jpegs I send to the forum, there is no detectable loss of file-quality - thanks!!
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Ah, interesting. The 18-35mm AFS G did give excellent results, and obviously 18mm was a very useful FL for your trip. My 17-35/2.8 has just died after years of squeaking. I should look at the 18-35mm AFS as a replacement.
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My words fail to describe how good these photos are. Thoroughly enjoying this series, Dave!
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Agree. Fantastic series !!
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Thanks you, John and Anirban, both very kind.