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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: David Paterson on November 19, 2018, 00:30:13
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Once a year we make a pilgrimage to the village of Golspie in east Sutherland, where my parents are buried. A side-benefiit of this family duty is that I get to visit a different and very beautiful part of Scotland which I still love though I left when I was 17, to go to university.
There are no high mountains, deep fjords or other dramatic features - the landscape is rather quiet and makes you search a little harder than some places; but it is a treasure waiting to be found.
This first selection includes a few images shot en route.
1. The hills of eastern Ross-shire.
2. The sun goes away early behind the hills of the Struie.
3. The Kyle of Sutherland
4. Golspie at sundown
5 and 6. Night-time in east Sutherland
7. Sunup beside the roundhouse at Balranald.
8 and 9. Trees in early light.
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Nice, I have been transported to a beautiful country. Thank you.
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#2, 3 and 5 stand out to me.
Even the "quiet" area cannot hide its beauty from the keen eyes of a seasoned landscape photographer...
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+1 for #2 and 5 with an extra plus for #2.
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#3 is another landscape meets abstract
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Almost shockingly good.
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Almost shockingly good.
+1 I am amazed.
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You are all much too kind, but thank you for those comments. This is a place which means a lot to me - it brings out my deepest feelings. And this time, in the few days we were away, two friends died suddenly. One, a farmer here in Killin; the other a very fine fashion photographer who had been a close friend since we first met around 1985. People used to talk about the "big three" Cockney photographers - Bailey, Donovan and Duffy - but that list was incomplete if it did not include David Anthony. David's mastery of line and tone gave his fashion work a transcendental beauty which I rarely saw in any other peoples' work. He will be greatly missed by many; including me.
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Very nice to see your photography as always! Lovely varied :)
Only one has a bit too much in post processing #7 The sky around the tower is suffering a bit from pushing.
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DAY 2 was for an easy unhurried drive around many parts of my "homeland".
Villages, small fishing ports, farmland and golf-courses all lie along the coast; the interior has a much wilder feel, like the last frontier, or as if the 20th century never quite got here (never mind the 21st). I love it.
1. Blossom, Golspie.
2. Down on the farm.
3. Down on the farm (2).
4. Even road-signs have a backwoods feel.
5. The ruins of Skibo Castle.
6. Abandoned, Rogart.
7. Mixed conifer plantation, Strath Brora
8. Strath Brora and the R. Brora
9. Logging, Strath Brora
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Who needs fjords, mountains, wilderness? Not you.
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"shockingly good" is a great way to express the quality of David's work, Birna. esp the second and nineth shot stand out for combining the concrete and the abstract in one shot.
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#6 and 8 from the second set, but the others are no inferior.
Sorry about the sudden loss of two friends. I googled David Anthony but couldn't spot his works...
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They are all good pictures; the last, logging, for me stands out.
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I am with Akira, and the trees with ivy
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I can only choose one? :-\
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With all this beauty ... (and your ability to capture all that beauty ... without making it look hard ... as if I am there with you...), why was there a need to create Scotch Whiskey?
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With all this beauty ... (and your ability to capture all that beauty ... without making it look hard ... as if I am there with you...), why was there a need to create Scotch Whiskey?
The English.
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;D ;D ;D
The English.
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The English.
LOL!!!!!!!!!! ::) LOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOL
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The English.
It's the bloody Irish that had the extra E's laying about! ;)
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The English.
I hope our English friends will not take that personally
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A beautiful series from a beautiful part of the world! I really like the afternoon colours in the Day 2 images, especially in #6 and #8. The Autumn light is stunning.
Looking forward to seeing Scotland in late Spring!
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I hope our English friends will not take that personally
Well I don't, with a gentle smile!
I think Scotland has to be a very tough place to live, harsh winters and short summers. Whisky must have eased the pain at times, especially in the ancient past.
David has opened my eyes and as a result I have explored far more of his beautiful country. Thank you David. Not done yet.
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A beautiful series from a beautiful part of the world! I really like the afternoon colours in the Day 2 images, especially in #6 and #8. The Autumn light is stunning.
Looking forward to seeing Scotland in late Spring!
Sincere thanks to everyone, or their (frequently too flattering) comments. I like spreading the word about Scotland's beautiful landscapes and when friends like Mike and Robert are converts to the cause, I feel I have done my job successfully.
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I hope our English friends will not take that personally
Not at all, we are delighted that our Scottish neighbours work so hard to make whisky for us to enjoy.
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The trip only lasted three days and we returned home via LochNess and Glencoe - old favourites.
1,2 and 4. Trees along Loch Ness-side.
3. Moorings at Fort Augustus.
5. Loch Lochy, the Great Glen
6. Sgurr na Ciche, Glencoe
7 and 8. Sunset over Buachaille Etive Mor, Glencoe
9. The Ballachulish Bridge seen from Glencoe
10. Sgurr nam Fiannadh, Glencoe
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Dave, I'm sure you are fed up with any more praise, but I would have to say that the last set is just superb. I cannot pick up any one favorite!
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Dave, I'm sure you are fed up with any more praise, but I would have to say that the last set is just superb. I cannot pick up any one favorite!
No, Akira, never tired of praise from my peers! And when I don't get the praise I know I have over-valued the image or images. There are always lessons to be learned.
In a previous post you mentioned you could not find my friend David Anthony's images online, and you are right; it is rather strange. There are at least three other professional photographers called David Anthony, which is part of the problem. Also David retired from the world of fashion nearly 15 years ago and may have allowed his web presence to just fade away. But it is rather strange - I'll do a little more digging.
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Another set of fine photos.
I am looking forward to visit Scotland, and perhaps learn just a tiny bit from the Master :)
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I am hearing bagpipes. ... Thank you so much for sharing your countryside.
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No, Akira, never tired of praise from my peers! And when I don't get the praise I know I have over-valued the image or images. There are always lessons to be learned.
In a previous post you mentioned you could not find my friend David Anthony's images online, and you are right; it is rather strange. There are at least three other professional photographers called David Anthony, which is part of the problem. Also David retired from the world of fashion nearly 15 years ago and may have allowed his web presence to just fade away. But it is rather strange - I'll do a little more digging.
Thank you, Dave. I'm looking forward to seeing his works.