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David Paterson

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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #15 on: May 14, 2017, 22:35:36 »
Thanks, Thomas. As long as the weather is kind, you won't be disappointed.

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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #16 on: May 14, 2017, 22:58:04 »
A gathering of the Clan McMorgan in Applecross - from my iPhone today.

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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #17 on: May 14, 2017, 23:47:47 »
My Skye files did require a bit more pp than is normal for me, but they mostly look ok.
And as humble as ever :)

Great series Dave, really enjoyed them.
Cheers,
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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #18 on: May 15, 2017, 09:15:43 »
Great series! Enjoy seeing!

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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #19 on: May 15, 2017, 10:14:53 »
J.A. - good to hear from you, and I'm glad you liked the series.

Fons - the same, and I apologise from being absent recently from your posts/comments.

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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #20 on: May 16, 2017, 12:59:03 »
A final few images from me, looking for some with a different mood (also known as "scraping the bottom of the barrel") -

1. The ruined church - better comp and rendition.
2. Duntulm ruins.
3. Pinnacle, Faery Glen.
4. Farmyard, Trotternish.
5. The Shiant Islands with the mountains of Harris behind (500mm tele shot).
6. Last sun on Loch Harport.
7. In Mallaig harbour.

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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #21 on: May 16, 2017, 13:03:05 »
Thanks for the additional images!  I love the ruin shots and the ripples reflecting the setting (?) sun.

The third image of the second set is interesting, but I'm not sure if I have a reference of the scale.  Do I see sheep here and there?
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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #22 on: May 16, 2017, 14:09:02 »
Wonderfull :) I'm sure that all in the last set would print amazingly in large print!
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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #23 on: May 16, 2017, 15:27:44 »
Thanks, Akira and Erik.

Akira - no, the scale is much smaller than that. The white things are patches of lichen (the pinnacle is ~20m tall).

Erik - I have printed only a couple so far (on A2), and am quite pleased with them.

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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #24 on: May 16, 2017, 17:28:00 »
Akira - no, the scale is much smaller than that. The white things are patches of lichen (the pinnacle is ~20m tall).

LOL!  Thank you for the details.
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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #25 on: May 17, 2017, 03:35:06 »
Dave - as always an phenomenal series. First shot is exceptional in so many ways framing, colour, texture, sharpness. I personally like #5(Ruined church at Hinnisdal) and #8 (Looking south from Struan) a lot from the first series and "In the interior - Trotternis" from the second series.
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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #26 on: May 17, 2017, 09:05:03 »
Anirban - Thanks for the kind comment. Your choice of favourites is interesting and not what I might have expected; but similar to my own choice.

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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #27 on: May 17, 2017, 09:50:25 »
David. Thank you!

I love the Isle of Skye. You took me on a joyride there. Thank you.

My last visit was in the Film Days, a detour from my reporting on the Field Programmable Logic conference in 1999
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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #28 on: May 17, 2017, 13:33:08 »
David. Thank you!
I love the Isle of Skye. You took me on a joyride there. Thank you.

Thank you, Frank. Until just a few years ago, I could truthfully say I had been on Skye every year for 25 years. That record has slipped a bit, but I was there in 2016 and now 2017. I love it.

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Re: A visit to the Isle of Skye
« Reply #29 on: May 29, 2017, 16:56:34 »
At last I have been able to get my act together, and can now post some of the images made whilst spending a few days travelling around Skye with David.

David's is a very hard act to follow, but here goes.

1. Faery Glen - Uig
2. Faery Glen - Uig
3. Late afternoon - The Quirang
4. Monkey tree, Dunvegan Castle
5. View from ruined church, Himmisdal
6. Portree sunset
7. The Old Man of Storr - late afternoon
8. The Old Man of Storr - dusk



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