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Queen’s View
Coming back from a cycle round Loch Rannoch deep in the Highlands on the eastern edge of the desolate Rannoch Moor we stopped at Queen’s View, a favourite stopping place of Queen Victoria. This looks along Loch Tummel west towards Loch Rannoch and Rannoch Moor. On the left is the mountain of Schiehallion, where the […]
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Tags: Aperture, B&W, GF-1, Landscape, Light
Old Hospital
This old hospital was founded by James VI and I (of Scotland and Great Britain) on the site of an old monastery founded by his forebear, James I. James I, his Queen and Queen Margaret Tudor were all buried on that site. Margaret Tudor was the sister of the rapacious Henry VIII of England, but […]
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Tags: Aperture, B&W, Drama, GF-1, Landscape
Through the Gate
I rather liked the framing of this gate by the trees and hedge with the view through to the fields beyond. It is in a small lane by Falkland, looking south through the fields to West Lomond Hill beyond. The original picture was very monochromatic, albeit shades of green. I therefore thought that it would […]
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Tags: Aperture, B&W, GF-1, Landscape
Determination
There has been a small but steady resurgence in coastal rowing in the Firth of Forth, based on traditional double-ended rowing boats. We saw one being launched at Pittenweem and tracked it as the five crew rowed it eastwards along the Fife coast in a brisk breeze. An open boat with no buoyancy is an […]
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Tags: Aperture, B&W, Determination, Drama, GF-1, Seascape
Into the Mist
The weather has been poor here over the last few days with mist and rain. Making the most out of it I thought I would experiment with taking pictures in these unpromising conditions. Here is one on the Glentarkie road just outside our village: This actually came out of the camera rather dark. I should […]
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Tags: Aperture, B&W, GF-1, Landscape
A Splash of Light
I saw this sunburst when I was at Balvaird. I only had a fixed (and relatively short) lens with me; so, I tried to place the impact of the sudden shafts of sunlight in the generally darker countryside. Shooting into the sun added its own challenge. This is another shot that has much more […]
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Tags: Aperture, B&W, Drama, GF-1, Landscape, Sunset
Prickly by Nature
Sometimes the potential of an image only becomes evident once you start messing around with it in post processing. This was the case here, when I discovered that a slightly problematic image of some thistles actually had some possibilities. I wanted to be able to emphasise the prickliness and spikiness of the plant and a […]
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Tags: Aperture, B&W, Flowers, GF-1, Macro, Spiky
Before the drenching
I had intended to post something else today, but on a walk round the local area I saw this fantastic sky. What a pity that it was the forerunner to a rather violent summer squall, which left me with a small river running down my back! It’s pretty dramatic, but the black and white version […]
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Tags: Aperture, B&W, Colour, E-1, Landscape, Raw Photo Processor
Hay Harvest
I took a bit of a detour on the way home today to scout out the water level on the River Earn. It is getting very low because there has been very little rain this spring. On the other hand it has been great weather for getting the hay in. These bales were arranged almost […]
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Tags: Aperture, B&W, Colour, GX200, Landscape, Ricoh, Ricoh GX200
Old-time shop
Moseying around Perth recently I ran across this shop, whose display of goods provided an interesting mix of textures and objects. It has a timeless quality in black and white. Another E-1/12-60 mm shot developed in Aperture. White balance was adjusted, which warmed the picture up slightly and the black point was moved slightly right. […]
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One Picture, One Day 