#nationaltrustforscotland
Parkrun was cancelled this morning. Dad and I came back the old road after coop trip. This the view from Easter Moniack looking west over what I'd have called the Strathconnon hills. I was annoyed that I'd not taken my moment lenses with my. I could have done with my 60mm for a shot like this. I've cropped out quite a bit of the boring field but I'd have liked a lot less - still, the best camera is the one you have with you... Also had few nice ones from a run around the woods with the dog but I opted for this one given I'm not likely to be back here before I head back down
I'm finding no end of uses for the fisheye lens - forests being the latest frontier.
The #shotonmoment telephoto is pretty useful in getting a little closer into landscapes like this but the fringing is a bit annoying. It can be sharpened out a little but it basically needs to be cropped off.
Last night was my second last night at home so, keen to get a picture of some nice star trails, I was out late again - this time armed with dad's tripod too. I pointed the camera approximately north so Polaris would be in the shot and left it running for 30 minutes. It was a lovely night but hanging around in the cold gets boring fast. There were a lot more clouds than I'd have liked but with some clever photoshop blending I managed to get the trails singled out ok against the sky. This is based on 120 exposures at ISO 200.
Aged about thirteen, we used to go on camping expeditions to this little abandoned cottage. Found it more eerie going alone today than I did then. Used the fisheye for this one, then corrected for the bulge in Photoshop. There was a tree in the way so I had to take it quite close up.
I've got a bit of a thing for roads and paths trailing off-screen. This was a new walk along the river west of Beauly today. This small road was a solid sheet of ice on the way out but almost completely thawed by the way back.
This track is just west of Spital Wood. I've walked past the end of it hundreds of times with the dog - we've been going that way for years - but have never actually gone down it. It doesn't really go anywhere other than to this little abandoned cottage (see next post) Sunsets/Sunrises come and go so fast. I missed some wonderful red sky trying to get to the right spot yesterday morning so I was pleased to catch this nice evening sun before heading back down to the big smog tonight.
Prior to the haunted camping trips, we used to cycle our bikes down through the wood to this other abandoned house. It's in far better condition & seems a shame no one's managed to take it on.
Leaving all this behind tonight. Back to London on the sleeper and back to work tomorrow morning. Already planning my next Scotland trips; I'll miss it.
Sleeper train views
#nofilter and I really mean it. Well cold
Wintery walk round Aultgowrie
Moment wide getting some sun
More wide-angle tracks
Looking up at the trees in the evening sun. Taken at Gallowhill
Sunset over the Beauly Firth
Rusted red roof
Sun just coming up on the way to Ullapool
Rainbow, lighthouse and Ben Mhor Coigach under cloud
Loopallu, goodbye mainland
Ben Mhor Coigach
Lone fishing boat leaving Ullapool
Lewis ladders
Basking in the February sun
Sheep huddling for warmth under the lamppost
Little bit snowy at the beach today. Little bit cold too
Cool stream making its way down to the sea. Little bit of blue sky peeking though before behind blown away by more snow showers
Buoy, I don't know
Small harbour near Uigen on Lewis
I've spent my entire life looking for the perfect fence and this is the closest I've come to finding it
Sometimes climbing even just a small hill does the trick
More sky, more beach, yeah yeah..
Beach before breakfast. Getting good wave photos is proving quite the challenge, missing not being able to zoom past 2x
Stacked this one up in Photoshop to make sure I got all the waves in
Uig beach tide valleys
Footbridge to Uig sands, the biggest beach I've ever seen
Hills as far as the eye can see. Uig, Lewis - looking south
Mhangarstadh Bay, 1 of a few
Mangurstadh bay - No. 2. Tripod? Ain't nobody got time for that. This is a mean stack of 25 photos taken 'freestyle' as close as I could get to steady while pushing back against a 35 mile an hour wind at the top of a cliff. Also saved this special one for post #1500
The last time I visited the Callanish Standing Stones it was June, pouring with rain and really busy. This meant I didn't get any good photos. Today, it was almost deserted and there was great visibility.
Down the road to Uig sands
More drama
Waves taller than the horizon
Nice wall
Sheep are really the ones in charge
Mangurstadh bay, last one. Promise
Another storm passing through
Wanted to get this stream with a more interesting light. Just going to have to live with those footprints..
Goodbye beach
The long road home. I'll be in London tomorrow morning
My plane was only a little larger
I had some time to kill in Inverness while waiting for the sleeper. Thought I'd do the tourist thing and take some photos of the castle
Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
Edinburgh and the castle
Innocent Railway Tunnel, Edinburgh
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