Scottish Highlands series

toadlet

Its been a fair while since I have posted some photos up on the forums. Here are some photographs I have taken whilst in the highlands of Scotland. Most of them are around the Glencoe area. I loved capturing the landscapes there, and really enjoyed the mist and clouds that lingered around.

cerpintor

Beautiful. The first and fifth are my fave of these. They capture the rough terrain and the feeling that any moment you won't be able to see 20 metres in front of you, but then it'll clear to reveal another stunning view.

Glencoe is so amazing. I drove through it just over a year ago in November last year, driving up to Skye, and at times almost had to fight back the tears, the view was so overwhelming for someone used to London and its surrounding flat, drab areas.

I'd bought my DSLR little more than a week earlier so I was very out of practice, still using only the P mode for most shots and saving to jpeg, so the end results were far from perfect. But the west coast of Scotland is so stunning you barely have to even look at where you're pointing the camera to get an acceptable landscape shot.

What time of year were these taken? It was pretty doomy and overcast when I drove through which made the atmosphere quite imposing.

toadlet

cerpintor wrote:

Beautiful. The first and fifth are my fave of these. They capture the rough terrain and the feeling that any moment you won't be able to see 20 metres in front of you, but then it'll clear to reveal another stunning view.

Glencoe is so amazing. I drove through it just over a year ago in November last year, driving up to Skye, and at times almost had to fight back the tears, the view was so overwhelming for someone used to London and its surrounding flat, drab areas.

I'd bought my DSLR little more than a week earlier so I was very out of practice, still using only the P mode for most shots and saving to jpeg, so the end results were far from perfect. But the west coast of Scotland is so stunning you barely have to even look at where you're pointing the camera to get an acceptable landscape shot.

What time of year were these taken? It was pretty doomy and overcast when I drove through which made the atmosphere quite imposing.

Thanks for your comments. These were taken on a 2 week camping stint which allowed me to soak up the atmosphere and constantly changing conditions. All shot around June this year.

cerpintor

toadlet wrote:

Thanks for your comments. These were taken on a 2 week camping stint which allowed me to soak up the atmosphere and constantly changing conditions. All shot around June this year.

That explains the bright pink of the heather and the lush greens in your colour shots. It had a real Mordor vibe when I passed through, all rusty coloured vegetation and doomy black peaks.

2 weeks in June....were you not eaten alive by midges?

toadlet

cerpintor wrote:

That explains the bright pink of the heather and the lush greens in your colour shots. It had a real Mordor vibe when I passed through, all rusty coloured vegetation and doomy black peaks.

2 weeks in June....were you not eaten alive by midges?

Yes, they drove me mad the midges! And don't forget the ticks! Lots of meals were taken sitting in the car with windows up!

Awais Yaqub

Beautiful work !

redleash

"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help." Psalm 121:1

Your photos capture the essence of my very favorite verse--and one of my favorite places on earth! Thank you so much for making my day!

Lauren

toadlet

redleash wrote:

"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help." Psalm 121:1

Your photos capture the essence of my very favorite verse--and one of my favorite places on earth! Thank you so much for making my day!

Lauren

Thanks for your comments, glad I made your day:)

annnna8888

A wonderful series. The last two are particularly spectacular.
I love Scotland. Unfortunately, when I was there many years ago, I only had a small point and shoot and due to a tight schedule, I didn't make it to the Highlands. It's high on my destination list for sure!

Ana

Dwayne Oakes

Great set of photos ! Thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes