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Scotland

Postby smac on Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:02 pm

My wife and I just spent 8 days driving around around the highlands of Scotland (our 25th wedding anniversary to ourselves). I took about 1,000 images and it will take me months to process them. Here a few that are iconic Scottish landmarks:

Eilean Donan castle
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Glamis Castle (now that's what I call a Castle)
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Loch Ness (Sorry, no monster)
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Re: Scotland

Postby aim54x on Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:48 pm

I really like the 3rd, the 2nd is a bit bland but the first is quite nice as well, although I am not a huge fan of excessive vignettings.

I really love the reflections and the blues in the third. Too bad Nessie wasnt out playing!
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Re: Scotland

Postby surenj on Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:41 pm

Love the 3rd for it's symmetry and colours.

The castle looks like it's out of harry potter....
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Re: Scotland

Postby Old Bob on Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:28 pm

I love the shot of Nessies waterhole. Eilean Donan Castle was a location for the movie, Highlander.
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Re: Scotland

Postby V-man on Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:32 pm

3rd is sweet.
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Re: Scotland

Postby scott s on Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:06 am

i like the Eileen Donan castle - ans the "Top Gear"effect as I now call it !
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Re: Scotland

Postby mikecarlotto on Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:52 am

Going to sound like a parrot but #3 is great!
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Re: Scotland

Postby zafra52 on Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:29 pm

I like all of them for different reasons. Mainly because I lived in Scotland for seven years and I been in those places. Very good photography.
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Re: Scotland

Postby gstark on Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:32 pm

Stuart,

The vignetting in the first does nothing for me; I think the image will stand on its own, as do the others.
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Re: Scotland

Postby smac on Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:04 pm

gstark wrote:Stuart,

The vignetting in the first does nothing for me; I think the image will stand on its own, as do the others.


Thanks for your comment Gary, I guess I was trying to create a dark and foreboding image that best represented the ruins of this magnificent castle. Here is the original (no vignette) for comparison.

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