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As usual when in the area we spent a bit of time in Glen Coe in both directions. This set is all at the glen.

Hope you like and, as always, c&c welcomed.

Bill.



1. Buchaille Etive Mor (Shepherd of the glen) at the approach to the glen. No trip complete without another shot of this iconic and most photographed Munro (mountain over 3000ft).
1. Buchaille Etive Mor (Shepherd of the glen) at the approach to the glen. No trip complete without another shot of this iconic and most photographed Munro (mountain over 3000ft).



2. The three sisters.
2. The three sisters.



3. This little cairn of rocks near the pulpit at the side of the glen was started in memory of my uncle who used to love this area. whenever a family member passes by we add another rock.
3. This little cairn of rocks near the pulpit at the side of the glen was started in memory of my uncle who used to love this area. whenever a family member passes by we add another rock.



4. Looking across the glen, for a sense of scale my wife is sitting with a white top on, lower middle just above another cairn.
4. Looking across the glen, for a sense of scale my wife is sitting with a white top on, lower middle just above another cairn.



5. From the western end looking back.
5. From the western end looking back.



6. There isn't exactly an abundance of trees in the glen.
6. There isn't exactly an abundance of trees in the glen.



7. Loch Achtriochtan, a small lochan at the western end.
7. Loch Achtriochtan, a small lochan at the western end.



8. Another shot across the loch.
8. Another shot across the loch.



9. Achnambeithach ranger cottage, I've always wished I lived in this lovely location.
9. Achnambeithach ranger cottage, I've always wished I lived in this lovely location.



10. Achnambeithach in portrait.
10. Achnambeithach in portrait.

Thanks for looking.
 
These are very nice. And also very simple: Perfect tones and saturation with no other fancy processing or HDR, combined with straight foward compositions make for a welcome return to fine landscapes in their natural glory.

:D

Rgds, NN

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Rabster64 said:
As usual when in the area we spent a bit of time in Glen Coe in both directions. This set is all at the glen.

Hope you like and, as always, c&c welcomed.

Bill.

1. Buchaille Etive Mor (Shepherd of the glen) at the approach to the glen. No trip complete without another shot of this iconic and most photographed Munro (mountain over 3000ft).
1. Buchaille Etive Mor (Shepherd of the glen) at the approach to the glen. No trip complete without another shot of this iconic and most photographed Munro (mountain over 3000ft).

2. The three sisters.
2. The three sisters.

3. This little cairn of rocks near the pulpit at the side of the glen was started in memory of my uncle who used to love this area. whenever a family member passes by we add another rock.
3. This little cairn of rocks near the pulpit at the side of the glen was started in memory of my uncle who used to love this area. whenever a family member passes by we add another rock.

4. Looking across the glen, for a sense of scale my wife is sitting with a white top on, lower middle just above another cairn.
4. Looking across the glen, for a sense of scale my wife is sitting with a white top on, lower middle just above another cairn.

5. From the western end looking back.
5. From the western end looking back.

6. There isn't exactly an abundance of trees in the glen.
6. There isn't exactly an abundance of trees in the glen.

7. Loch Achtriochtan, a small lochan at the western end.
7. Loch Achtriochtan, a small lochan at the western end.

8. Another shot across the loch.
8. Another shot across the loch.

9. Achnambeithach ranger cottage, I've always wished I lived in this lovely location.
9. Achnambeithach ranger cottage, I've always wished I lived in this lovely location.

10. Achnambeithach in portrait.
10. Achnambeithach in portrait.

Thanks for looking.
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I suppose that if I tried to count, I've driven through Glencoe, in all seasons, hundreds of times. Its never the same twice. I've skied there, walked there, cycled there, gone through en route on business, and heading for the West Coast, Skye and the Outer Hebrides . Strangely, I've never spent a lot of time there using the camera.

But, I've seen hundreds of images both film and digital, and your selection is right up there with some of the best.

Your family cairn touches me.

Well done.

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Hi Bill

You have posted another great set of photos here, and you have done Glen Coe proud.

My favourites here is number 1 I like how you have captured the rocky bottom of the stream with the mountain behind (I’m normally not a lover of portrait landscapes, even though I do take some this way myself)

And number 7 works well for me also “A very Scottish scene indeed” but I do see the halos that David had pointed out in your fist series especially on the r/h mountain edge. Curious though F/4 at ISO 200? I would have thought that F4 was way too wide open for this setting, I’m also guessing that F4 if fully open on your lens? That may well be why you have to sharpen as much, F8 –F11 would have been a far better choice I feel IMHO.

But Thank you Bill for the great memories of Glen Coe, and I love the idea of the family cairn, I would wish to see many more stones added to this cairn in the near future ;-)

Regards

Paul Donaldson
 
Thanks Paul. Yuor opinion on the exposures is spot on. I'm embarassed to admit it but a lot of those shots were taken on programme due to letting my kids use the camera on that setting and forgetting to go back into aperture ptiority which I tend to use most. Interesting to note that in programme the camera used such high shutter speeds but didn't close down the aperture to balance things out :-|
 
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