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... the "Light Fantastic" that is. ;o)
March '04. Stalker castle at Portnacroish, Appin, Loch Linnhe. I've never seen its like at any other location, the way the rays just grew and developed as the sun lowered, AND with the reflections. Every "click" I expected to be the last, as these gaps rarely stay open for long, but this just kept developing and improving as the sun became lower. I took a lot ;o)
Fuji Provia film. Nikon F2.
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Voici un autre château-fort des Highlands. La prise de vue s'est faite à la nuit tombante et par un ciel très couvert... d'où le recours au noir et blanc pour avoir un résultat (j'espère !) intéressant.
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Here is another Highland castle. The shot was taken at dusk and on a very overcast day... hence the use of black and white to get an interesting result (I hope!).
Some more rays beaming down onto Lynn of Lorn and over Appin from the summit of the corbett Creach Bheinn in Lochaber. Looking Westwards to Isle of Mull and Ardgour on right.
West Coast Motors Scania bodied Irizar i6, Y90WCM working the 918 service from Oban to Fort William with Beinn Sgulaird (937m/3074ft) making a spectacular backdrop as it approaches Appin.
This was a very lucky shot as I did not realize that the bird was in the line of the sinking sun.
Appin, Argyll, Scotland
This jellyfish had an unusually pale 4th circle giving it the appearance of some Halloween monster.
The moon jellyfish is our most common variety in the UK.
Whilst it lacks the stinging tendrils of the lions mane it can still pack quite a punch.
Moon Jellyfish - Aurelia Aurita
Port Appin Argyll - Scotland
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Castle Stalker Loch Laich Appin Argyll Scotland
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I have tried taking photographs of this boat for the last few years, it's jammed right up against a wall with a car park behind it, this is the best yet, still not particularly happy though.
Port Appin, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Castle Stalker, Appin, Scotland
I don't normally upload more than one a day, but when the location and light is this good, what the hell, live dangerously!
A slight change of viewpoint (moving nearer the pub) and 12 mins after the previous upload. The sunset didn't quite materialise but with all those rain clouds on the far side it was too much to expect.
This ranks alongside Eilean Donan and Kilchurn as my favourite scottish castle. I was determined therefore to come back with a shot or two, even if it meant dodging the rain showers
Blue sky, white cross.
It has stood the test of time.
It remains in very good condition despite its years, its once white surface has become weather beaten but that is to be expected.
For this is the final reminder of a persons life.
An inscription in the stone gives us only a very brief overview of their life. It is an odd situation really, a few words on stone it really is not enough to describe ones life and achievements.
For this is the sad reality of what we simply call, life and death.
Appin,New South Wales, Australia.
The wide expanse of sky recorded at 24mm looking over from Appin to Castle Stalker and beyond across Loch Linnhe to the hills of Morvern and the Ardnamurchan peninsula
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Really pleased this was my first outing with my recently purchased Canon G1X. I bought it because I wanted something pocketable to go along with the DSLR's. So far very impressed with this neat little camera.
This small but rather attractive kirkyard is the last resting place of many of the highland folk of Appin, N Argyll. The kirk itself is a ruin but in the alcove there remains a memorial stone (see inset) to those families of this area who lost loved ones at the Battle of Culloden in 1745. It would seem that the Clan Stewart of Appin provided much of the officer elite, while the local crofting farmers from various clans provided the infantry. Despite the memorable charge cited on the stone, the end of course was a complete disaster and from then onward the Highlands were systematically cleared of people, a huge proportion of whom emigrated to North America. But then, without it we might never had a Douglas MacArthur or a Jimmy Stewart.
Note: While the numbers of dead and wounded are very small by today's standards, it should be remembered that the population of the Highlands in those days was also very small with most eking out a living by subsistence farming. Appin itself is a very small area too.
The original castle was a small fort, built around 1320 by Clan MacDougall who were then Lords of Lorn. Around 1388 the Stewarts took over the Lordship of Lorn, and it is believed that they built the castle in its present form around the 1440s. The Stewart's relative King James IV of Scotland visited the castle, and a drunken bet around 1620 resulted in the castle passing to Clan Campbell. After changing hands between these clans a couple of times the Campbells finally abandoned the castle in about 1840, when it lost its roof. In 1908 the castle was bought by Charles Stewart of Achara, who carried out basic conservation work. In 1965 Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward acquired the castle and over about ten years fully restored it. Castle Stalker remains in private ownership and is open to the public at selected times during the summer.
Across Loch Linnhe.
Back at Port Appin for a week, this was my daily view, right from the front door.
Castle Stalker, near Appin, Argyll & Bute, Scotland. This enchanting castle stands on a small island close to the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe. I shot this image on a still morning from the shore near Taychreggan. The dark cloud covered mountains of Kingairloch made a great backdrop to the sunlit castle.
The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European starling, or in the British Isles just the starling, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about 20 cm (8 in) long and has glossy black plumage, which is speckled with white at some times of year. The legs are pink and the bill is black in winter and yellow in summer; young birds have browner plumage than the adults. It is a noisy bird, especially in communal roosts and other gregarious situations, with an unmusical but varied song. Its gift for mimicry has been noted in literature including the Mabinogion and the works of Pliny the Elder and William Shakespeare.
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Built by the Stewarts of Appin in the early 16th century, it's a four-storey tower house or keep, picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe (Argyll). The name comes from the Gaelic Stalcaire, meaning "hunter" or "falconer".
The castle was brought to fame by the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". It also appeared in the film "Highlander: Endgame".
Taken from the Castle Stalker View Cafe overlook in a misty day. The wee red boat gives you the sense of scale.
Texture courtesy of Parée Erica
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March '04. One of mum's. I'd been carefully avoiding showing the shoreline! I was wrong, I really like it here! Just one thing I don't like is that the castle is a complete silhouette, I prefer some detail, but so hard to manage with film, without burning out the bright areas. No problem now with digital, we can bracket widely and merge later.
It was around this time, as the lightshow was changing from silver to gold, that the other group of photographers all wandered back to their vehicle!!!!!????!!! I couldn't believe it!
Fuji Provia film, Nikon FM2n
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