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Ben Loyal from the road between Portskerra and Borgie, taken on my recent trip to the Highlands. Not a final print but a study to see how the image works with warm tones. Fomatone Classic (before emulsion changes) in Easylith. Taken with a 100 years old large format camera with a roll -film adapter.
A few snaps from a hike up to Ben Nevis last month - video here - youtu.be/2YcG_Qpc_dk?si=ODfCfDP1LaM7uY4f
It probably wasn't the best weather for getting to the summit of Ben Nevis but the one thing I will say is this, it is absolutely incredible just how fast the weather changes.
I can't lay claim to having taken this photo as I am the central figure cautiously making my way down these slabs. Stu is seen just entering the frame behind me.
This photo was taken somewhere towards the end of the Ben Cruachan circuit. What springs to mind here is the gradient of these smooth looking slabs. Thankfully it was a dry day as this would have been a dodgy traverse in the wet.
CMD, Ben Nevis and Sgurr a' Mhaim all lit up very nicely at sunset last night from our garden. No enhancements it is as it was. Say NO to photo adjustment software.
Video of adventure :
With the possibility of nice weather the following day, my alarm was set early on Saturday morning. There had been some conflict in the weather reports but I decided to go for it and see if my gamble for a nice sunrise would pay off.
Arriving at the start of the walk with about three hours until sunrise, I was confident of reaching the top in plenty of time and I set off up the hill in the darkness with my head torch lightening the way ahead. It was a familiar path for me as I’ve been up this local hill lots, at many times in the dark, and my company was a few interesting pod casts!
By the time I had passed the Lochan I was sure I’d reach the summit in time and that’s exactly what happened. The golden hour was about to start and I was on the top to enjoy it. Initially it didn’t seem much was going to happen then in the space of a few minutes, the skies illuminated pink and red and my camera started rolling
The only issue was the cold – it was freezing and my fingers were stinging when I had my gloves off controlling the cameras . They hurt so much I now have a new set up for my gloves when I plan on some photography !! Will see how my new system works next time I head for the hills in cold weather!!
A grand trip and Vrackie never lets me down, a cracking wee hill
The path from the bottom of the trail to Ben Arthur (the cobbler) just off the edge of Loch Lomond, Scotland.
Ben Avon (1171m) is a very large and complex mountain sprawling over more than 30 km². The summit plateau is dominated by granite tors, one of which forms the summit. From the broad summit plateau ridges lead in almost every direction, allowing access from Glen Avon to the north, from Beinn a' Bhùird to the west and from Gleann an t-Slugain in the south. To the west of the summit lies the massive corrie, Slochd Mòr, with its rocky cliffs, and the approaches from the south and west take you close to the corrie rim
Ben Chracaig and Bealach Cumhang on the Isle of Skye, looking up the Sound of Raasay with the Old Man of Storr in the far distance.
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Shot Friday afternoon, as a big swell was peaking here in Kona. This is the biggest wave I've photographed at Manini, and judging by Ben and Maili's size in the shot, probably near 15 feet on the face. The afternoon light was coming from left of frame and slightly behind the waves, giving them a nice glow.
I've had an active two days, with a few waves ridden, but many more surfing shots taken. These waves are a bit too big for me, so I've spent more time behind the camera, admiring all the locals who make it look easy.
On Saturday, a photographer friend let me borrow his high-end camera and lens for some surf shots, and I'm working through those now...
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower. The tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower, renamed as such to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (prior to being renamed in 2012 it was known simply as the "Clock Tower"). The tower holds the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world (Minneapolis City Hall having the largest). The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of films set in London. (source wikipedia)
Ben Loyal across Lochan Hakel at sunset.
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Stob Coire nan Lochan
Last winter didn’t really seem to happen, I don’t seem to recall many snowy outings and winter mountaineering was limited to say the least… A brief cold snap at the start of that winter perhaps gave me false hope and I waited and waited on some nice snowy conditions to get out and about – then spring came and I was all over!!
Perhaps this is reason I have been trying to take advantage of any cold snaps this time around!! The same pattern started at the turn of winter and withy what happened last year I was perhaps thinking that every cold snap maybe the last of the winter!! Hence I have had the luck to enjoy quite a few snowy outing this season already, in fact some of the winter walking has been absolutely superb already – Garbh Bheinn on Skye being a highlight. This is also as close to mountaineering as I have got but with a decent dump of snow this week and temperatures plummeting I was hoping some of the snow pack may consolidate! The week before we had trudged half way up Beinn Chabhair before turning back as the storm closed in. The snow was unconsolidated and relatively deep and wet – something a freeze may help!!! So a few days later I met Gerry at our usual rendezvous point and we headed up the A82 towards Glencoe.
The drive up was glorious, white mountains and a clear sky promising a grand day…. We had considered curved ridge but the busy car park and thoughts of queuing made our minds up to go and have a look further down the glen… Any thought of finding a quiet spot were (understandably) quashed! All the car parks were full and we just go a space in the upper car park as we headed for Stob Coire nan Lochan (SCNL). The pink of dawn was now replaced by blue skies and as we head up the sunlight lit up the top of SCNL and across the glen the Aonach Eagach ridge was slowly lighting up as the sun rippled across its serrated top and started to make progress towards the floor of the Glen
The path was busy and soon we were donning our crampons and getting the axe out for the final pull into the corrie. It was looking superb!!A line of teams were heading up Broad Gully and a few teams could be seen on the harder buttress routes. We had discussed an amble up NC gully so headed over to have a look at it….. The snow was deep and the trench we were following indicated that there was about a foot of snow either side. Assessing the situation we soon discovered the snow t be of poor quality for a steepening gully. Most of it seemed to have fallen at once and although it at first seemed fine when we were following footprints, as soon as we left them it became apparent its wasn’t yet consolidated enough… certainly not for an ascent of NC…. So we stopped had a bite to eat and saw some footprints heading up to the west of Pinnacle Buttress to a steepening scoop. This was going to be our route to the rim of the corrie. Usually we’d have diverted to broad gully but decided on this route as neither of us had come up this way before. Unnamed but felt like a nice Grade 1 and in the upper reaches it was a grand adventure. Topping out and the white topped peaks to the west came into view. Always great to top out to a cracking view…. The weather was great and time was on our side so we took a leisurely stroll to the summit of SCNL and had another bite to eat along with many others. The views were superb as always. Iven the traffic on Broad Gully, we decided against descending the gully but took a nice walk back along the corrie rim and back down to the car. It was great to meet so many people up on the mountain today, having long chat with many… great to be able to do this without having to shout over the wind!!!
Another grand day out – much fun
Late afternoon on Ben Lomond.
This image was constructed from 42 individual exposures, shot handheld, as an experiment to try out the new panorama stitching and HDR capacity of lightroom 6. Both seem to work pretty well. Being able to work with a merged image in raw format is pretty cool. I'm not sure if I haven't gone a little bit over the top in the processing of this one. With a tripod and a bit more care it should be possible to create some pretty sharp panoramas with these tools.
Ben Loyal, one of the most iconic mountains in Sutherland, Northwest Highlands of Scotland seen here with a near perfect reflection in the waters of Lochan Haken just as the sun rises on a late winter's morning.
This photo is taken a picture of the waving of the wine red without using CG.
The wave was used by the reflection of the water.