William Wailes
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An archive shot from a typical sunset session, lots of different types of clouds all dashing towards me . Kaya is by Bob Marley and The Wailers. I do love reggae in the morning :))
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxqlrQEYz3I
night .. rain .. loneliness .. sound .. camera .. city .. wailing .. & myself
The Wailing Widow falls in Assynt Scottish Highlands. A 15 meter drop from Loch na Cainmhich makes for a very impressive Waterfall.
Just a short scramble from the parking spot, tucked away nicely on the way to Assynt from Unapool is this awesome waterfall
Time passes slowly here on the grounds of a former state hospital for the incurable insane. Long forgotten by a busy world, these humble people lie resting from their labors and torments awaiting the dawning of another age. The wind blows softly through the grass as the summer insects begin to sing a chorus with their beautiful songs. Perhaps they remember the events that unfolded here so long ago. A mute man whose name nobody knew used to hand dig these graves. Eventually he was given the name A. Bookbinder because of the work he did at the hospital of rebinding books. Old Book, as he was affectionately called by the doctors and nurses of the asylum, was in the habit of laying his shovel aside as they interred a body and he would begin crying profusely and wailing aloud for the deceased as he leaned against this old elm tree. The day eventually came when Old Book himself died and was laid to rest. As they lowered the casket into the grave the multitude standing by in reverent silence saw an apparition suddenly appear leaning against the old elm … it was wailing. Over the years many people have claimed to hear the sound of someone wailing when visiting the graveyard. Old Book is still crying for the hapless people buried here.
what is left of King Herod's Temple. Here people go to pray, men and women seperately. Some write down their innermost
on paper and put it in cracks in the ancient temple wall.
I've struggled with these falls in the past, and as I was in the area I thought I would give thme another go. These are the Wailing Widow Falls near Unapool and are quite accessible as they are only a short distance off the main road north from Ullapool.
However, try as I might I couldn't get a shot I was happy with. This time round I tried various filters and exposures but still not right. So, having looked around at what other people were up to on Flickr, I thought I would try a high contrast B&W and also change the format to a square.
See what you think.
Photo information:
Film type: 135.
Film name: Fomapan 100@200.
Developer: D-76.
Developer dilution: 1+3.
Developing time: 18'30".
Filter(s) used: no.
Scanner manufacturer: Epson.
Scanner model: Perfection V550 Photo.
One of Scotland's most stunning natural waterfalls, the Wailing Widow Falls has a fifty-foot-high drop down from Loch na Gainmhich.
By way of a change, here's a reworking of a shot from a couple of years ago.
These are the Wailing Widow Falls near Unapool and are quite accessible as they are only a short distance off the main road north from Ullapool.
I've struggled to get a result I liked from these falls, but I've borrowed from other Togs techniques and have tried a bit of darkness and high contrast. See what you think.
These beautiful falls hiding on the burn that runs out of Loch Gainmhich, are quite impressive even when there isnt much water on them, like here. The falls are located just off the A894 about half way between Loch Assynt and the Kylesku Bridge. They are reached by a rough track through a narrow gorge from a small parking space beside the bend in the road. Its easier to find if travelling north as you pass the loch first then the road descends through a couple of tight turns. Not visible from the road.
These falls are the out-flow from Loch na Gainmhich and can be accessed by a rough path beside the Unapool Burn from the A894.
This man is praying by the wall for days and not moving theres pigeon feices all over his hat and coat from the pigeons that sit on the wall above him.
The stony path leads past a jagged rocky outcrop into a deep ravine. Those who make it to its end are rewarded by a gigantic water feature. Like a veil reminiscent of a wailing widow – hence Wailing Widow Waterfall – the water plunges 30 meters into the depths here. In the process, it repeatedly hits jutting rocks or steps.
A waterfall is a waterfall is a waterfall. Not a lot you can do that makes it different from anyone else waterfall shot but they are still fun to shoot.
Nice set of falls just south of Kylesku in the north west Scotland.
Can you see the widow in her shroud?