Another archive shot this week. I'm now on leave from the boat but it seams I'm busier on leave than when I'm at work. As such I've not had the camera out for a couple of weeks so here's a shot I took in April. In the background is the Buachaille Eite Mòr at the southern end of Glen Coe. This cottage sits beside the road on the way to the ski centre. I camped here for the night before climbing a couple of the surrounding mountains the next day.
The shot is HDR, tonemapped using Photomatix Pro. 3 shots -2 ev, 0, +2 ev
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Great composition and colours. It's been nine years since I last saw this magnificent mountain. I was close recently but in the end didn't venture north of Tyndrum...shame.
ReplyDeleteYour life amazes me...such an adventurist, you are! This is a beautiful setting and photo. I find that a part of me feels ignored if I haven't been able to use the camera for any length of time.
ReplyDeleteI remember that cottage well - it's featured on your Dad's, mine, Grandpa's and 'Uncle' Phil's photos over the years. But never so close up (or to such good effect).
ReplyDeleteSpellbinding.......You usually manage an interesting image but this is one of the best I've seen.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the nice comments everyone. J, shame it's been 9 years since you last saw the Buachaille, it's one of my favourite mountains in Scotland. Has such an Alpine look to it. I've actually done 3 climbs on it and still never reached the summit.
ReplyDeleteJohn, It's nice to think that so many Edwards have passed by the same spot over the years.
Heather, you're absolutely right. It just doesn't feel right not taking pictures for a couple of weeks. Now that I'm back on the Isle of Lewis the camera is getting higher priority again.
Adrian, glad you like the shot. It's one of my favourites too I must confess.
One of my favourites too. I'm fortunate in having seen and admired it before!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo, Gareth. Just a few days ago I saw a picture processed by the HDR technique for the first time so this is my second, the effect is wonderful. The scene looks romantic, does it look like this in reality too?
ReplyDeleteHi Petra, thanks for the comment. The scene was pretty much as spectacular in real life as on in the image. As I only had my small camera with me and no filters I wasn't able to capture the sky and foreground in one exposure and hence the HDR. I try and keep images fairly close to reality if I can.
ReplyDeleteI knew as soon as I saw this picture now that I had seen it before. How could I have seen it before?! Because GB showed it. Took me a while to find the proof, because it wasn't on the Eagleton blog but on the NZ one! But that's how amazing that picture is. One does not forget it!
ReplyDeleteDawnTreader, you're absolutely right. I've been rumbled haha. My Dad did indeed post this image a few months ago. Thanks for the appreciation and I'm glad it stuck in your mind.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely picture - somehow suggests the isolation of this cottage, in a beautiful place but essentially quite remote.
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