Category Archives: Canon 17-85 IS

Charlie Hebdo

My image today. I would love to write a whole lot of things about yesterday’s dreadful attack. I think this (very rare for me) still life will be best standing alone. Technically, two 160 panel LED lights with tungsten gels on them. Mainly saturation adjustments and a grad filter to emphasise shape and colour in...

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Castle Stalker

This is Castle Stalker in Appin in Northern Argyll. ISO 3200   22mm x 1.6CF   f9   1/20 Today was a wet and overcast day with nothing exciting in store, so for some reason it occurred to me that doing a landscape would be an interesting challenge. Apart from anything else, I have had...

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Hannah at Westport Beach

Yesterday Hannah had her first ever visit to the beach. Julie insisted that this auspicious occasion had to take place at her favourite beach from her Kintyre days, the surfers paradise that is Westport. One of our party marked the occasion with this temporary vandalism; to find out who, look for a culprit playing with...

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Castle Dounie Circuit 2

I had a lovely, (and tiring) walk this weekend to the stunning viewpont of Castle Dounie,an old iron age hill fort with one of the best views for sure that Argyll offers anywhere. My dear friends Gerry and Elisabeth joined us and they were kind enough to let me indulge in a few frames at...

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Dun na Cuaiche, Inveraray

This weekend Julie and I walked up to the lovely Dun na Cuaiche folly above Inveraray castle. At 248 m high, not a major hill-walk, but with our near-10 kilo baby, (yes really!) in a backpack carrier, it turns into some serious exercise. To my shame, despite visiting Inveraray for 8 years on a regular, (like twice weekly)...

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