Out into the Country

[major_clanger]

After a bit of a difficult morning I finally got around to taking advantage of today's lovely weather to head up to Loch Leven, about 40 minutes north of Edinburgh. It was a beautiful sight, millpond-flat under a clear blue sky, and I was able to get a fair few nice pictures. This is probably my favourite, a panorama made from three shots at the edge of the loch where the lochside path runs past a shallow marshy inlet.



More pictures from the set can be seen here.

On the way back, I drove over the Forth Road Bridge just as the sun was setting. The Forth Rail Bridge was a magnificent sight to my left, so I peeled off the A90 to go to South Queensferry and the shore near the bridge. More photos, of which this one came out best; it's a very long exposure to blur the motion of the water.

Comments

[alex-holden.livejournal.com]

Oooh, pretty bridge.

This reminds me, I've been meaning to ask if you've played around with high dynamic range imaging yet.

[major-clanger.livejournal.com]

I certainly have. All done with Photomatix, which seems to give much better results than the HDR tool in Photoshop CS3.

[covertmusic.livejournal.com]

That photo of the bridge makes me so nostalgic. I've spent so long standing right there...



is where I grew up.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

That last one is lovely

[blue-condition.livejournal.com]

Two great shots, but that second one is a real classic.

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

These are lovely. It's been like that down here, but without the snow.

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

Just realised this is water. I must be going blind.

[dalmeny]

That's a spectacular shot of the Forth Rail Bridge. It's always beautifully photogenic.

[sharikkamur.livejournal.com]

The Forth Road Bridge one is beautiful.

I can recommend a trip up to St. Andrews for the castle, the cathedral and the other historic buildings - on a good day they look stunning.

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

Those are gorgeous -- and I am happy to see that you overcame your difficult morning and escaped to light and air and beauty.

[pennski.livejournal.com]

That long exposure makes the bottom of the picture look like dry ice - a lovely way of making a beautiful sight into a fantastic picture.

[maeve-the-red.livejournal.com]

That Forth Bridge piccie really is excellent.