The Scottish Highlands

[coolershaka]

Hello,

Last weekend I spent three days in the Scottish Highlands, a beautiful part of the world full of stark mountains, lochs, islands, villages and coasts. The north part is a near wilderness and a beautiful one at that.

I am still learning about photography so from a composition and technique point of view there are likely to be things wrong, but please take a look and tell me what you think.



The view of the Cairngorms National Park and Loch Morlich from near the summit of Cairn Gorm mountain.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q84/coolershaka/Scottish%20Highlands%20August%202007/RailAscentCairnGorm2-reduced.jpg


Loch Morlich, with the cloud-shrouded mountains of Cairn Gorm and Ben MacDui in the distance.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q84/coolershaka/Scottish%20Highlands%20August%202007/LochMorlich-red-1.jpg

Loch Assynt in the northern Highlands, with the ruins of the supposedly haunted, medieval Ardvrek Castle on its tiny peninsula in the foreground.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q84/coolershaka/Scottish%20Highlands%20August%202007/ArdwyckCastleLochAssynt-red.jpg

Smoo's Cave, in the far Northwest by the town of Durness. The wooden path leads to a large underground waterfall.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q84/coolershaka/Scottish%20Highlands%20August%202007/SmooCaveInterior-red.jpg

The mountains of Cul Beag and Cul Mor, near the coastal town of Ullapool

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q84/coolershaka/Scottish%20Highlands%20August%202007/CulBeagandCulMor-red.jpg

Loch Inchard, a sea loch that leads to the Atlantic via the small fishing town of Kinlochbervie.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q84/coolershaka/Scottish%20Highlands%20August%202007/LochInchard-red.jpg

Quinag in the far north.


http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q84/coolershaka/Scottish%20Highlands%20August%202007/QuinagFromKylescuCarPark-red.jpg

The little-known Loch Garry, near Aviemore in the Cairngorms

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q84/coolershaka/Scottish%20Highlands%20August%202007/LochGarry-red.jpg

[weka2000]

That cave looks like a spot that you could get some real intresting photos with the light comming down.

[nwyman]

thanks so very much for visiting and photographing Smoo Cave! I was there several years ago, before I had a camera and have always regretted not having a photo of it!