13 below zero scottish highlands

well i went off on one of my walkabouts yesterday up in glen-coe

as usual the sky was total overcast but as an added bonus this time the temperature was 13 below zero

it was a strange type of day near darkness all day

i did'nt get the chance much to use the camera but i did come home with a couple of shots

the first is of blackrock cottage at the top of glen coe frequent walkers on here like cameron will know this place well

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Excellent first shot!

All i can say about the second shot is: Man, it was dark taht day!

#1 a classic scene. #2 I prefer: dark and moody!

Love the first shot. It has every thing! God job

Spectacular shots John, really shows the ruggedness of the countryside. Too bad it was such a dreary day but you came through.

Wayne

The first shot is fantastic, the halo around the mountain puts me off the second a little.

13 below zero and the river is not yet frozen, how much % whisky in that river ?
Good shots John.

Certainly two keepers John - good shooting although I'll also question the halo around buachaille etive mhor but other than that great images.

hi there david thanks for the input the halo was unintentionall just the result of a little too much shadow highlight i think

hi phill a stiff whiskey was deffinetly required after this days walking my friend

I've had to come back to Blackrock Cottage for another look - the warmth in the foreground colours, certainly belies the true weather conditions. Great work

Dont kid yourself David that grass was thick with frost and ice friend the orange-brown colour is standard for the whole of scotland in autumn and winter



oh how i long for some blue skies

Brrrr... you won't find me up a hill like that in winter.
I'll leave that to the serious climbers.

Great shots John.
The Buachaille always looks impressive when viewed from the west.
No2 is my pick ( halos aside ). I'm guilty of the same offence now and again.
I hope you shot in RAW John. If so have another go at post processing with two shots from the same image. You know, one for highlights and one for shadows etc. I think if you can sort that out you'll have one seriously good winter image of the Buachaille and the river Coupall.

brrrr looks cold. Good job capturing the scene.

As Allways Cameron

but i honestly dont think the shots worth all the effort really
this was taken with a sigma 20mm EX and im consistently not happy with this lens its for the high jump im afraid

need to save the pennies for a nice wide lens