Highlands of Scotland Photography Blog

The Blog has moved

georgemaciver — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:59:29 +0000

Instead of a WordPress blog, I’ve bought a full licence for the latest IP Board by Invision and moved the blog there. Here is the link to the new board.

Highlands of Scotland Photography Forums

Guests can view the posts for free, but in order to get involved and enjoy posting, there is a small yearly membership subscription of £10. This, in my opinion, is far more preferable to ruining the board with tons of horrid google ads.

Part of my reasons for moving to an IP Board is that folks can get directly involved in online workshops. For example, in the tutorials, members can ask questions directly and get help with any questions they have. Besides, it’s more fun.

See you over there!

The Sea bed or the Scottish Highlands?

georgemaciver — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:08:29 +0000

You would be forgiven for thinking this is an underwater photograph taken in some exotic coral sea; yet it’s Scottish moorland. How much wonder we tread under our feet every day without realising the beauty with which we are surrounded. What a God we have.

Flowers and plants – click here

Four new seal piccies

georgemaciver — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:41:46 +0000

It was raining, blowing a gale, the sky was miserable, the light was awful, and it was tempting to just go home and forget about it. That’s not me though, and off we went along the coast to visit the grey seals in their remote rocky cove. Only 4 piccies were keepers, but among them is now my all time favourite seal pup photograph.

Four new grey seal pup photograhs – click here (top of page)

I learned a valuable lesson regarding respect today. Until now, I’ve taken the time to get to know the seal pups and befriend them before taking photographs. Today I barged right in, took a few piccies of a pup, and he swam over and bit me. Thankfully, he only tore my jacket and didn’t get a hold of my skin. You can’t just stick a camera in someone’s face and take pictures, it shows total lack of respect, and you can’t complain if they turn on you, even animals. After he bit me, I put the camera down, sat with the pup for a while, made friends, and then took a few photos when he was comfortable with it. I think that’s why this photo below is now my favourite seal pup image. This is the young dude who bit me.

Strath Brora, Suisgill, and Upper Suisgill brochs

georgemaciver — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:31:00 +0000

The uploading of these three brochs to the site means I’m up to date. I have a clean desk. I have no photos to process. Tomorrow I’ll be out piling more work on myself as Tina and I enjoy our last visit to the seals this year. For more insights into these brochs, please visit my brochs blog and scottishbrochs.com

Brochs main page – click here

Strath Brora panorama – click here

Learable broch, Strath of Kildonan

georgemaciver — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:44:44 +0000

That’s another broch up! For more on brochs, visit my brochs blog and subscribe to the email notifications to keep up to date.

Learable broch panorama – click here

Learable broch photographs – click here

Killin broch

georgemaciver — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:16:23 +0000

Killin broch, Loch Brora, is up today as well. Another 4 to go before tomorrow. Again, if you’re interested in following my adventures around Scotland exploring our brochs, please visit my brochs blog and website.

Killin broch panorama – click here

Killin broch photographs – click here

Dalchork broch

georgemaciver — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:58:07 +0000

That’s another broch up, Dalchork near Lairg this time. I should be up to date with everything photography related by tomorrow afternoon. How cool is that? Yay, for having a clear desk! If you’re interested in following my broch adventures, please visit my brochs blog and subscribe for email notifications. I’ll be posting what I’m learning about brochs over there.

Scottish Brochs blog – click here

Dalchork broch – click here

Tirryside broch

georgemaciver — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:35:28 +0000

The Tirryside broch, near Lairg, is perched on the banks of a good sized stream feeding into Loch Shin, and commands excellent views across to Ben Klibreck.

Tirryside broch

Panoramic higher resolution photograph of Tirryside broch

The seals again

georgemaciver — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:14:45 +0000

Another bonding day out with the seals yesterday. Some of the pups are almost ready to leave. Wow, doesn’t time fly. Another 2 weeks and they’ll all be gone. Only 7 new photographs from yesterday, as the light was awful. Pop up camera fill flash is definitely convenient and useful.

Here are a selection from the 7 new photos, including one of me making friends with a pup. The new born is just hours old.

Gold panning on the Suisgill

georgemaciver — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:44:17 +0000

Licences to pan for gold on the Suisgill burn in the Highlands of Scotland are now available to anyone who rents the Balvallioch Cottage through the Suisgill website. The Gold Club recently took advantage of this, and I took the opportunity to take some photographs from this memorable and historic outing. You will find the new photographs on pages 7 and 8 of the gold panning section at the Highlands of Scotland photography site.

Here is some genuine Suisgill gold in a pan!