Where Allt Coir’ a’ Mhadaidh turns into the River Brittle you find the Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye. It’s a series of hugely varied waterfalls and their associated pools which carve their way down through Glen Brittle towards the sea. The water is an amazing blue/green color, most of the way, picking up darker tones in the more deep and shadowed areas. Well worth a visit, even when conditions are not ideal as it makes for a “refreshing” hike… or swim if you’re so inclined.

Walking the Fairy Pools

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• Date Taken2023-06-20 05:19:22
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture4
• ISO250
• Focal Length66.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

It’s always fun to see how much dolphins love boats. I’ve lost count now of how often I’ve been on the water only to look down and there they are frolicking alongside. I wonder what it is that they love so much… is it the feel of the waves created by the boat? Some sort of race? Maybe fish get scattered which they then go to feed on..?

Dolphin Fun

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• Date Taken2023-09-08 14:18:42
• CameraILCE-7M3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/500
• Aperture9
• ISO200
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

A few weeks ago I shared a different version of this image. Why share it again? It’s an interesting example of how AI in art is progressing. In this case I expanded the canvas and had the AI fill in the newly created blanks… rather successful I’d say! Can’t wait to see how it continues to evolve.

More Fun with AI

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• Date Taken2023-06-20 04:07:10
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/500
• Aperture7.1
• ISO250
• Focal Length34.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Kilchurn Castle on Loch Awe. The temptation with castles is to get up close with them, make an imposing image of it. You can see here that there is a path where people walk out to the castle to explore and create such an image but in this case, it was definitely better to get a bit further back and capture it in the stunning landscape.

Kilchurn Castle

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• Date Taken2023-06-18 15:23:00
• CameraFC3411
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/180
• Aperture2.8
• ISO130
• Focal Length8.4 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias+0.7

Just over the ridge here, from the sea loch, Loch na Cuilce, is the freshwater Loch Coruisk… translated that means “Cauldron of Water”. A fitting name indeed. It’s fairly inaccessible by foot, do-able for the experienced walker/climber if you fancy a rather questionable section called “the bad step” although that’s not recommended in the wet… which is most of the time in Scotland! 😀 So, the only real way to get there is by boat, which Stu and I did. It was such a quiet, serine place which contrasted with the harsh rock of the Black Cuillin mountains. They have their own micro-climate what I always love. Plenty scope for fast changing conditions which is ideal. It’s also one of those awesome locations with a mix of wildlife to add to the experience. Dolphins, Eagles, and more.

Approaching Loch Coruisk

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• Date Taken2023-06-20 11:32:23
• CameraFC3411
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture2.8
• ISO100
• Focal Length8.4 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Scottish place names… gotta love them. This is part of The Trossachs… feels lovely on the tongue. As does one of the more distant places in this image; Stronachlachar. Lovely sound and feel, a good Klingon opera…

The Trossachs

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• Date Taken2023-06-18 12:59:58
• CameraFC3411
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture2.8
• ISO100
• Focal Length8.4 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

One of the things that interested me about going to Scotland is how it might compare/contrast with New Zealand. Here’s just one fun little example of a tie between the two places. Those of you who are long time visitors of the blog will be familiar with some of my images from Glenorchy down towards the end of Lake Wakatipu. Well, turns out there is a Glen Orchy in Scotland and within that is a cool set of waterfalls where the River Orchy has worn the rock into all sorts of fascinating shapes and mini canyons like the ones below.

Glen Orchy… Not Glenorchy

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• Date Taken2023-06-19 02:32:15
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/2000
• Aperture4
• ISO200
• Focal Length91.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

The landscape on the Isle of Skye was so interesting. Towards the south, you have a super cool Gabbro area with rough, jagged peaks. Then up in the north here, it turns to a mix of mafic volcanics, mafic sills and Triassic/Jurassic/Cretaceous sediments where parts of the softer land are slipping into the sea, leaving the more solid formations jutting out above.

Sliding Land

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• Date Taken2023-06-19 21:28:13
• CameraFC3411
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/15
• Aperture2.8
• ISO330
• Focal Length8.4 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias+0.7

Saw this old dude while walking the streets of Edinburgh. Thought he had a cool look!

Stylish Old Guy

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• Date Taken2023-06-05 21:56:46
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/1250
• Aperture5
• ISO500
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias