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Clouds and Kelpies

Daily Photo – Clouds and Kelpies

“For rarely human eye has known
A scene so stern as that dread lake,
With its dark ledge of barren stone.
Seems that primeval earthquake’s sway
Hath rent a strange and shattered way
Through the rude bosom of the hill,
And that each naked precipice,
Sable ravine, and dark abyss,
Tells of the outrage still.”

Quite the review of Loch Coruisk from Sir Walter Scott in the 1870’s. Not to be missed it seems. So, during our second day on Skye, Stu and I took a boat over to that remote freshwater loch which sits in amongst the Black Cuillin. That’s the igneous mountain range from this image. It was a great adventure in search of the mythical Kelpie with, as you can see, some epic clouds. On the return journey we were accompanied by a pod of dolphins which was pretty awesome in its own right. Then, to top it all off, there were multiple double rainbows as we drove towards our next destination… quite the day!

Clouds and Kelpies

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2023-06-21 00:08:36
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/5000
  • Aperture4
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

Random Glasgow Scenes No.4

Daily Photo – Random Glasgow Scenes No.4

The last from the series of randomness… for now…

Random Glasgow Scenes No.4

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2023-06-23 06:23:09
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/2000
  • Aperture5
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

Machine Elf Long Mix #9 – The Ultimate 12hr Alex Cruz mix for Burning Man 2023

This took a short eternity to create, and thanks to everyone that helped make it happen! It was a total joy and I hope you get as much out of it as I did in creating it. Fractals; they are complicated. But hey, so is life.

If you are at Burning Man this year, be sure to see Alex Cruz’s set live at the PRISM art car. I believe it is Friday night. I thought about moving my annual Burning Man photo walk to this time and location, since time and location are arbitrary anyway. Quantum entanglement joke there…

Find out more about Alex here.

Random Glasgow Scenes No.3

Daily Photo – Random Glasgow Scenes No.3

Here’s the latest in the series… this guy looked like he had a lot going on…

Random Glasgow Scenes No.3

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2023-06-23 07:00:39
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/2000
  • Aperture5.6
  • ISO320
  • Focal Length104.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

Random Glasgow Scenes No.2

Daily Photo – Random Glasgow Scenes No.2

The next in the series…

Random Glasgow Scenes No.2

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2023-06-23 09:42:03
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/250
  • Aperture4
  • ISO6400
  • Focal Length54.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

A Fun New Experiment – Glasgow Attempt #1

So, here’s a bit of an experiment. A new type of vlog thing where I take you along, in 360, as I wander the cityscapes and landscapes of the places I visit. These will likely evolve over time, they are experiments for now, so expect a few rough edges and a slower pace than the average YouTube travel vid. I hope you find them interesting… here is Glasgow Attempt #1… and remember you can spin the camera all around any time you want. Even on the slip ‘n slide!

Random Glasgow Scenes No.1

Daily Photo – Random Glasgow Scenes No.1

Here’s the first in a selection of random Glasgow street photography…

Random Glasgow Scenes No.1

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2023-06-23 09:46:01
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/250
  • Aperture4.5
  • ISO6400
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

Stu in the Water

Daily Photo – Stu in the Water

That Stu, always in the water. Rivers, lochs, burns (streams to the non-Scottish), the sea… he’s always standing in there with his camera. What I found most interesting about this whole scene was the trees. Not really what I expected of Scottish scenery/foliage. This particular backdrop had a different vibe than I was expecting. Maybe it was due to being right on the coast…

Stu in the Water

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2023-06-19 07:49:35
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/400
  • Aperture4
  • ISO200
  • Focal Length41.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

Long Mix #4

Here’s another of those fun Machine Elf long mixes for your viewing pleasure…

School of Divinity

Daily Photo – School of Divinity

Here’s the School of Divinity, part of Edinburgh University. One of the coolest things about Edinburgh was that almost every side street I took, or archway I wandered under, opened up into some cool, medieval like scene such as this one. That guy over on the left… John Knox, he led quite the life!

School of Divinity

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2023-06-05 20:34:53
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/1250
  • Aperture5
  • ISO500
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias