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Kaleidoscape

by Ian Cameron

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 20, 20073,118 views28 comments
A 22 mile dead end but offering probably the most excitingly varied landscape scenery in Scotland from birch tree lined lochs to vast vistas and intimate waterfalls and of course this wonderful derelict red rust roofed stone hovel. Still what a view to wake up to on a fine morning. The rust coloured hills alive (if that's the word) with dead bracken turn it to a sumptuous colour especially when the clouds create rafts of sunlight across the high fells. Composition poltely fell into place for me.

Comments

28 comments
Comment posted by Ian Cameron on February 20, 2007 at 6:02 PM
By the way this is the exact colour of the original transparency and a very good match for my memory of the scene.
Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Fricke on February 20, 2007 at 6:42 PM
A really beautiful image Ian. Great composition and a lot of things to look at all over the image, it keeps the eye busy for a long time, which IMO makes a great photograph.
Registered on January 19, 2007, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments
Comment posted by Pete D on February 20, 2007 at 9:59 PM
No kidding about that composition, very very polite indeed. A doffed cap to thee.

Pete D.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 590 Posts, 1794 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 21, 2007 at 1:16 AM
:eek: Wow, awesome light and great comp! Pls provide techs... :toast:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on February 21, 2007 at 2:18 AM
One of your best. Incredible lighting, colours & composition. Take a bow.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Julian Barkway on February 21, 2007 at 4:01 AM
Amazing light! Glad that the composition was so polite. Some of them are like that yet others can be just soooo rude... :biggrin:
Registered on January 18, 2007, 344 Posts, 1961 Comments
Comment posted by Mitch Erwin on February 21, 2007 at 7:45 AM
Ian,

Just a wonderful composition all around................. great colors, leading lines...........WOW! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on April 24, 2006, 98 Posts, 656 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Morrison on February 21, 2007 at 8:35 AM
Beautiful light, color, composition and texture. Well done!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 36 Posts, 413 Comments
Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on February 21, 2007 at 9:41 AM
AMAZING!!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments
Comment posted by Wade Hardy on February 21, 2007 at 2:45 PM
Beautiful. Great comp and another wonderful shot with some great light. :toast:
Registered on May 2, 2006, 121 Posts, 1824 Comments
Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on February 21, 2007 at 3:13 PM
Color seems a bit strong for me (no surprise for Velvia) but it's a great photograph and composition.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2482 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Cameron on February 21, 2007 at 6:09 PM
Techs are Pentax 67II, 55-100 zoom, polariser, 0.6ND soft edged grad, F22 at 1 sec, Velvia 50.

Perhaps the colour is saturated, the polariser certainly reduces surface reflections but I wish fervently that you could see the colour of these hills after a rain soaking and for the two weeks in the year it reaches this peak of colour, it is truly mind blowing and to be honest I remember these colours as vividly as if I was standing back on that damp soggy bluff taking it's picture again.
Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on February 21, 2007 at 7:21 PM
Gorgeous, Ian, and excellent light as always. I love the road :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Pelton on February 21, 2007 at 8:14 PM
Gorgeous landscape. I wouldn't change a thing.
Registered on November 25, 2003, 380 Posts, 4647 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Carroll on February 22, 2007 at 1:32 PM
Simply breathtaking as always. Surely there must be a photo book on Scotland in your future!
Registered on August 19, 2005, 132 Posts, 983 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 22, 2007 at 9:02 PM
Ian: My father was in Scotland in WWII and always spoke highly of it. With views like this I can understand why. What time of year does this show play? Exceptional image with truly eye p :cool: pping color. Bravo. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Cameron on February 23, 2007 at 7:58 AM
Bill it was in the second week of November just after most of the leaves had fallen. The colour gets progressively darker and browner in the subsequent two weeks.
Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Comment posted by William Vrolyk on February 23, 2007 at 11:51 PM
Incredibly beautiful, Ian. This is why I love landscape photography so much.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
Registered on November 1, 2003, 278 Posts, 3524 Comments
Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on February 24, 2007 at 6:49 AM
Beautiful shot, Ian! :smile:
Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 26, 2007 at 11:40 AM
This is just amazing Ian. This may well be among your most memorable IMO. Congrats on the EP. Actually, this may be deserving of 2 or 3 EP's (plus an Oscar thrown in for fun). Superb.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 26, 2007 at 8:31 PM
Ian, I am now most certainly a fan of your landscape work. This is a masterpiece of capturing dramatic light on a marvelous scene. I think you politely put yourself at the right time and place to take full advantage of this! :smile: Will look forward to seeing more of images.
Hearty congrats on getting an EP for it, too. Well deserved.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 26, 2007 at 9:45 PM
Beautiful image! Love the light and colors! :toast: :toast:
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comment posted by Massimo Cristaldi on March 1, 2007 at 5:32 AM
Spectacular shot, can't say nothing more. I'm freezed for so much beauty.
Registered on July 25, 2006, 122 Posts, 296 Comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 4, 2007 at 1:32 AM
DRAMATIC all around... color, comp, etc. etc. Just about perfect.
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Lincoln Castricone on March 19, 2007 at 7:16 PM
Ian, your images are the envy of this recent transplant to Southern Utah. This broken light is exquisite, not to mention the color and form. Thanks.
Registered on February 10, 2007, 86 Posts, 167 Comments
Comment posted by Alessandro Carboni on October 1, 2010 at 5:03 PM
great image Ian
congrats big congrats
aLe
Registered on January 21, 2010, 20 Posts, 98 Comments
Comment posted by Andrew Waddington on November 6, 2014 at 8:57 PM
Love this bothy ? makes me want to get up to Scotland.
Registered on February 11, 2014, 44 Posts, 183 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 24, 2014 at 5:40 PM
Stunning photo, I want to visit.
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments