Saturday 30 June 2007

Eventide


Eventide, originally uploaded by Becca Cusworth.

Elgol, Isle of Skye
February 2007

Friday 29 June 2007

The Hills are Ablaze.


The Hills are Ablaze., originally uploaded by ericwyllie.

Another shot, specifically for the Scotland in the Gloaming group.

Sunset over Kirkwall Harbour, Orkney. June 2007

Thursday 28 June 2007

Glen Garry


Glen Garry, originally uploaded by JimJim ->.

Fire in the sky


Fire in the sky, originally uploaded by mark ferrier.

Wednesday 27 June 2007

Berneray sunset


Berneray sunset, originally uploaded by radarsmum67.

The silhouetted building is a derelict Thomas Telford church. I always mean to try and go there,but it seems enclosed in private land.

Not a bad place to be...


Not a bad place to be..., originally uploaded by Allure F.

All things considered.

Tuesday 26 June 2007

Crimson


Crimson, originally uploaded by ßlϋeωãvε.

Lewis War Memorial tower, erected in memory of the 1,151 young men who lost their lives in the First World War. Lewis lost more men per capita of population than any other part of the U.K.

The cross is a memorial to those that died in the Second World War.

A different perspective of the memorial can be seen here, which shows how it dominates over Stornoway.

Monday 25 June 2007

The Old Man of Storr


The Old Man of Storr, originally uploaded by Gary_Brown.

Taken at 1am close to the summer solstice.
Trotternish,Isle of Skye,Scotland

Loch Feochan


Loch Feochan, originally uploaded by dunard54.

Sunset over Loch Feochan.

Sunday 24 June 2007

Tursachan Garynahine I


Tursachan Garynahine I, originally uploaded by Islãndßoy.

Ceann Hulabhig, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

Hebridean Princess


Hebridean Princess, originally uploaded by maccaig36.

The Hebridean Princess on the North Pier in Oban, Argyll.

Saturday 23 June 2007

Squinty Bridge (Clyde Arc)


Squinty Bridge (Clyde Arc), originally uploaded by grantsteve.

Towards Crinan from Dunadd Fort


Towards Crinan from Dunadd Fort, originally uploaded by howbeg.

summer solstice 11pm With a fine mist.

Tuesday 19 June 2007

Dunvegan


Dunvegan, originally uploaded by tanera.

Home is where the heart is...

Watering the Lawn


Watering the Lawn, originally uploaded by zander_1986.

Port Ban

Monday 18 June 2007

River Clyde


River Clyde, originally uploaded by JimJim ->.

Sunday 17 June 2007

Dawn Chorus


Dawn Chorus, originally uploaded by ccgd.

Looking out through the Sutors of Cromarty to the Moray Coast in the distance. Another from my Morning walk.

Saturday 16 June 2007

Loch view


Loch view, originally uploaded by biopot.

Pharos at dusk


Pharos at dusk, originally uploaded by maccaig36.

Friday 15 June 2007

2 birds


2 birds, originally uploaded by Dove*.

sunset


sunset, originally uploaded by ShirleyGrant.

Wednesday 13 June 2007

sunset rays


sunset rays, originally uploaded by WildGarlicTheNeepster.

Earth, Waves, and FIRE


Earth, Waves, and FIRE, originally uploaded by ericwyllie.

Tuesday 12 June 2007

Transition


tranisition, originally uploaded by Dove*.

Beach


Beach, originally uploaded by Straubo.

Small beach on the banks of Loch Lomond, Rowerdennan.

Sunday 10 June 2007

Loch Lomond Sunset


Loch Lomond Sunset, originally uploaded by Straubo.

A small loch at the foot of Ben Lomond. Midge central!

skyenocturnus - 'King of the Gloaming' for May 2007

I am very pleased to annouce the most blogged member of Scotland in the Gloaming for the month of May 2007 is…

skyenocturnus
- May's 'King of the Gloaming'.

Well done skyenocturnus! Thank you very much for your contribution to the outstanding standard of imagery that makes up the group pool.



I asked skyenocturnus to share a little of the background on his photography.

1. Below is his personal favourite gloaming photo which was featured on the blog in May.

Moll view I

2. Tell us a little about how you shot the photograph, the location, what particular aspects attracted you, anything special you did to get the shot and any comments about the Scotland In The Gloaming group.

This was taken from the Moll road, near Sconser on the Isle of Skye, looking North up the Sound of Raasay towards Ben Tianavaig and the Trotternish Ridge. I've been taking shots from here for years - I just love the horizon profile. Aside from this, I like the colours and simplicity of the image.

The image was captured on Velvia using a Canon EOS 650 (sadly now suffering from an intermittently sticking shutter, but kept just for IR film) at 28mm and f.8. I spot metered from just above the horizon and reduced this exposure by half a stop to improve saturation.

Scotland in the Gloaming - it's nice to be associated with a group of people who appreciate that a scene often improves after the sun has set.

That is an amazing shot (reminds me of some I got on a similarly saturated evening over the Clyde). The colour range is just so full it's like you can't quite appreciate the whole picture all at once. A very good representative of your other atmospheric twilight shots. Definitely deserving of the Scotland in the Gloaming blog. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Colin Campbell

Saturday 9 June 2007

Whangie Sunset


Whangie Sunset, originally uploaded by Gary_Brown.

Big AL abseiling off Ivy Crack.
The Whangie,Scotland.

Friday 8 June 2007

Beam of Light


Beam of Light, originally uploaded by mark ferrier.

Through the Trees


Through the Trees, originally uploaded by ericwyllie.

Looking towards Dunoon from the Lunderston Bay area just after the sun has set.

Thursday 7 June 2007

Balance


Balance, originally uploaded by ericwyllie.

Wednesday 6 June 2007

Dysart Beach 5


Dysart Beach 5, originally uploaded by Vivid Image.

June night sunset #2


June night sunset #2, originally uploaded by chequered plate.

Oban North Pier.

Tuesday 5 June 2007

Sunlight and shadows


Sunlight and shadows, originally uploaded by ccgd.

pedastel


pedastel, originally uploaded by polaris37.

Trees Alone


Trees Alone, originally uploaded by fraserspeirs.

Monday 4 June 2007

Fire


Fire, originally uploaded by kascam9.

Sunday 3 June 2007

View from the Back 3


View from the Back 3, originally uploaded by ericwyllie.

St Andrews Sunrise


St Andrews Sunrise, originally uploaded by Mike Hunter.

Part 3 of what turned out to be a fairly spectacular morning in St Andrews today, It certainly justified the early start! Possibly the best sunrise I've witnessed. Enjoy!

Saturday 2 June 2007

June's first Sunrise


June's first Sunrise, originally uploaded by mark ferrier.

Taken from Troon Beach.

stormy weather


stormy weather, originally uploaded by duncan20wishaw.

Friday 1 June 2007

Sunset over Loch Linnhe


Sunset over Loch Linnhe, originally uploaded by mark ferrier.

The last light of the sun fights through the rain clouds.

Sunset over Lake of Menteith, Trossachs

The Lake of Menteith (Gaelic "Loch Innis MoCholmaig") is a loch on the Flanders Moss, the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers Forth and Teith, upstream of Stirling. It was the Loch of Menteith, until a 20th century English map-maker made a mistake and called it the Lake of Menteith!

The are a number of small islands in the loch. On the largest, Inchmahome, is Inchmahome Priory, an ancient monastery. The priory served as refuge to Mary Queen of Scots in 1547. She was only four years old at the time and stayed for three weeks after the disastrous Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in September of that year.

The loch is not particularly deep and can freeze over completely in exceptionally cold winters. If the ice becomes thick enough (10 inches) an outdoor curling tournament called The Bonspiel or the Grand Match is held on the loch. The event can attract thousands of curlers despite its rarity. The last Grand Match was held in 1979.