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Old Man of Storr waits for the sun
OK – so here’s a more traditional sort of landscape photo (because it includes, you know, landscapes and stuff.)
Specifically what this includes is Loch Leathan in the foreground and the famous rock formation Old Man of Storr way back there on the ridge.
Here’s a legend about the Old Man:
A giant was minding his own business on the Isle of Skye until he fell over and died. Just like that. Pretty short story, don’t you think? The earth covered him, and the big pointy bits of rock are said to be his fingers. Well, this is the polite version of the tale.
Some say that The Old Man of Storr’s original Gaelic name translates to the ‘Penis of Storr’.
Yes, you can stop giggling now.
When the historians discovered this, they were too polite to keep this name, so they incorrectly translated it to the ‘Old Man of Storr’. So, when the giant died, the locals didn’t say his fingers were sticking out, it was his…his you-know-what!
The ancient Gaelic tribes even worshipped this large piece of rock as a symbol of fertility.
So, there you go.
Loch Leathan
Isle of Skye, Scotland
photographed 11.7.2023
boat/tilt
Even if you don’t necessarily think of yourself as a landscape photographer, but you get the chance to go to the Scottish Highlands with Don Toothaker and Karl Griffin, you should do everything in your power to make it happen.
It’s hard to find two better photographers/teachers than Don and Karl. Then there’s the added benefit that the two of them together are just hilarious. And don’t overlook the fact that the Highlands are full of fabulous things to see and photograph. Like this beached ship, to give but one example. (More examples coming though, so don’t even worry about that.)
Corpach, Scotland
photographed 11.6.2023
Scottish mist blurs the night
I can see how living in a misty climate could get old. But since I don’t live in a misty place, it seemed enchanting and delightful. And – bonus! – it opened up the possibility of utilizing the reflective, wet pavement and doing some intentional camera movement images.
Edinburgh, Scotland
photographed 11.3.2023
castle/graves
The St. Cuthbert’s Kirkyard is just down the hill from the Edinburgh Castle. I liked the kirkyard a lot more than I liked the castle, if I’m being honest.
You know I like to photograph cemeteries…
Edinburgh, Scotland
photographed 11.17.2023
coffee girl
The first morning in Edinburgh was a treat, wandering around in the mist with my camera in hand, taking in sights of a place I’d never been.
And that’s how I happened to see this young woman at a coffee shop. (And how she happened to see me.)
Edinburgh, Scotland
photographed 11.2.2023
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