Uploads from Philipp Klinger Photography, tagged britain, with geodata

Strath Fillan

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:24:00 -0700

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Strath Fillan (Scottish Gaelic: Na Sraithibh) is a strath in west Perthshire named after an 8th century Irish hermit monk later canonised Saint Fillan. It stretches from Bridge of Orchy to Crianlarich and has long been a major route through the highlands.

Dark Clouds Over Clachtoll Beach

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:59:00 -0700

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Clachtoll Beach is located near the B869, a very scenic road.

The light was really spectacular that day, because of the dark clouds approaching from the south

Advreck Castle

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:22:00 -0700

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Standing on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, north west Highland, Scotland, Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating from the 16th century.

The ruins can be reached by driving along the A837 which follows the north shore of Loch Assynt from the village of Inchnadamph. Care should be taken when walking around the site as falling masonry is a possible danger.

The castle is said to be haunted by two ghosts, one a tall man dressed in grey who is supposed to be related to the betrayal of Montrose and may even be Montrose himself. The second ghost is that of a young girl. The story tells that the MacLeods procured the help of Clootie (a Scottish name for the Devil, deriving from 'cloot', meaning one division of a cleft hoof) to build the castle and in return the daughter of one of the MacLeod chieftains was betrothed to him as payment. In despair of her situation, the girl threw herself from one of the towers and was killed.

Smoo Cave II

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:58:00 -0700

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Had to make a HDR, because the differences in exposure between the sky and the cave

In The Middle of Nowhere

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:35:00 -0700

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Almost at the most north-western end of Scotland...

Loch Eck Reflections

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:03:00 -0700

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Loch Eck is a loch located on the Cowal peninsula, north of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is seven miles long. Apart from Loch Lomond, it is the only naturally occurring habitat of the powan.

The loch is also an impounding reservoir with a concrete dam measuring 0.870 metres high. The dam was completed in 1973.

Eilean Donan Castle

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:12:00 -0700

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Unfortunately, we only had time to visit the castle during day time (and at low tide), so I didn't get the blue hour shot, that I wanted...

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Eilean Donan is a small island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland.

It lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the village of Dornie, and is dominated by a picturesque castle which is familiar from many photographs and appearances in film and television. Eilean Donan is part of the Kintail National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.

In 2001, the island had a recorded population of just one person.

Eilean Donan (which means simply "island of Donnán") is named after Donnán of Eigg, a Celtic saint martyred in 617. Donnán is said to have established a church on the island, though no trace of this remains. The castle was founded in the thirteenth century, and became a stronghold of the Clan Mackenzie and their allies the Clan Macrae. In the early eighteenth century the Mackenzies were involved in the Jacobite rebellions, which led to the castle's destruction by government ships in 1719. The present buildings are the result of twentieth-century reconstruction of the ruins by Lieutenant-Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap

The Other Side

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:17:00 -0700

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View from the opposite side of yesterday's photo

The Old Man Of Storr

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:57:00 -0700

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Those clouds looked really creepy, as they slowly swallowed the whole landscape... Unfortunately the sky was rather dull, so I had to add quite a bit of processing to get some blue out of it...

I'll also show a photo taken from the top (yup, we climbed it).

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The Storr is a rocky hill on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye. The hill presents a steep rocky eastern face overlooking the Sound of Raasay, contrasting with gentler grassy slopes to the west.

The area in front of the cliffs of the Storr is known as the Sanctuary. This has a number of weirdly shaped rock pinnacles, the remnants of ancient landslips. The most famous of these, and by far the largest and most apparent when approaching from the south, is known as the Old Man of Storr (Bodach an Stòir).

In January 2012, production of the science-fiction film Prometheus moved to the Isle of Skye, with filming taking place at the Old Man of Storr.

Sequoia Avenue

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:12:00 -0700

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In the Benmore Botanic Garden near Dunoon.

The impressive avenue was planted in 1863 and several of the trees exceed 45 metres (148 ft) in height.

Rhue Lighthouse

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0700

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Rhue derives from An Rubha which means 'headland' in Gaelic. The full name of the area is 'RudhaCadail' which in Gaelic means 'the Point (i.e. headland) of the Sleepy People'.

Legend has it that the name came from sailors found asleep but quite unharmed on the rocks (where the lighthouse is now) after their boat was shipwrecked on a stormy night. The settlement is shown on earlier maps as "Ard-a-chadail", the 'village' of the sleepy people.

Glen Coe Panorama

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:46:00 -0700

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Glen Coe is a glen in the Highlands of Scotland.

It lies in the southern part of the Lochaber committee area of Highland Council, and was formerly part of the county of Argyll. It is often considered one of the most spectacular and beautiful places in Scotland, and is a part of the designated National Scenic Area of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe. The narrow glen shows a grim grandeur.

The glen, approaching from the east on the main A82 road, is surrounded by wild and precipitous mountains. Further west at Invercoe, the landscape has a softer beauty before the main entrance to the glen. The main settlement is the nearby village of Glencoe located in Carnoch.

The name Glen Coe is often said to mean "Glen of Weeping", perhaps with some reference to the infamous Massacre of Glencoe which took place there in 1692. However, "Gleann Comhann" does not translate as "Glen of Weeping". In fact the Glen is named after the River Coe which runs through it, and bore this name long before the 1692 incident. The name of the river is believed to predate the Gaelic language and its meaning is not known. One possibility is that it was named after a tribe once living in the area; however this remains speculation.

Inveraray Castle

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:38:00 -0700

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Inveraray Castle is a country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland, on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland’s longest sea loch.

It has been the seat of the Duke of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell since the 17th century.
The house is a mostly mid-18th-century neo-Gothic design. Designers who worked on the house include William Adam and Roger Morris.

The interior includes a number of neoclassical rooms created for the 5th Duke by Robert Mylne. These are among the rooms open to the public. The 13th Duke and his family live in private apartments occupying two floors and set between two of the castle's crenellated circular towers. Recent renovations included the installation of the house's first central heating.

In 1975, a devastating fire struck Inveraray and for some time the 12th Duke and his family lived in the castle basement while restorations requiring a worldwide fundraising drive were carried out.
Inveraray Castle is a Category A listed building. It is surrounded by a 16-acre garden and estate of 60,000 acres.

Inverary Castle is believed to be haunted by the "ghost of a harpist who was hanged in 1644 for peeping at the lady of the house." The sound of a mysterious harp playing has been reported by visitors to the castle.

In 2009, an episode of Most Haunted was filmed here.

In 2012, the Christmas episode of Downton Abbey was partly filmed here; the castle stood in for the fictional "Duneagle Castle."

Sunset Over Ullapool

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:59:00 -0700

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Fortunately, I had my camera in reach, when we saw this magnificent light on Ullapool through the windows of our Bed & Breakfast. It lasted only for a few seconds...

Almost no processing here

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Ullapool is a small town of around 1,300 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Despite its small size it is the largest settlement for many miles around and a major tourist destination of Scotland. The North Atlantic Drift passes Ullapool, bringing moderate temperatures. A few Cordyline australis or New Zealand cabbage trees are grown in the town and are often mistaken for palms.

Two Bridges

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0700

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From Tuscany to Scotland :-)

Long Exposure of 30 seconds, using a 1000x gray filter.

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The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the east of the Forth Road Bridge, and 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of central Edinburgh.

It was opened on 4 March 1890, and spans a total length of 2,528.7 metres (8,296 ft). It is often called the Forth Rail Bridge or Forth Railway Bridge to distinguish it from the Forth Road Bridge, although it has been called the "Forth Bridge" since its construction, and was for over seventy years the sole claimant to this name.

The bridge connects Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, with Fife, leaving the Lothians at Dalmeny and arriving in Fife at North Queensferry; it acts as a major artery connecting the north-east and south-east of the country. Described by the Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland as "the one immediately and internationally recognised Scottish landmark", it is a Category A listed building and was nominated by the British government in May 2011 for addition to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Scotland.

The bridge was begun in 1883, took 7 years to complete, cost the lives of 63 men and nearly 3.5 million pounds of metal and used 10 times as much steel as the Eiffel Tower. It was deliberately chosen to look strong, due to the collapse 4 years earlier of the first Tay Bridge.

Until 1917, when the Quebec Bridge was completed, the Forth Bridge had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world. It still has the world's second-longest single span. The bridge and its associated railway infrastructure is owned by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited.

Welcome To The Caribbean

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:07:00 -0700

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Of the north ;)

Ceannabeinne Beach near Durness in the far north-west of Scotland. Almost no people on this beach - guess it's too far ;-) And don't be fooled - with temperatures around 12°C on this sunny June day, this is nothing like the Caribbean in reality.

Neist Point

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:27:00 -0700

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No upload for a long time - much work... I hope to upload the next one earlier ;-)

Neist Point is a popular viewpoint on the most westerly point of Skye. It has had a lighthouse since 1909.

Smoo Cave

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:45:00 -0700

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Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.

I didn't flash - the light on the rocks is ambient lighting.

Buachaille Etive Mòr

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:57:00 -0700

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On the way to the Isle of Skye we chose the route via Glen Coe. The Buachaille Etive Mòr (gaelic for "the great herdsman/shepherd of Etive") is a distinctive mountain at the entrace to Glen Coe.

The Halo around the sun could also be seen without the camera, so this is not a flare, but a natural phenomenon

London - Natural History Museum

nobody@flickr.com (Philipp Klinger Photography) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:13:00 -0800

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Some archive scavenging...

I showed a similar photo about 3 years ago, see here.

I wanted to make a horizontal photo all along, but unfortunately the stairs were really packed. Back then, I didn't have the photoshop skill to remove them. Skills got better so I've redone it ;-)
So the stairs are basically created using the clone stamp...

I had to use 2 horizontal shots, one with the camera tilted down and one with the cam tilted up and stitch them to get a so called vertorama (nod to Paul :-)), otherwise the railing would've been cut off.

As you can guess from the ISO, it's handheld at 1/15 second. I had to choose f/11 so the railing would be sharp from beginning to end.

Only 1 exposure no HDR

Oh, and please view it large on black - press 'L' - else you'll miss all the details...