You are making me feel homesick. Been a while since I visited the Isle of Skye.
Are you doing a round trip via the ferry at Mallaig and back over the bridge at Kyle of Lochalsh?
That is a magnificent road trip - one I cycled as a teenager staying in Youth Hostels along the way.
Have you had any snow? Glencoe could be majestic.
Glen Turret is the nearest distillery to my home village of Comrie.
Cheers,
Colin
Colin, sorry about your homesickness .....
Going up to Skye on Friday to my sisters new house. She just moved there from Kendal ....
Right next to the Talisker Distillery .... hope she got a pipe laid in as part of the plumbing ....
Going from Stronachlachar via Aberfoyle, Callandar, Crianlarich, Glen Coe, Fort William and on ....
Missing Mallaig ..... just going straight for the bridge !!
Nearly popped by your dads today. Thought it would be nice to drop into Comrie but time got the better of me !!
btw isn't Glen Turret where they make Famous Grouse too ...... ??
That's OK .... but not a Single Malt .... (defo cheaper though)
Depending on the weather may try for Loch Earn tomorrow. (it's been snow flurries today - makes you just want to throw another log on the fire)
It should be warmer when you come up in three weeks !!
HCE HCE wrote:
Curtis I see what you mean about the water, it really looks like shoreline but in fact, the dark area is grass land! The fire is located in the mile high grasslands about 25 miles SSE of Tucson.
There seems to be no end to places I wind up, but at least it makes for subject variety.
Thanks for the compliment, Curtis; but the reason I'm doing plant close-ups indoors is that the rain is incessant here. I don't mind getting wet myself, but I can't afford getting my equipment drenched.
I did manage one image today after cleaning out the gutter and downspout in the rain. It was overflowing like a waterfall.
This is the Pacific Bleeding Heart, [Dicentra formosa]. They are pretty out in the forest where they belong. The previous owner of my house idiotically planted some in the yard where they become invasive. I’ve been trying to eradicate them without chemicals for over 20 years. In the springtime they look pretty, but by summer they’re unsightly and seem to attract pesky insects, not pollinators. Since they spread by both seeds and underground rhizomes, it’s an invasion by land and by air, so to speak.
leighton w wrote:
These images make me sad. I've had to stop partaking from any form of alcohol.
I'll have to drink non-alcoholic beer if anyone drops by to sit on the porch.
Now that is sad Leighton... Of course, as I say that I'm into my third week without imbibing anything stronger than half a cup of coffee. I guess when the liver is involved in a health crisis, the question about alcohol has to be raised. Personally, I'm trying to reduce my intake of carbohydrates and beer is at the top of the list in that regard. It is often referred to as "liquid bread..." That Talisker whisky has ZERO carbs but I'm still staying away, at least for the moment.
My guess is that if someone shows up at your farm with TWO six packs of beer, only one of which is non-alcoholic... you won't send them away...
On the upside Leighton... without the beer you have no excuse for a "beer belly." I'm doing my best to get rid of mine...
Visited a fine single malt distillery today .... carried the D810 and 15mm f3,5
Excellent Scotch ..... visiting Talisker on the weekend ....
An old travelling ground in a Citroen 2CV or Dyane .... you must remember those travels Curtis ....
Steve
Sadly, Steve, I was not yet into single malt Scotch whisky when I made that trip in 1972. I visited the Isle of Skye and wandered through the Highlands but NEVER stopped for a wee dram. My guess is that they'd have poured their best without charging customers as they no doubt do presently. My affection for single malt Scotch developed in the 1980's and has remained unabated ever since... though my budget doesn't always permit me to buy the good stuff. My favorite remains 16 year old Lagavulin but 10 year old Talisker is never to be dismissed. I haven't bought a bottle of Scotch in some time and the last one was a very inexpensive Finlaggen Old Reserve which is an off-brand Islay Scotch of mysterious origin. Some say Caol Ila, some say Lagavulin. Over the years it has been a very mixed bag, but the current iteration is quite lovely. For under $20 it is more than palatable.
If I want to spend a bit more, without breaking the bank, I'll buy a 10 year old Laphroaig or a 12 year old Highland Park. Either can be found for around $40 a bottle. In fact, this conversation is making me thirsty...
georgms wrote:
Curtis? Must be a gent with a really good eye and steady hands judging by his photographs ;-)
Kind of you Georg. I know my flower contributions get a bit boring at times, but then so is my life...
The good things come, however, when the thought crosses my mind and my camera is close at hand. If I'm not thinking about picking up my camera, not much happens.
Lots of beautiful work everyone! I'm "Liking" madly what I see, and feel like I am living through your adventurers. So, thank you for all images.
I took another walk, more photos. I went armed with only the 105mm f1.8 ais, and a decision to crop in camera. (not a purist thing, but I thought it would force me to be more deliberate in composition.) My hand isn't steady yet - and my thighs are jelly from 10 days in hospital. Getting up from low angles takes pre-planning for some means of support. Hopefully temporary. Here are four from tonight.
Reading various photo blogs extolling the virtues of Sony GFX 50 and Hasselblad, Mamiya and the like makes me realise that the connection between the lens and the sensor is largely irrelevant. I wouldn't be surprised to see future systems doing away with a camera body altogether and incorporating miniature components in the lens itself to perform the camera functions.
Ultimately though it comes down to the photographer's eye as is well illustrated here by our friends who marry our beloved MF glass to their (dare I say it) more advanced camera bodies to produce such amazing results.
Jim, a cane runs about $20,. or one of those folding stools that you can carry along and unfold to give you something to push up on, when getting up off the ground. I've got the cane (when I turned wrong and pulled a muscle that made it very difficult to walk without pain meds on board too) and the folding stool which comes to air shows with me too, in case I'm not at the fence. Also use it for the sunflower field for a different angle..
James Markus wrote:
Lots of beautiful work everyone! I'm "Liking" madly what I see, and feel like I am living through your adventurers. So, thank you for all images.
I took another walk, more photos. I went armed with only the 105mm f1.8 ais, and a decision to crop in camera. (not a purist thing, but I thought it would force me to be more deliberate in composition.) My hand isn't steady yet - and my thighs are jelly from 10 days in hospital. Getting up from low angles takes pre-planning for some means of support. Hopefully temporary. Here are four from tonight.
CGrindahl wrote:
Now that is sad Leighton... Of course, as I say that I'm into my third week without imbibing anything stronger than half a cup of coffee. I guess when the liver is involved in a health crisis, the question about alcohol has to be raised. Personally, I'm trying to reduce my intake of carbohydrates and beer is at the top of the list in that regard. It is often referred to as "liquid bread..." That Talisker whisky has ZERO carbs but I'm still staying away, at least for the moment.
My guess is that if someone shows up at your farm with TWO six packs of beer, only one of which is non-alcoholic... you won't send them away...
On the upside Leighton... without the beer you have no excuse for a "beer belly." I'm doing my best to get rid of mine...
I was just about to tell Steve that I'm afraid I'm on the wagon permanently. No big deal really, as I wasn't a heavy drinker to begin with. However, I will miss my occasional beef on the front porch after a hard day. I haven't tried non-alcoholic beer, but I can't imagine it will come close to the real thing.
But you're right, ALL are welcome to come by and sit on my porch and drink whatever they desire!
As for the beer belly, Barbara is too good a cook for me to ever lose that.
James Markus wrote:
Lots of beautiful work everyone! I'm "Liking" madly what I see, and feel like I am living through your adventurers. So, thank you for all images.
I took another walk, more photos. I went armed with only the 105mm f1.8 ais, and a decision to crop in camera. (not a purist thing, but I thought it would force me to be more deliberate in composition.) My hand isn't steady yet - and my thighs are jelly from 10 days in hospital. Getting up from low angles takes pre-planning for some means of support. Hopefully temporary. Here are four from tonight.
