scottish landscapes - 01 "The Lord of the Realm"

Last rays of light over the Loch Linnhe. Visible in the distance is

the Castle Stalker, reflecting in the loch together with some

colourful clouds.

 

A few words about the castle itself.

 

Castle Stalker (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal an Stalcaire) is a four

story tower house or keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch

Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. It is located about 1.5 miles (2.5

km) north east of Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland and visible from the

A828 main road about mid-way between Oban and Glen Coe. The islet is

accessible (with difficulty) from the shore at low tide.

 

The name 'Stalker' comes from the Gaelic Stalcaire, meaning 'hunter'

or 'falconer', and should therefore be pronounced 'stal-ker'. In

recent times the castle was brought to fame by the Monty Python

team, appearing in their film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It

also appeared in the film Highlander: Endgame. The Castle's

implausably picturesque appearance, with its bewitching island

setting against a dramatic backdrop of mountains, has made it a

favourite subject for postcards and calendars, and something of a

cliché image of Scottish Highland scenery. It should be noted,

however, that Stalker is entirely authentic; it is one of the best-

preserved medieval tower-houses surviving in western Scotland.

 

Please view the larger version. Your comments/critiques much

appreciated.

This photo is very well-composed, in addition to having brilliant light and of course a lovely subject! The photo itself appears to be tack-sharp and I find that including the curvature of the shore from the bottom left, soaring all the way up to the castle really leads the viewers' eye into this photo. Very, very nice work. Cindy

Wow, this is a very dramatic picture. I like it a lot.

A very large depth of view, good colors and a wonderful mirror effect.

Congrats !

Amazing colours, great scene

Impressive, awesome quality.

 

to z tego filmu "Niesmiertelny" jest? :) piekne zdjecie

well done, Piotr. ... BTW, Castle Stalker is on our wish list for upcoming trip to the Scotland. Regards, Marta

Thank you all for your comments - I appreciate it.

 

Bartek - tak, dokladnie ten :) Pozdrawiam

Pitor, at first I thought this lacked an intresting forground and the castle was to far away, but when viewed larger it a fantastic image with superb light. Is this cropped or 2 vertical images.

Hello Richard

 

None of those two. It is almost uncropped image, with just a very minor adjustments in PS (some dust spots were cleaned).

 

Cheers, Piotr

Beautiful light. Regards.

I particularly like the reflections in the water,there are a lot of details in this picture I have yet to discover them all!

Witaj Piotrze!

Dobre zdjecie, piekne kolory.

 

Pozdrawiam.

 

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