It’s amazing what a bit of free time can do for you.  The recent spell of rain meant that I didn’t get the chance to get out for some new landscape shots.  I decided to finally get round to processing some more files from my Glencoe trip.  These two panoramas are of Lochan nah-Achlaise in Rannoch Moor.  Probably one of the most photographed places in Scotland due to the fact it’s quite photogenic, and the road is only 100 feet away.  The panoramic format suits this view very well, allowing the vast expanse of the mountains behind the lochan to show up.

My son Michael in a recent photo shoot.

A recent photoshoot with Grace.

A photoshoot with Hannah.

My darling wife Elizabeth.

My first sunset of 2009.  This is Portencross, a place I have visited on quite a few occasions.  I was originally here to see Camerons new 5D mark II in action and ended up staying on for a sunset.  Not the best sunset I’ve ever seen but it was good to be out for a while after a few weeks without getting out with the camera.  I used a 3 stop soft ND grad for the sky, along with a 3 stop ND filter to lengthen the exposure and blur the water.

We used the Canon 5D Mark II’s High Definition Video recording to record a quick video of the scene.