A picture from a couple of days ago.  We went for a walk around the ‘Rig of the Jarkness’ which is a ridge up in the hills above Glentrool.  There wasn’t much to show from the walk, photographically speaking, apart from this panorama looking down Glen Trool towards Loch Trool.

Todays archive post is once again from an area that I have visited a few times.  This is Loch Trool, near Newton Stewart in Dumfires and Galloway.  This was taken after sunrise with the sun just breaking through the clouds and the early morning mist hanging around the still Loch.

Today the weather forecast was for sunny spells with any cloud burning off by mid morning.  When we left home it was 9 degrees and rising with a watery sun hidden in a cloudy sky.  By the time we reached the RSPB reserve at Ken Dee Marshes, it was very dull and misty with a max temperature of only 6 degrees.  So much for the weather forecast.  Instead of getting some nice light for a change, I ended up with the same old story here, ISO 1600 and loads of noise.  Still it was another chance to practice with the Sigma 150-500.

There was a lot more activity on the water today, unfortunately it is a bit further away so a higher crop neccessary.  This Heron decided to turn up before he was chased away by some gulls.

This was probably my favourite shot of the day.  A pair of Canada geese flying low over the marshes.  The high iso and large crop along with the dull conditions suited a mono conversion to my mind.

Another picture from another trip to Glentrool for the sunrise.  Not long after sunrise this wonderful cloud formation started to appear.  For five minutes or so the sky was lit up with these wonderful golden clouds.

Todays archive post is of one of my favourite images.  This is Glentrool taken not long after the sunrise just as the early morning light started to illuminate the hills behind Loch Trool.

I spent yesterday at the RSPB hides at Ken Dee marshes.  The conditions weren’t the best, it was a very dull day with snow on the ground and intermittent  rain showers.  The poor light made it a stern test for the new Sigma and the D300.  All these shots were taken at ISO 1600 and have had noise reduction applied.  For the conditions, I think they have turned out pretty good.