The road home: For these are my mountains and this is my glen The braes of my childhood shall know me again No land's ever claimed me, though far I did roam For these are my mountains...

R.G. Loc: Scotland

For these are my mountains and this is my glen

The braes of my childhood shall know me again

No land's ever claimed me, though far I did roam

For these are my mountains and I'm coming home.

Jimmy Copeland.

OK, it's not a haiga, but try reading those words without feeling a bit homesick :) .

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The north end of the A838.

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

A gentle scene, nicely composed.

I badly want to clone out that intrusive guardrail, however :)

It's interesting that most of the images I recall seeing from you are of very muted colors on gray days. Is this because of what your weather is most of the time, or the conditions in which you prefer to shoot?

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Linda From Maine wrote:

A gentle scene, nicely composed.

I badly want to clone out that intrusive guardrail, however :)

It's interesting that most of the images I recall seeing from you are of very muted colors on gray days. Is this because of what your weather is most of the time, or the conditions in which you prefer to shoot?

Thanks for the compliment, Linda. Unfortunately grey days are all too common, especially on the west coast. I do most of my photography away from home so I have to go with what nature provides, but it's not all bad news - when it's bright the light can be very soft and interesting.

I once commented on the preponderance of overcast days and somebody (I can't remember who) said that's how most people envisage Scotland so it's what they expect. So I've been posting grey shots without any conscience ever since :-D .

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

R.G. wrote:

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I once commented on the preponderance of overcast days and somebody (I can't remember who) said that's how most people envisage Scotland so it's what they expect. So I've been posting grey shots without any conscience ever since :-D .

LOL - so you're helping to perpetuate the stereotype? :) It's an interesting point - what people expect to see: the harsh sun and bright colors of places like Florida or the Caribbean, big skies of Montana, lush greens of England's countryside.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Linda From Maine wrote:

LOL - so you're help perpetuating the stereotype? :) It's an interesting point - what people expect to see: the harsh sun and bright colors of places like Florida or the Caribbean, big skies of Montana, lush greens of England's countryside.

The stereotype will have to do :? .

It's an ongoing challenge to get the best from it. It helps to have a DSLR rather than depending on compacts, and I'm making good use of the bracketing feature. The good thing about mountains is they're not generally known for their sudden movements, so bracketing or slow shutter speeds with low ISOs aren't too much of a problem..... unless there a wind blowing of course - there's always something :roll: ).

Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

R.G. wrote:

but try reading those words without feeling a bit homesick :) .

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A serene scene R.G. with flaws I cant locate.Ive learned to feel at home wherever I may be.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Frank2013 wrote:

A serene scene R.G. with flaws I cant locate.

Personally I blame the funny lighting :-) . (Hey, that one sounds feasible! I'll need to remember it :-D ).

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

A gentle pleasant well taken snap of a beautiful but often grey part of the world. Linda's comment about the fence is probably right but not a deal breaker for me.
Im not a Scot but it does make me homesick for the beauty around every corner in my homeland

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Billyspad wrote:

......it does make me homesick for the beauty around every corner in my homeland

I'm so glad I've managed to make you feel homesick :lol: .

The west isn't permanently gloomy, but if it's like that for the duration of your visit you have to go along with it. I could try turning them into bright sunny scenes, but they'd probably lose something in the process, and what you see is what I saw (and remember seeing) when I was there. The good thing about mountains is that they suit the "shrouded in mist" look.

conkerwood

This is lovely and gentle, even without the poem it is easy to feel the road taking you home. And I love the soft subdued colours. The telegraph poles seem perfectly in place, man made but somehow they belong, as much as anything because their colours too are subdued greyish tones. The guard rail does grab my eye though, probably because its seems to be the brightest point on the pic. I agree with Billy its not a deal breaker but perhaps, rather than cloning it out, it might be a thought to pull back the brightness of the whites in the rail, reduce the whites to grey. But even if you don't I like the shot, in fact I like it a lot.

Peter

R.G. Loc: Scotland

conkerwood wrote:

This is lovely and gentle, even without the poem it is easy to feel the road taking you home.....

Thanks for commenting, Pete. The telegraph poles remind us that in that part of the world the roads are lifelines. I'll try toning down the white stripes and if that doesn't work I'll clone out the barrier. If it looks like the road is taking you home then I achieved my objective.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

R.G. wrote:

For these are my mountains and this is my glen

The braes of my childhood shall know me again

No land's ever claimed me, though far I did roam

For these are my mountains and I'm coming home.

Jimmy Copeland.

OK, it's not a haiga, but try reading those words without feeling a bit homesick :) .

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The power lines and the road both lead into the photo. The road is curvy and undulating. The power lines straight, level and purposeful. I love that mountain in the background and the cloud is really cool. I see a halo on the mountain; but on closer inspection I think it is actually a thin layer of cloud. There don't seem to be halos anywhere else so I'm guessing it is part of the atmosphere. Nice photo.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

ebrunner wrote:

.....I see a halo on the mountain; but on closer inspection I think it is actually a thin layer of cloud. There don't seem to be halos anywhere else so I'm guessing it is part of the atmosphere....

Thanks for commenting, Erich. You're right - it's an atmospheric effect. It's a thin layer of mist/cloud.