R.G. Loc: Scotland

With a name like that I just had to investigate. It took most of a day to hike in and then back out again, most of it without the benefit of proper paths or tracks.

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Sunny on the way in.

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Still sunny and looking for a good vantage point to get a close-up of those mountains.

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A glimpse of the loch when stopping for some much-needed rehydration.

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Another glimpse before moving on.

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I get to vantage point #1 but the sun disappears.

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OK - this is far enough. It's a long walk back out.

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artBob Loc: Near Chicago

Fine experience, although I felt winded just looking. I like the contrasts, in nos. 3 and 4.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

I definitely overstretched to get as far as I did. 3 and 4 are the sort of glimpses that were much better in real life. Anybody that does a bit of hiking off the beaten track should be able to relate to them. Thanks for commenting, Bob.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

A wonderful range of vistas.
You had a great day, and a day well spent!
I do remember spending days like that...but it has been a while!

Coz in the Colonies

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

no.3 looks a little busy to me, but no.4 looks to be much more thoughtfully composed.
When the Scottish Lochs are showing signs of water levels dropping the rest of us are in for a hot long dry summer. I'll bet you've still got green grass up there!

Lovely set though. Worth the hike.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Thanks for commenting, Colonial Coz. Enjoyable but tiring would be my verdict. My most vivid memory of the day is how refreshing it was to drink from a cool mountain stream after spending two or three hours watching sweat drip from my forehead.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

With landscape shots you don't normally have to worry too much about having a specific focus, but as you say, #3 is a bit on the busy side. So I did a rethink and decided that a crop, some cloning and a vignette would focus the attention a bit more. It was the distant view seen through the natural frame of the birch tree that made for an enjoyable sight, and I agree that the original didn't capture that very well. So here's my re-edit.

Then rainfall's been low this summer and our grass is looking very brown/yellow, but we've had some recent rain so that'll probably change. The forecast is that it'll stay sunny for the next month at least.

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ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

I really nice set taken well. I can certainly appreciate the effort that went into these photos and I think it was well worth it. A spectacular landscape; but , with such a great name, how could it be otherwise!
Erich

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Thank you Ericht... - I mean Erich . I only had a map to go by and I didn't know what was there, so I had to get in there and find out. That made it more of an adventure. Not that that guarantees anything, but it's more fun than doing predictable stuff.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

It looks like the terrain was suitable for going "off trail". Here on the East Coast that sort of thing is tough. Thick forest and heavy underbrush make off trail hiking a bit more adventurous than I like. But when you can see where you are going, it makes the adventure feasible. In the mountains of New England, especially when you are above the tree line, you can go your own way more easily.
Erich