Quiraing, Isle of Skye

[gordonmac]

A few pictures from my Easter weekend trip to Skye with the girlfriend.

At the moment I'm experimenting (badly) with HDR photography, but in this case it seems to bring out the moody atmosphere in the hills on the island perfectly!

The low cloud and peeing rain made this part of Scotland look just the way it should



Looking towards Staffin Bay from Quiraing, Skye





'The Prison' - Quiraing





These were some sinister looking 'needles' further up the Quiraing



'The Prison' from above. It's a fairly impressive looking triple summit best appreciated from above I think.

Thanks for looking

 

[Bigfoot]

Fantastic pics, thanks for posting. I haven't been there for 20 years or more and must get back sometime soon to "Eilan a Cheo".

 

[Shewie]

Stunning pics Gordon, thanks for sharing

 

[Ronnie]

Great pics.

It's a fabulous place - I always expect armies of orcs to spring out from behind the stacks

 

[bojit]

Thanks Gordon some great shot there , what a place !

Hey Bigfoot i was just going to say the same thing , its about 20 years .

Me and my brother walked the trotternish ridge in some amazing weather sunshine and shorts one minute and chucking it down the next , but that is Skye for you rain or shine some of the best scenery anywhere .

Craig.....

 

[Xunil]

I was there just a few weeks ago visiting a friend and my four year old daughter asked if Frodo, Sam and Gandalf were up in those mountains

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ronnie]

My 2 year old wasn't up to the trek so I cheated and shot from the road

 

[gordonmac]

Thanks for the comments folks. Much appreciated!

Skye is one of the most impressive places in Scotland for mountain scenery IMHO I live in Caithness where it's spectacularly... flat!! So getting to see mountains is always a treat.

It does look a bit Morhdorh-ish I was thinking that when I was up there, too.

 

[Wayland]

Cracking stuff.

 

[dwolfhunter]

NICE!! really cracking shots

 

[uncleboo]

This place always looks eerie to me, you've captured my memories to a tee.

 

[gordonmac]

Thanks for the comments folks! I agree, the Quiraing is a very eerie place, particularly on a dreich day!

 

[PaulSanderson]

stunning pics from a beautifully dramatic place...thanks for sharing.

 

[retired member need4wilderness]

Did you not find any Dinorsours fossils their one ff the best places in the uk ! wonder if iv posted enough to start swapping ? lol

 

[Tenaka]

A few pictures from my Easter weekend trip to Skye with the girlfriend.

At the moment I'm experimenting (badly) with HDR photography, but in this case it seems to bring out the moody atmosphere in the hills on the island perfectly!

The low cloud and peeing rain made this part of Scotland look just the way it should



Looking towards Staffin Bay from Quiraing, Skye





'The Prison' - Quiraing





These were some sinister looking 'needles' further up the Quiraing



'The Prison' from above. It's a fairly impressive looking triple summit best appreciated from above I think.

Thanks for looking

Your pictures are superbs, the HDR effect could be "better controled" but nevertheless there is a real charm in those landscape. I find that there is some "fantasy" wich come out from those photos.
Is it possible to get it in high resolution ? (more than 1024x768px) In order to make me some wallpaper (for personnal use only).

 

[filcon]

Fantastic photos of Skye, canny wait to go now.

phil

 

[HHazeldean]

Great shots there, thanks for sharing.