tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post7028977791372886707..comments2024-03-22T07:28:43.820+00:00Comments on The wind and the wellies: The headland skiesFay McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-22359757803611486022011-10-25T13:22:51.527+01:002011-10-25T13:22:51.527+01:00Oh my gawd those photos are stunning! How did I mi...Oh my gawd those photos are stunning! How did I miss that gorgeous sun??!!Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-44238570858903501812011-10-24T21:44:40.385+01:002011-10-24T21:44:40.385+01:00On the panorama thing - if your camera is a Canon ...On the panorama thing - if your camera is a Canon then there is a nifty bit of software in the Canon CD that came with it which makes not half bad panoramas.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-47558453281636493662011-10-24T21:43:20.934+01:002011-10-24T21:43:20.934+01:00Lots of legends about Silkies indeed - and beautif...Lots of legends about Silkies indeed - and beautiful creatures to watch they are too. Fay - looks to me like you've done a fantastic job with the skies, but if you feel you want "more sky" try dropping to one knee or even sitting down if the ground is dry) and then shoot with the camera tilted ever so slightly upwards. The lower aspect means you can keep ground in your foreground whilst maximising the sky above.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-26701876314495336762011-10-23T21:56:38.999+01:002011-10-23T21:56:38.999+01:00Lovely photos Fay. I used to get very frustrated a...Lovely photos Fay. I used to get very frustrated at the big, big skies in Orkney and my inability to capture them 90% of the time. Are we going to be treated to any of Mr F's images of Orkney?Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-2743905548662545202011-10-23T20:47:56.674+01:002011-10-23T20:47:56.674+01:00Yeractual, they could be after my hats, how sneaky...Yeractual, they could be after my hats, how sneaky!!!!!<br /><br />Janet laughing and seals are ace company.<br /><br />Ta for the photo compliments, mr f's are better than mine.<br /><br />Cheery has a brilliant camera that does panoramas, I'm so tempted........!Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-11881828372127398592011-10-23T17:57:35.981+01:002011-10-23T17:57:35.981+01:00Stunning skies, all the better for being enjoyed i...Stunning skies, all the better for being enjoyed in good company with laughter and seals.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-24289265842251544872011-10-23T10:59:39.173+01:002011-10-23T10:59:39.173+01:00Beautiful pix. It looks spectacularly tempting. Lo...Beautiful pix. It looks spectacularly tempting. Love the thought of the seals agog and on the trail. Maybe they fancy one of your hats for the winter to come!yeractualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711767368876221729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-17093172668523518042011-10-23T06:52:59.399+01:002011-10-23T06:52:59.399+01:00Fran I hope you enjoy it too. Thanks the photos ne...Fran I hope you enjoy it too. Thanks the photos never quite capture it.<br /><br />Jts, thanks. It's a truly stunning adventure, visiting Orkney I hope you make it one day. My photos hardly capture it at all.Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-64970645377601179362011-10-23T05:32:54.059+01:002011-10-23T05:32:54.059+01:00stunning photography and well-written prose. i ca...stunning photography and well-written prose. i can feel the emotion of your post through your writing and it is poignant. i really need to come to your part of the world; it speaks my language. thank you for a truly moving post.Journeys to Scotlandhttp://ajb47.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-51030310394282414202011-10-22T20:35:38.387+01:002011-10-22T20:35:38.387+01:00Those photos are amazing, such a lovely post. Enj...Those photos are amazing, such a lovely post. Enjoy the rest of the weekend xFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-40136361804176179482011-10-22T20:21:24.495+01:002011-10-22T20:21:24.495+01:00Indeed there are. Selkies are mythical creatures.Indeed there are. Selkies are mythical creatures.Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-53559145058425287042011-10-22T19:56:58.343+01:002011-10-22T19:56:58.343+01:00Those images are going to linger in my mind. Aren&...Those images are going to linger in my mind. Aren't there legends about seal people, selkies??Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.com