Pics of Scotland from a recent trip

Great pictures!! Scotland has been on my list for a long time now, but haven't been yet. Might do it once the kids are off to college in a few years, and take the wife.

KingOfJericho · 11-11-2016, 09:17 AM

Stunning pictures! I've been itching to go to Scotland and Ireland but my wife put a hard stop on any vacations to locations colder than home.

GoHokiesGo · 11-11-2016, 10:10 AM

Great photos and looks like an amazing trip!

What parts of the country did you visit, and what would you recommend as must see places?

Matticus91 · 11-11-2016, 10:19 AM

Holy shiz guys, didn't expect to wake up and see so many comments, thanks for all the kind words!

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Originally Posted by HXS

Great pics! Is it that wet year-long?

Yes it is lol, but luckily it's not cold at all in the summer so it's quite comfortable with a rain jacket on.

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Originally Posted by dzvero

Nice pics ! Did you photoshop ?

Nope not at all, just light processing in Lightroom (shot in RAW)

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Originally Posted by Dang3r

Very nice pics, did ya paid Nessi a visit?

We did! No sightings though, she must have been sleeping

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Originally Posted by nyalpine90

nice pics

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by InternetFame

That is some badass landscape photography. Fantastic. What gear?

Take a look Aatish.

Thank you! Nothing fancy, a 4 year old Nikon D7000, the 18-105 kit lens, a Nikkor 35mm prime, and a Tamron 70-300 f4. Everything shot in RAW and processed in Lightroom.

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Great shots!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Aatish

Beautiful shots, man!

Thank you

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Originally Posted by Joekerr

Awesome pics - would love to go sometime. And really love to do some distillery tours

Definitely recommend it, go to the Isle of Skye as well, the distilleries are awesome and the Scotch is, well it's the best

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Originally Posted by F80Dreamer

Great pictures!! Scotland has been on my list for a long time now, but haven't been yet. Might do it once the kids are off to college in a few years, and take the wife.

Go for it! We got engaged the day before these were taking, we've been trying to do a ton of traveling before the next "phase" in life

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

Stunning pictures! I've been itching to go to Scotland and Ireland but my wife put a hard stop on any vacations to locations colder than home.

Go in the summer! Not cold at all. Or bring some dudes and make it a golf trip, there's some incredible courses out there.

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Originally Posted by GoHokiesGo

Great photos and looks like an amazing trip!

What parts of the country did you visit, and what would you recommend as must see places?

Thank you and it was amazing! We saw a ton of places but I'd say the must-see's are Isle of Skye (the whole thing, it's not that big), Edinburgh, the highlands/lochs and of course Loch Ness. We spent about a week there and it was perfect, but we travel fast-paced so it was a lot of moving around.

Dackelone · 11-11-2016, 10:20 AM

Beautiful pics. Very green and wet looking.

InternetFame · 11-11-2016, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Matticus91

Thank you! Nothing fancy, a 4 year old Nikon D7000, the 18-105 kit lens, a Nikkor 35mm prime, and a Tamron 70-300 f4. Everything shot in RAW and processed in Lightroom.

Good variance of glass. Nice.

Matticus91 · 11-11-2016, 10:29 AM

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Beautiful pics. Very green and wet looking.

Thanks much Dack! Green and wet about sums it up

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Good variance of glass. Nice.

I REALLY want a 70-200 2.8, and a new "main" lens since my 18-105 is showing it's age. I've been eyeballing the Sigma 17-50 2.8 for a new all-rounder. Admittedly I'm also craving a superwide for some sweet landscape and long exposure night photography

InternetFame · 11-11-2016, 10:35 AM

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I REALLY want a 70-200 2.8, and a new "main" lens since my 18-105 is showing it's age. I've been eyeballing the Sigma 17-50 2.8 for a new all-rounder. Admittedly I'm also craving a superwide for some sweet landscape and long exposure night photography

Ah more camera nerds emerge!

That wide aperture telephoto glass is $$$ though, I've got a 70-200 4 and it's the perfect all around field lens, multi-layering of the lens structure even allows for some crispy low light shooting depending on ambient/subject lighting. I also appreciate the portability of it, since the 2.8 is MUCH heavier. But if I had the money when I was purchasing it, I would definitely have loved to purchase it.

My main zoom is a 17-55 2.8, and it's probably one of the best lenses I've ever owned. It rarely leaves my camera, lol. 17mm is also pretty wide, you want wider than that?! Haha.

Matticus91 · 11-11-2016, 10:57 AM

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Ah more camera nerds emerge!

That wide aperture telephoto glass is $$$ though, I've got a 70-200 4 and it's the perfect all around field lens, multi-layering of the lens structure even allows for some crispy low light shooting depending on ambient/subject lighting. I also appreciate the portability of it, since the 2.8 is MUCH heavier. But if I had the money when I was purchasing it, I would definitely have loved to purchase it.

My main zoom is a 17-55 2.8, and it's probably one of the best lenses I've ever owned. It rarely leaves my camera, lol. 17mm is also pretty wide, you want wider than that?! Haha.

Oh yes, major camera nerd haha. I would love the 70-200 2.8 for indoor event shooting and low-light scenarios. The Tamron is pretty affordable (around a grand used) and has great lens characteristics and clarity ratings. Which do you have? f4 is a little tight for indoor stuff.

As for the superwide I would love to be able to get some milkyway shots with one, and they're great for certain landscape situations. A superwide would have been a lot of fun in Pisa!

Battistero II by Matt Steele, on Flickr

InternetFame · 11-11-2016, 10:59 AM

Beautiful! And I actually have the Canon L Series telephoto, with the ultrasonic motor and image stabilization, which has made all of the difference in low light. I have to attribute it to glass quality because on paper, those figures are a recipe for ISO disaster, under any other circumstance.

Matticus91 · 11-11-2016, 11:30 AM

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Beautiful! And I actually have the Canon L Series telephoto, with the ultrasonic motor and image stabilization, which has made all of the difference in low light. I have to attribute it to glass quality because on paper, those figures are a recipe for ISO disaster, under any other circumstance.

For sure, those lenses are killer! The Canons do great in low light too. My D7k is really out of the times with ISO capabilities and clarity, hoping to be able to upgrade soon.

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