A Place To Graze Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi there, this picture was taken on a beautiful cold crisp day while decending Conic Hill on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond. It is a fantastic little climb which gives spectacular views over Loch Lomond & The Arrochar Alps. On a clear day it is possible to pinpoint Ben Lomond, Ben Vorlich, The Cobbler, Ben Ime and Ben Narnain etc. Hope you like the picture, thank you for viewing!

Glint, ChrysK, zmey, AROBN54, hispic, oldsock, tyro, leo61 has marked this note useful

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Kerten (53) 2008-12-16 5:51 [Comment]

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MC82 (122) 2008-12-16 5:51 [Comment]

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Glint (3040) 2008-12-16 6:00

hello James,
the light and colours here are delicious! What else could be better for foreground interest in a scene like this but a Highland coo? The backdrop of snowy hills is perfect.
regards
Bev

rey316 (1900) 2008-12-16 6:08 [Comment]

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dta (4960) 2008-12-16 6:19

Hello James ,
fantastic view ! What a landscape ! A really beautiful composition , with a good depth , fine colors and great sharpness .
Congratulations
Denis

angelheart (420) 2008-12-16 6:23

uau...great pic-great POV -is like a painting-just the highlander is missing...
tfs LU

ChrysK (495) 2008-12-16 6:29

Hi James,
Great picture! The colour of the grazing cow matches the colours of the trees in the valley and then is so wonderfully off set by the crisp blue and white sky and mountains in the distance. Well done!
Chrystyna

marion44 (4258) 2008-12-16 7:46

Hi James,
What a postcard ! The colors are so beautiful, with the ice, and great composition. I'll remember the place for my next trip there ;)
Marion

zmey (7244) 2008-12-16 8:02

hi James
this is an awesome shot with SCOTLAND spelled out loud all across it. good job!

kristaps

AROBN54 (10725) 2008-12-16 8:41

Hello, James,
a belated welcome to Trekearth and what a shot to be beginning with. Wow! Magnificent light, wonderful color, GREAT scene with just awesome depth. I love the long haired cow in the FG and those lovely reflections on the water. The frost on the grass adds a nice touch, too. Beautiful shot! Many thanks and kindest regards,
Shelly

CLODO (4106) 2008-12-16 10:04

Hi James
Really good composition with this special cow of Scotland in front of a dreaming landscape with differents plans. Low sunlight gives shadows (so a third dimension) and orange tones to the meadow.
regards
CLODO

hispic (7399) 2008-12-16 20:02

Hi James,
Beautiful scenery! The warm afternoon sunlight hitting the highland cow is amazing in the wonderful background. It's a really splendid shot indeed.
Kind Regards, Hisashi

jonathan_hart (22570) 2008-12-19 17:46

great depth, sharpness, light & colors, impressive view, it's a hit
jc

oldsock (575) 2008-12-21 6:32

Hi again James!

You were so so lucky that Saturday with this light and weather! Your photos from that walk are incredible! You should sell them ;) I hope some weekend this winter we will have weather like this around Glasgow again.

Merry Christmas!
Mat

romalek (2499) 2008-12-30 7:55

Hi
A beautiful view very nice light and colors, very good sharpness
regards
Roman

ibhm (309) 2009-01-02 15:00 [Comment]

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tyro (2662) 2009-01-06 1:43

Hello, James.

After a few weeks of absence from TE due to pressure of work, I've just been browsing your gallery here and am very impressed.

This picture is wonderful: what a lovely subject, perfectly composed with the Highland cow in the foreground nicely balancing the beautiful distant view with its wonderful reflections on the loch.

The colours and contrasts are superb and the whole picture is as sharp as a pin.

Nothing more to say other than:

Excellent!

Kind Regards,

John.

leo61 (43282) 2009-02-22 11:00

Hi James!
I`ve two weeks of vacation left for this year and maybe I `ll visit Scotland in summer,but this great shot wants me to go immediately.....
Everything is perfect here:composition ,light,depth and tecnical quality.
What a beautiful landscape.Thanks for a new favourite.
Not far from my home there is a farmer with some highland cows,I love them.
Retgards,leo

rickywishart (7) 2009-02-27 15:34

Hi james
i seen the original of this photograph at a friend/workmate of yours (DEREK)house the other day
bloody fantastic photograph m8
i just wish i had your eye for a good pic
as well as the skill

DavidGormley (30) 2009-07-09 11:57

Every time I look at this photo, I think WOW. And wish I was there...

You'll need to give me a few pointers if I'm going to get results any way close to this.

Cheers

David~