Lord of the Realm Photo

Photographer’s Note

Castle Stalker is a four storey tower house or keep picturesquely set on a small islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. It is located about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) north east of Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland and visible from the A828 main road about mid-way between Oban and Glen Coe. The islet is accessible from the shore at low tide.

56°34′16.64″N, 5°23′10.79″W.

The name "Stalker" apparently comes from the Gaelic Stalcaire which means Hunter or Falconer. In recent times the castle was brought to fame by the Monty Python team. It also appeared in the film Highlander.

When i reached the shore it was raining quite heavily. I decided however not to give up and wait for some break in the clouds.

I was quite lucky, after an hour or so the rain stopped for about 10 minutes and I was able to take few shots from this place.

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Albrecht (10916) 2006-09-18 8:16

Hi Piotr
Beautiful scene;wonderful compo and colours. Great place for a movie....
greetings Albrecht

robjol (2039) 2006-09-18 9:05

Hello Piotr,
You take very much care in your photos and produce great results.
I feel like I am standing on the shore.
Great focus,Lovely scene, colours are great.
The castle really stands alone,
Thank you sharing, Regards, Rob.

drago (4826) 2006-09-18 9:34

Piotr hi,beautiful compo on this overphotographed but endless site!Maby too much of the foreground but that's o.k!Well done
Regards
Panagiotis

jrleborgne (1030) 2006-09-18 10:38

Hi Piotr,

Beautiful composition.Wonderful colours and DOF. Maybe you could crop the foreground a little. I agree with Drago. TFS !
Cheers