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Subject: Re: [OM] A rental car for Scotland
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:01:42 -0400
Thanks, yes, that and several others need some work.  I'm not sure what 
happened with that one.  Some had exposure errors and needed a lot of 
bit bending but that one is fair looking in raw form with just slight 
overexposure.

Chuck Norcutt

On 3/28/2013 10:30 PM, C.H.Ling wrote:
> Chuck, there are many beautiful sceneries and you have captured them very
> nicely!
>
> I have a feeling that a few of them could use more contrast. I played a
> little with the first image:
>
> http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/dunfermline%20img_8157e_stda.jpg
>
> BTW, I prefer a lower JPEG compression for these detailed sceneries.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>> The link again
>> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Scotland%20selections%20for%20Colleen/index.htm>
>>
>> The first 5 shots are Dunfermline Abbey.  We discovered Dunfermline
>> quite by accident by choosing to stop there for lunch (excellent
>> restaurant directly adjoining the public parking lot... recommended).
>> Shot #4 is the grave of Robert the Bruce (under the pulpit).
>>
>> The next 4 shots are Edinburgh Castle (interesting but busy)
>>
>> The next 6 (up to the Britannia's bell) are scenes around Edinburgh.
>> The group of young girls with luggage are a "hen party" who had just
>> gotten off the train.  In the UK a "hen party" is a bride and her
>> bride's maids dressed in silly clothing and out on the town before the
>> wedding.  They were surprised that "hen parties" (at least by that name)
>> are unknown in the US.  The big hill (250 meters) is "Arthur's Seat".
>> This is actually a pano (6 shots at 40mm) and lots of people can be seen
>> walking up its trails in the full size image.
>>
>> The next three (starting with the bell) are aboard HM Yacht Britannia.
>> Showing living (party) quarters and the engine room.  Interesting, good
>> view of the waterfront and not very crowded.
>>
>> The next 3 (including the coffee) are at the Royal Botanic Gardens in
>> Edinburg (highly recommended).  Beautiful and hardly any one there.
>>
>> The next 3 are St. Giles Cathedral.  Photography forbidden... probably
>> due to flash.  Impressive organ pipes no flash, ISO 3200, 40mm f/3.5 and
>> no one bothered me. :-)
>>
>> The next 5 are the Falkirk Wheel.  Not terribly busy, impressive
>> engineering.
>>
>> The next 5 are shots taken on a walk around Glasgow, all within easy
>> walking distance of our hotel which was next to the train station and
>> close to the river Clyde.
>>
>> The next shot is our hotel on the waterfront and across the bay from the
>> Britannia and is easily seen from the ship.  The next shot is a cruise
>> ship departing Edingburg and taken from our hotel window.
>>
>> The next 4 are some of the countryside on a day trip between Glasgow and
>> Oban passing by Lock Lomond and Loch Fyne.  The little building on a
>> hill is an outlook post above Inverary.
>>
>> The next 2 are the car park and the waterfront in Oban.  How many places
>> you ask have an unfinished replica of the Colliseum?  Oban does.
>> Supposedly done to keep the stone masons employed.  Also has mighty fine
>> whisky.  The distillery and tour were closed when we were there but we
>> could still buy the product.
>>
>> The next two are St. Andrews (town and original castle)
>>
>> And the last 9 are Stirling Castle.  We enjoyed that much more than
>> Edinburgh Castle and it wasn't very crowded.  Note the tan colored
>> buildings which is what proper castles are supposed to look like.
>> Stirling Castle is in the process of being restored to include the
>> stucco that used to cover the stones.
>>
>> There are many hundreds of images with many of them never even processed
>> from raw.  These aren't necessarily the best.  They're just a response
>> to some specific questions asked by our friends in London.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>
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