Dan

So there was I, just about to go off this morning to do one of my workshops, stood at the top of the stairs with my camera bag in one hand, rucksack and projector in the other, when "thump", followed by "thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, bonk", caught me by surprise.

So there was I, stood at the top of the stairs with my camera bag in one hand, rucksack and the handle for the projector's box in the other. The projector, in it's box (minus handle) was laying on the floor, 13 stairs below me.

"B*gger", I thought.

The upshot of this? Well, surprisingly, nothing. Projector performed perfectly. I was sure the lamp would have failed, but no. So I don't have to get myself a new one. It's a Leica, not sure if that has anything to do with it.

If anyone knows the moral of this story, please let me know.

Dan

And they've all paid out several hundred pounds for them? No need to answer that, I don't want you to incriminate half your club.

Dan

Capture One LE and Photoshop Elements 4 for me. Can't justify cost of full photoshop, Elements does all I really need.

Dan

Sorry Galoot, just realised I'd thought your pic of Fort William was another of Niblue's...

Dan

Ah, right, thanks for that. We were on that road, but by the time we were that close to them the heavens had opened. Stopped off in Ullapool and got some nice harbour shots, and a one of my favourite shots near Loch Broom on the way back towards Inverness.

Dan

You're making me SO jealous! Is that Suilven? Just checked my slides from when we were up that way a few years back, although I've only got distant views with "Suilven and Cul Mor" on the mount, but can't remember which is which.

Thanks for the info about places to visit, will have to check them out. Blackness Castle I know is only a little way up the coast from where my friend lives. I walked down to the firth of Forth from hers, and was then on the path to Blackness, think it's only a mile or so up the coast - if I hadn't been busy with shots of geese on the firth and fungi in the woods, I might have walked it.

Dan

Think I'd have to agree with you there, although Glen Affric was also beautiful when we went there out of season, didn't see anyone else for 4 hours (and no midges).

By the way, that shot of Fort William and Ben Nevis is great, we went across the loch on the ferry some years back, nice views both ways, only wish I'd had something better than my MTL5 and some Jessops Pan400.

As we're talking of places to go in Scotland, and as your in Edinburgh, where can I go that's not too far from edinburgh when I come up there in October? Did like Falls of Clyde last year so may well go back there with the wife, but wondering about other scenic places nearby. Can think of plenty much further north, but not so familiar with the Lothians.

Dan

Nice shots, although the first one does have a little distortion , guessing the camera was pointing up a bit? But the second one looks absolutely normal, you'd never know this was with the fisheye.

Love the last one too.

I love scotland...

Dan

The plate's normally on my camera, even when I'm not using the tripod, otherwise it's just something else to lose. I have the battery grip on my K10D, and the manfrotto QR plate I use (the common one) isn't big enough to cause a problem.

Definitely much better than screwing the camera to the tripod every time!

Dan