This Scotland trip is turning out to be a belter! You go out in some horrendous weather and are rewarded with stunning shots, Kudos Gavin. Keep em coming👌
Me & the Pubcast boys found the path up the hill opposite the Bucchaille. Gary named it “The Bastard” as in “I’m not climbing that bastard”! Epic views from there. You were right 😊👍🏻
@@fototripper @dgriffgallery What Dave failed to mention was the key to climbing the 'bastard' has to be preceded by 4 pints of the local ale and a huge burger & chips. Then its easy 🙂
The production gets better and better. I'm almost inclined to get the Photoshop for Morons guide after seeing the Castle Stalker image. Great stuff Gavin.
Went to Glencoe with the wife in 2019 and we had heavy rain for 2 weeks straight. Got soaked every day but it was one of the best trips I've ever done. Thanks for the great content. It got me hyped and now I'm already planning the next Scotland trip :D
The Scottish highlands are magical whatever the weather and even with the midges and ticks it produces some heavenly scenery. I need to get back up there..
Brilliant video. That light is more often than not like that here. Oohhh the lights rays. To get up to beinn a chrulaiste (opposite the Buachaille you need to walk towards the ski centre until you get to a gate then hug the right hand side of the fence and follow the track. I did a video three months ago (best location in Britain). The last waterfall is called The tears of Glencoe (glen of weeping after this waterfall). Or Elliot’s downfall after the family who use to live in the cottage. Great Castle Stalker. It’s owned by a family down south . I have been in it and it looks a bit 1970’s I am afraid.
You should ask Murray (@scotlandsmountains) for directions up Stob Beinn a'Chrulaiste; it's his favourite location at Glen Coe. There is no path; you need to do some bog trotting at times near the bottom and make your way up slowly. One for next time, but before May, and after September to avoid the midge would be best. Cracking shots - mood central!! Ian
I love seeing your work in Scotland... My story: My wife and I's honeymoon involved Scotland 25 years ago. The day we landed is the day my old Minolta camera died. Being young and stupid I didn't go buy a new camera while there. So, I spent 17 days in Scotland without taking a single photograph (no camera phones existed then). One day I'll get back there. Till then, I'll have at least your videos to warm the soul. Thanks for what you do Gavin!
brilliant stuff, 3 sisters shot was a belter. ps i think thats the hill murray always camps on, theres no path just a vertical bog swamp all the way up
I just ordered a Nisi 10 stop ND and then what you said I'm still using it for situations like this. You may have photoshopped the 💩out of it, but what a spectacular shot!
By the looks of it the route you took was the Devils Staircase which forms part of the West Highland Way and would have took you Kinlochleven - @4:20 you were going the right way but you have to walk past the Kings House, its an 11km round trip and would take you 4-5 hours in summer conditions 😅 maybe next time.
The hill you were trying to get up is Beinn a' Chrulaiste which has a track and guides galore on how to find it. However, for the the best view of Glencoe you need to scramble up the side of it on a feature known as Pink Rib. Quite a bit of effort but loads of fun and a special, special viewpoint.
Great to see you back in Scotland Gavin ...and to my favourite place on earth, Glencoe. I try to get up there at least once a month...during tourist season it's made difficult by the numpty drivers😉 You got it right, rain and sunshine makes it look spectacular....and winter..🥰 Great shots too😁👍
The first three Glencoe images are stunning. Some of your best ever I would suggest. As Scotland has a right to roam you don't need to worry about a trail. Although you're not supposed to climb over or through fences!
M8 the Light was directly in your eyes my friend she is lovely as well as Glencoe which I have shot a few times my self cheers nice video Troy @troypointerphotphraphy❤❤
Great story! I am sure that the drone footage showed a truly incredible angle of this place! And yes! Perhaps there are also angles from the castle itself that are different from those that can be found! Thank you ,Gavin!
We’re Aussies who’ve just returned from a month driving around the Scottish highlands and Skye, so we can relate to your wonderful vlog. It rained every day bar 3, so we understand your frustration with the rain. However it produced some wonderfully atmospheric and ethereal images. Besides, you don’t get all that green without a lot of rain.
That photo is bloody stunning Gavin, thats defiantly the conditions that push all the buttons for me too...reminded me the last year in Rydal water, i didn't know where to point my camera, weird and wonderful effects of light everywhere, the multiple photogasms can mess with ya judgment at times like that. great stuff.
Wowzers Gavin, epic light. Must find that area in Glencoe next time I visit. I too have had breakfast and stayed in the Ballachulish Hotel...very good! Have a good trip home.
Great sense of honesty. No ten stops to fake it. I'm not a pro but I take your word for it. I might till get to Scotland one of these days. It would be worth it.
This is fantastic Gavin. Sometimes I wonder why I left Scotland but it was the heat I was searching for. Although I miss the mountains as there’s none here. Well done again 👌👌👌👌👌👌
That first light beam shot in GC...stunning. its a bit of a painful trip from Lincolnshire/Yorkshire but it's one of the most rewarding places for photography, apart from that is Cleethorpes, a Gavin 😂. Many thanks for sharing your photographic travels up North, I've really enjoyed this particular episode. Keep safe and well both of you.
Jump the fence and streight up the hill, its boggy as hell. Got one of my best shots of the Buachille from up there. Climbed up in freezing fog and snow showeres at 6am. Was gifted with an amazing sunrise , cloud inversion and one of yhe best images ive taken that morning. Well worth the effort. Great video
Lovely images Gavin. You are right in saying jump over the fence and just head up the hill. Once you get over the fence at the roadside, keep heading up the hill and u will reach another fence, hop over it and there is a path from there. I usually just head straight up though, it's just as quick as following the path muddy path 👌👍
Great shots Gavin you have learnt a lot off MR Wilson since the begin of your holiday (VACATION). Glad you din't fall in the burn (CREEK) with Roy's X2D. Listen to MR Heaton you may become a very good photographer when you meet .. Do not forget to leave my Christmas present with Roy or i will be CHASING YOU Gavin Hardcastle. 🎄
Hi Gavin: I am really enjoying seeing your videos from Scotland. We had planned to go to Scotland in the spring of 2021 but we had to post-pone because my wife was having surgery. You captured some amazing images so I am looking forward to seeing the last video in this series. Keep well . . . . Keith Pinn (Barrie, Ontario)
Those images @ 3:25, @5:25 and @ 15:20 are terrific sir. I loved the one of the castle. You photo merge all the time, how about dragging the shutter for the water on a few exposures to smooth it out a bit without filters? Non-glassy reflections don't bother me that much when you've got light like that! Another fight with T.H.? Can't wait! Safe travels.
Love your style of photography. Your vlogs are always a treat and very entertaining too 😂. Thank goodness you dodged a bullet and didn't use a 10 stop filter to photograph the castle and make it look like something that wasn't there 😶 😅. We know what Roy would say!!
Looks like you wanted to go up Beinn a’Chrulaiste - how you managed not to follow the track I don’t know. If your stuck there just ask Heaton, he Ken’s the way up! Beautiful brilliant shots…… need to get a copy of “Photoshop for Morons” presumably presented by a top class Moron 😉 Hope you guys are having a great time, get yourself some “fruit dumpling/pudding” with your Brekky… it is a game changer! Loved this . Roy is class act…….
Well done Gavin, Glencoe is some place eh, i go there quite a lot, the last trip was up to the Hidden Valley. It had rained for a couple of days before hand and the waterfalls were just stunning. I get the sense that the place has a soul and it always takes my breath away driving through there. As for the tussle between yourself and Thomas Heaton,i think you'll take him😂
Gavin, you are in Scotland. We have 'right to roam'. You don't need a trail, just point yourself in the right direction and wade through the heather! BTW I think that's the "Devil's Staircase" you were on, part of the busiest long-distance trail in the UK...
Great video and wonderful images Gavin. I spent time there 50 years ago and hope to go back. Perhaps the pubs no longer close for supper time and the Guinness is a little colder?? Cheers from Alberta.
As I say Gary, I always look forward to Sunday evenings to see if you have uploaded anything. Tonite was no exception, I even put a recording of Songs of Praise on hold to watch your video. As always you captured some great images and tbh I’d like to see more of `Scotland thro your lens. One question I have is why didn’t you take Roy along to advise on locations and routes and of course Roy’s in depth technical advice…..just a thought.
@fototripper I'm surprised that Amanda is still letting you use her Hasselblad. Oops. Just read the intro and see that this one is Roy's. Now they have one each you'll need to get one for yourself! I'm a bit of a mongrel (do people still talk about dogs as "bitsas"?) although I'm predominantly Scottish and my name is Scottish, courtesy of the Vikings, I believe. My appreciation of Scotland is vicarious, through your channel and various others from names I dare not repeat, as I'll almost certainly never make it back to that side of the world. Great images as usual and I enjoy the tips mixed in with the banter.
The track up the hill is behind the pine trees, just where you shot the light on the Buachaillie. Not much of a track though. The regular route is at the other side of the mountain, behind the Kings House Hotel. You can park at the hotel.
I can see on the West Highland Way (Devil's Staircase) going up and you went left --- the river most go for is on the right. Captured some good photos as its hard work in the rain.
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Roy finally got you, ha ha! Love the video, Gavin.
15:00 is my favorite. The composition is really powerful, the white house balances well with the sun rays in the left. Well done !
We from south Africa and arrived in the isle of Skye yesterday for a couple weeks, your uploads from Scotland are really helpful 👍🏻
I'm Scottish and i've NEVER seen this much rain condensed into a couple of months. It's never ending.
This Scotland trip is turning out to be a belter! You go out in some horrendous weather and are rewarded with stunning shots, Kudos Gavin. Keep em coming👌
Love Scotland... you've got some great images Gavin. Cheers
You captured some absolutely stunning images Gavin!! Just beautiful!
Beautfull images the fog and snow made lovely conditions to shoot in .
Me & the Pubcast boys found the path up the hill opposite the Bucchaille. Gary named it “The Bastard” as in “I’m not climbing that bastard”! Epic views from there. You were right 😊👍🏻
Oh I'm sure it's a full on bastardo.
@@fototripper @dgriffgallery What Dave failed to mention was the key to climbing the 'bastard' has to be preceded by 4 pints of the local ale and a huge burger & chips. Then its easy 🙂
The production gets better and better. I'm almost inclined to get the Photoshop for Morons guide after seeing the Castle Stalker image. Great stuff Gavin.
Went to Glencoe with the wife in 2019 and we had heavy rain for 2 weeks straight. Got soaked every day but it was one of the best trips I've ever done. Thanks for the great content. It got me hyped and now I'm already planning the next Scotland trip :D
You driving on the left freaks me out - bad memories of a high speed trek between Heathrow and Liverpool, as a first attempt at driving over there!
The Scottish highlands are magical whatever the weather and even with the midges and ticks it produces some heavenly scenery. I need to get back up there..
Highlands and Lake District - the two greatest locations on earth
Brilliant video. That light is more often than not like that here. Oohhh the lights rays. To get up to beinn a chrulaiste (opposite the Buachaille you need to walk towards the ski centre until you get to a gate then hug the right hand side of the fence and follow the track. I did a video three months ago (best location in Britain). The last waterfall is called The tears of Glencoe (glen of weeping after this waterfall). Or Elliot’s downfall after the family who use to live in the cottage. Great Castle Stalker. It’s owned by a family down south . I have been in it and it looks a bit 1970’s I am afraid.
You're never lost! You're on another discovery trip. As I say 😎
Thank you Gavin, for taking me on your adventures. Great shots, humor and instruction.
What epic photos. Thanks Gavin.
You should ask Murray (@scotlandsmountains) for directions up Stob Beinn a'Chrulaiste; it's his favourite location at Glen Coe. There is no path; you need to do some bog trotting at times near the bottom and make your way up slowly. One for next time, but before May, and after September to avoid the midge would be best. Cracking shots - mood central!! Ian
Beautiful shots in this one. I loved the light and shadows in the mountains. Brilliant 🤩
I love seeing your work in Scotland... My story: My wife and I's honeymoon involved Scotland 25 years ago. The day we landed is the day my old Minolta camera died. Being young and stupid I didn't go buy a new camera while there. So, I spent 17 days in Scotland without taking a single photograph (no camera phones existed then). One day I'll get back there. Till then, I'll have at least your videos to warm the soul. Thanks for what you do Gavin!
I'm not even done watching the video, but that first image in the creek is incredible IMO. 😍
You've managed to catch the awe! But don't ever stop chasing it! Good job again Gavin!
brilliant stuff, 3 sisters shot was a belter. ps i think thats the hill murray always camps on, theres no path just a vertical bog swamp all the way up
Hoofed it up there on a February morning in the snow six years ago and it was the best morning ever!
I just ordered a Nisi 10 stop ND and then what you said I'm still using it for situations like this. You may have photoshopped the 💩out of it, but what a spectacular shot!
Thanks for yet another great video. The images are awesome. The castle image is stunning.
By the looks of it the route you took was the Devils Staircase which forms part of the West Highland Way and would have took you Kinlochleven - @4:20 you were going the right way but you have to walk past the Kings House, its an 11km round trip and would take you 4-5 hours in summer conditions 😅 maybe next time.
Man that light ❤❤❤
The hill you were trying to get up is Beinn a' Chrulaiste which has a track and guides galore on how to find it. However, for the the best view of Glencoe you need to scramble up the side of it on a feature known as Pink Rib. Quite a bit of effort but loads of fun and a special, special viewpoint.
Stunning set of pictures! Loving the colours and tones from the Hassleblad.
Beautiful scenery, great photography I love watching your videos full of info and fun
Great to see you back in Scotland Gavin ...and to my favourite place on earth, Glencoe. I try to get up there at least once a month...during tourist season it's made difficult by the numpty drivers😉 You got it right, rain and sunshine makes it look spectacular....and winter..🥰
Great shots too😁👍
If you stayed at the castle you could take pictures of people standing on the shore complaining that they never get a good shot of the castle. 😁
I absolutely love this episode wow just wow! what a gorgeous place ❤
Another great video. I would love to visit there. It looks simply beautiful. Thank you!
Really great images, just love the work you produce in Scotland
With all these incredible photography you’ve been doing in the UK I will definitely need to get your next book. It should be phenomenal.
The first three Glencoe images are stunning. Some of your best ever I would suggest. As Scotland has a right to roam you don't need to worry about a trail. Although you're not supposed to climb over or through fences!
M8 the Light was directly in your eyes my friend she is lovely as well as Glencoe which I have shot a few times my self cheers nice video Troy @troypointerphotphraphy❤❤
Great story! I am sure that the drone footage showed a truly incredible angle of this place! And yes! Perhaps there are also angles from the castle itself that are different from those that can be found! Thank you ,Gavin!
Killer shot of the Three Sisters at 5:30 and also Buachaille Etive Mor at 15:17. Such a spectacular location.
We’re Aussies who’ve just returned from a month driving around the Scottish highlands and Skye, so we can relate to your wonderful vlog. It rained every day bar 3, so we understand your frustration with the rain. However it produced some wonderfully atmospheric and ethereal images. Besides, you don’t get all that green without a lot of rain.
That photo is bloody stunning Gavin, thats defiantly the conditions that push all the buttons for me too...reminded me the last year in Rydal water, i didn't know where to point my camera, weird and wonderful effects of light everywhere, the multiple photogasms can mess with ya judgment at times like that. great stuff.
So many stunning shots, I think I have to book my flight to Scottland.... Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Wowzers Gavin, epic light. Must find that area in Glencoe next time I visit. I too have had breakfast and stayed in the Ballachulish Hotel...very good! Have a good trip home.
6:47 In other words Castle Stalker is a "hard castle" to photograph
BABOOM!
Great sense of honesty. No ten stops to fake it. I'm not a pro but I take your word for it. I might till get to Scotland one of these days. It would be worth it.
This is fantastic Gavin. Sometimes I wonder why I left Scotland but it was the heat I was searching for. Although I miss the mountains as there’s none here. Well done again 👌👌👌👌👌👌
Like many, you might have left when cranky took over. Now she's out.
stunning as always
That first light beam shot in GC...stunning. its a bit of a painful trip from Lincolnshire/Yorkshire but it's one of the most rewarding places for photography, apart from that is Cleethorpes, a Gavin 😂.
Many thanks for sharing your photographic travels up North, I've really enjoyed this particular episode. Keep safe and well both of you.
Aye, the traffic makes it painful.
Thanks!
Thanks muchly.
Amazing images. I love ❤ the one at 5:26. The colours are fantastic. That X2D and the HNCS (Hasselblad Natural Colour Solution) are working perfect.
Jump the fence and streight up the hill, its boggy as hell. Got one of my best shots of the Buachille from up there. Climbed up in freezing fog and snow showeres at 6am. Was gifted with an amazing sunrise , cloud inversion and one of yhe best images ive taken that morning. Well worth the effort. Great video
OMG, how beautiful ❤ all those images starting at 15:12 😍
Superb and in the words of many a photographer... Ya f****g nailed it.👍👍👍👍
Lovely images Gavin. You are right in saying jump over the fence and just head up the hill. Once you get over the fence at the roadside, keep heading up the hill and u will reach another fence, hop over it and there is a path from there. I usually just head straight up though, it's just as quick as following the path muddy path 👌👍
And with the added bonus of more sweating?
Great shots Gavin you have learnt a lot off MR Wilson since the begin of your holiday (VACATION). Glad you din't fall in the burn (CREEK) with Roy's X2D. Listen to MR Heaton you may become a very good photographer when you meet .. Do not forget to leave my Christmas present with Roy or i will be CHASING YOU Gavin Hardcastle. 🎄
Scotland is touched by the hand of God in more ways than one.
Amazing shots Gavin, thanks for taking us along.
Hi Gavin: I am really enjoying seeing your videos from Scotland. We had planned to go to Scotland in the spring of 2021 but we had to post-pone because my wife was having surgery. You captured some amazing images so I am looking forward to seeing the last video in this series. Keep well . . . . Keith Pinn (Barrie, Ontario)
"Where does your head go!?"...oh lord if we only knew Amanda. Glencoe looks amazing.
That shot at 15:30 is an epic, moody panorama.
Those images @ 3:25, @5:25 and @ 15:20 are terrific sir. I loved the one of the castle. You photo merge all the time, how about dragging the shutter for the water on a few exposures to smooth it out a bit without filters? Non-glassy reflections don't bother me that much when you've got light like that! Another fight with T.H.? Can't wait! Safe travels.
Love your style of photography. Your vlogs are always a treat and very entertaining too 😂. Thank goodness you dodged a bullet and didn't use a 10 stop filter to photograph the castle and make it look like something that wasn't there 😶 😅. We know what Roy would say!!
Looks like you wanted to go up Beinn a’Chrulaiste - how you managed not to follow the track I don’t know. If your stuck there just ask Heaton, he Ken’s the way up!
Beautiful brilliant shots…… need to get a copy of “Photoshop for Morons” presumably presented by a top class Moron 😉
Hope you guys are having a great time, get yourself some “fruit dumpling/pudding” with your Brekky… it is a game changer!
Loved this . Roy is class act…….
Coming along.
No this is where the magic happens
Amazing as always Gavin!
Well done Gavin, Glencoe is some place eh, i go there quite a lot, the last trip was up to the Hidden Valley. It had rained for a couple of days before hand and the waterfalls were just stunning. I get the sense that the place has a soul and it always takes my breath away driving through there. As for the tussle between yourself and Thomas Heaton,i think you'll take him😂
I’ve been up there.There is a gate a little way along and yes you have to hoof it up. It’s sort of a path anyway.
Gavin, Done some mountains in Scotland. There are quite a few that don’t have designated well worn paths. You just have to pick a route and go for it.
Theese vids man. They make me laugh, I learn about photography and get to see youre crazy photos. You rule. Have a nice Moonday
Gavin, you are in Scotland. We have 'right to roam'. You don't need a trail, just point yourself in the right direction and wade through the heather! BTW I think that's the "Devil's Staircase" you were on, part of the busiest long-distance trail in the UK...
Those light rays - epic!
Great video and wonderful images Gavin. I spent time there 50 years ago and hope to go back. Perhaps the pubs no longer close for supper time and the Guinness is a little colder?? Cheers from Alberta.
As I say Gary, I always look forward to Sunday evenings to see if you have uploaded anything. Tonite was no exception, I even put a recording of Songs of Praise on hold to watch your video. As always you captured some great images and tbh I’d like to see more of `Scotland thro your lens. One question I have is why didn’t you take Roy along to advise on locations and routes and of course Roy’s in depth technical advice…..just a thought.
@fototripper I'm surprised that Amanda is still letting you use her Hasselblad. Oops. Just read the intro and see that this one is Roy's. Now they have one each you'll need to get one for yourself!
I'm a bit of a mongrel (do people still talk about dogs as "bitsas"?) although I'm predominantly Scottish and my name is Scottish, courtesy of the Vikings, I believe. My appreciation of Scotland is vicarious, through your channel and various others from names I dare not repeat, as I'll almost certainly never make it back to that side of the world.
Great images as usual and I enjoy the tips mixed in with the banter.
Спасибо за позитив!!! Удачи и успехов
I do love Sundays… unicorns and magnifiqua images… sure G’wan
Great episode Epic drone shots 👏👏👏
Great work Gavin , passing through there on Friday 15th so here’s hoping I get a good shot
Can’t wait for Gav’s next book “Whinging Pom”
I kinda like that.
8.25. Ahh our Scottish ticks, they do like to embed themselves in warm humid furry features!
Kudos on the thumbnail selection. So classy!
great sunlight
Where did you get a curry in Glencoe or did you travel further to, for example, Fort William. I'm not aware of any curry shops in the Glencoe area.
Fort William. It was PACKED!
Great video, the photos were fantastic, who needs a map when you’re in Scotland eh, the views are terrific everywhere you look ? 😁👍
Exactly.
Yup, never force the turd man 😂 Loved the first shot 👍😋
The track up the hill is behind the pine trees, just where you shot the light on the Buachaillie. Not much of a track though. The regular route is at the other side of the mountain, behind the Kings House Hotel. You can park at the hotel.
Thanks. How long is a typical ascent?
Highway? Creek? Trail? 😂 You've changed man! 😂 gorgeous pics though 😍
I've gone soft.
the more videos I watch, the Jordy accent grows on me.
I've never been to Newcastle.
@@fototrippershame on ye
Interesting to see you and aows around the same areas, taking entirely different shots. Must have been around the same time, too.
I can see on the West Highland Way (Devil's Staircase) going up and you went left --- the river most go for is on the right. Captured some good photos as its hard work in the rain.
Great video Gavin!
Hope y’all have a very Merry Christmas!!!
Are the houses up there rentals or do people live there year round? Stunning photos and I cannot wait to go there some day.
Getting the band back together next week? Can't wait!
Well... half of the band. The good bits ;)
@@fototripper 🤣
Thank you for the video!
So when you found that unexpected view at 2:00 did you do a Misty Mountain Hop?