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Using the Fujifilm X-Pro2 and XF50-140mm f2.8 fitted with the 2x converter I took some close shots of the various row boats moored at the Balmaha harbour on Loch Lomond. In the strong afternoon sunshine the various colours and textures made for some interesting images. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION MacLean Photographic run Tours and Workshops in East Lothian and the Borders of Scotland.   CLICK HERE  for more details and availability In June 2015 Jeff Car...

This image was taken from the ferry back to Balmaha from Inchcailloch island.  On the short crossing we passed a yacht heading out of the small anchorage towards the north end of Loch Lomond.   Using the Fujifilm X-Pro2 with the XF50-140mm f2.8 lens and 2x converter I captured this shot from a low angle close to the water. The shot below was taken a short time later as a small motorboat also headed out of the Balmaha boatyard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION MacLean Phot...

Yesterday we visited the small Scottish island of Inchcailloch, a 52 hectare piece of land situated in Loch Lomond and reached by a short ferry ride from the little village of Balmaha on the loch's eastern shore. Inchcailloch lies in the south east corner of Loch Lomond, within Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park and is cloaked by oak woodland which is particularly important because of its rich flora and distinctive communities of mosses, lichens and birds.  There are also deer on the island but we didn't see any during our short visit. The ferry goes from Balmaha boat yard , which is a short walk from the free public car park.  The return trip costs £5 per person and runs from 9am to 5pm.  The 'Margaret' was our boat, a beautiful wooden vessel that was built in Cockenzie in 1947 for the Balmaha Boat Yard. The crossing to the North Pier on Inchcailloch took around 5 minutes and then we had two hours to explore the island.  The...

Today we visited Loch Lomond and took a boat out to the island of Inchcailloch which is a short 5-minute trip out from Balmaha on eastern shore of Scotland's largest loch. The island is quite small and from the highest point of 85m there are some magnificent views of Loch Lomond and the mountains beyond.  Inchcailloch is also covered in woodland and at this time of year the ground beneath the trees is covered in a carpet of bluebells ( Hyacinthoides non-scripta ). In the strong sunlight streaming through the trees the carpet of blue was highlighted so I took some images on the X-Pro2 using the XF16-55mm f2.8 or XF50-140mm f2.8 with the 2x converter fitted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ----...