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At a coffee shop in Kyiv. Best coffee place any side of Milan.
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Nikon FA, Vivitar 28mm f2.5, Ilford XP5
 
Digimonkey said:
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Inspired by @Barry Giddens mentioning - on another thread- the 19th C. German painter of the Romantic school - Caspar David Friedrich. My own landscapes have long been influenced by his work. The Rannoch Moor - looking south west to the Blackmount. Leica - 35mm - film - orange filter. Yours - I.

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That's magnificent Iain! I do like a brooding sky.
 
Barry Giddens said:
That's magnificent Iain! I do like a brooding sky.
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Thank you - 'I do like a brooding sky,' - me too. It's a bit of a pre-requisite of doing landscapes in Scotland - given our weather. Ha ha. From my point of view - there is nothing more boring than a clear blue sky. Flat, dull - no texture at all, especially if you principally use black and white film. The best pictures are - for me - taken just before or just after a storm breaks. Problem is - you have to be out in it to do that. This picture is in a similar vein - storm approaching Loch Eriboll - Sutherland, just north of Durness. This place has a long association with the Royal and Merchant navies. It's a sheltered deep water berth and during the Second World War convoys coming either from the West - across the Atlantic - or the East would run for here in particularly bad weather to shelter. Further up the loch there are the names of several Navy ships spelled out on the hillside with white-washed stones - done by their crews to pass the time. HMS Hood probably the most famous. The biggest island in the loch was used as a target to train the pilots that were sent to sink the battleship Tirpitz. The final act of the Battle for the North Atlantic happened on the loch - the last 33 operating U-Boats surrendered here in 1945.

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Leica, 35mm, B&W film and yellow filter. - cheers - I.
 
Digimonkey said:
Thank you - 'I do like a brooding sky,' - me too. It's a bit of a pre-requisite of doing landscapes in Scotland - given our weather. Ha ha. From my point of view - there is nothing more boring than a clear blue sky. Flat, dull - no texture at all, especially if you principally use black and white film. The best pictures are - for me - taken just before or just after a storm breaks. Problem is - you have to be out in it to do that. This picture is in a similar vein - storm approaching Loch Eriboll - Sutherland, just north of Durness. This place has a long association with the Royal and Merchant navies. It's a sheltered deep water berth and during the Second World War convoys coming either from the West - across the Atlantic - or the East would run for here in particularly bad weather to shelter. Further up the loch there are the names of several Navy ships spelled out on the hillside with white-washed stones - done by their crews to pass the time. HMS Hood probably the most famous. The biggest island in the loch was used as a target to train the pilots that were sent to sink the battleship Tirpitz. The final act of the Battle for the North Atlantic happened on the loch - the last 33 operating U-Boats surrendered here in 1945.

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Leica, 35mm, B&W film and yellow filter. - cheers - I.
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That's a wonderful photo Iain. And once again, your knowledge enhances the pleasure of viewing the image, giving it context and and extra significance. Bravo.
 
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