PHOTOGRAPHING the Bothies on the ISLE OF LEWIS

On the drive down from Lewis to Harris, I travelled along a single track road to photograph some of the many Bothies which are scattered around this beautiful landscape.
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[@sagi1547]

I bet the first bothie would make for a great subject for nighttime shoot. You can paint it with light, with a starry sky.

[@deanallanphotography]

Sounds a great idea…..I may try it when I'm back over there in a few weeks.

[@garybeaumont1373]

Great locations, photographed brilliantly!

[@deanallanphotography]

Thanks Gary….very much appreciate your support..

[@stevew8655]

Interesting Video, good tuition but maybe have another look at the halos in the finished images?

[@deanallanphotography]

Thank you very much. That's a good point - I will take a look. Thank you.

[@davidskinner274]

Well explained video, cheers, Dean. I'd be interested to know the history of the building, their past use, and what they are used for now.

[@deanallanphotography]

Thank you for watching David and appreciate your comment. I find these buildings fascinating and am always keen to learn more about their history. The 2nd one in this video is still used today but only as a daytime stopover for a local Stornoway family. There are no sleeping arrangements there. There was clearly a widely spread out community in this area once upon a time whereby local families (mainly women and children) would use them as summer houses bringing their small herd of cattle of sheep to graze on the summer pastures. I hope you continue to watch my future travels.

[@mortongillespie5108]

These are not bothies - they are more correctly called sheilings which were occupied during the summer grazing of cattle. They make a great photographic subject particularly as they are now mostly left derelict.

[@deanallanphotography]

You're absolutely correct…..there are so many reminders throughout Lewis of this time in history. Fascinating historical value.

[@TarrelScot]

Hey Dean, you switched to Fuji! Getting nice results from the 20-35 I see. Fujifilm lent me one late last year to evaluate for night skies in one of their X-Stories. I keep trying to convince myself it’s not that much better than my X-series lenses, but to be honest I’m fighting a losing battle! Nice vid by the way.

[@deanallanphotography]

Hi Mark….good to hear from you. The 20-35 is a cracking lens which I'm thoroughly enjoying. I've still got my Nikon system which after using for 30 yrs+ I am struggling to part with to be honest. However, I am using the GFX system pretty much exclusively now as I prefer the in camera 65x24 crop. Hope you are well.