To Scotland for Landscape Photography

I'm heading to Scotland for Landscape Photography. Today, the Scotland photography vlogs start.
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Scotland is a playground for landscape photography. There are so many picturesque places to make photos. I'm heading north on a photography assignment with Visit Britain where I'll be photographing some of the most iconic landscapes in the area.
My first location is one of the most popular landscape photography locations in Scotland. Bow fiddle has long been a favourite of photographers visiting Scotland, and I've wanted to photograph it for ages. So, I took the chance on my first visit to Inverness area.
The location didn't let me down either. The light was beautiful and I walked away not only with one or two images but a handful of pictures that I think will really work well. I'm extremely happy with the way the first day went.
On tomorrow's vlog, I'll have some more landscape photography as I head to Glencoe - one of Scotland's most beautiful places.
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[@BrendanvanSon]

More landscape photography coming from Scotland tomorrow. See you there!

[@R.Hogarth]

I hope the sky cleared up. I love star photography!

[@jansmith65]

Just got back from Glencoe today. Looking forward to seeing tomorrow’s video

[@Kizer6]

Aw Brendan I was staying on Annfield Road right next to you in Inverness, just came down the road yesterday and watched your video! Great to see you back in Scotland and buzzing for the rest of the series 👌

[@kimgrantphotography]

NO WAY! You're literally down the road from me. So cool to see you shooting in my neck of the woods.

[@TeddyWandererCamera-Bear]

I wish he had of asked you to be his guide Kim :D

[@crystalgolden9492]

We had this at my University here in the US - West Virginia University PRT ( Personal Rapid Transit ) to get from campus to campus. It was the original proof of concept for it back in the 60's. Glad to see it is getting used somewhere else!

[@Luigi13]

The beach shots are very good. I like the color of the light that you had available the waves added to the action.

[@Blackboarddiscover]

BVS - you continue to inspire us.

[@davidmoracvitanic210]

Castles + rocks + amazing + landscapes= scotland😍😍😍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Joe_Edits]

Scotland is a beautiful country it is really not talked about enough!

[@RossJukesPhotography]

Scotland is such a *beautiful* place, need to get up there for some photo fun...

[@JimBailey]

Thank you Brendan

[@Joe_Edits]

Amazing pictures!

[@GadgetJohn]

I just can't express how much I'm loving the ronin s and EOS r combo for your vlog, the still images are super nice too 🤓

[@GarethDanks]

Gadget John apart from when it miss focuses on the background.

[@kerryanderson3228]

CAN NOT WAIT FOR MORE SCOTLAND!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😍 👍🏻

[@AlexBerger]

Ahh man, Scotland - the one place in Europe I'll always go back to and can never get enough of.

[@jenniferlees]

Loved this, just discovered your channel. Can’t wait to see the series.

[@BrendanvanSon]

Thanks Jennifer!

[@benweatherheadphotography1594]

Love your vid! Happy New Year to You!

[@adss70]

I love the little subtle touches that you place in your footage; ie. camera shot from within the luggage locker in the plane.

[@theexploringphotographer]

Great vid as usual. Seeing you on assignment is for sure different from your normal videos. Can you you're all business where normall you're a bit more chilled out. Only a bit more lol. I was there for the 1st time end of November. We visted Cove bay, Bow fiddle rock and Ferry glen. This was high tide. Low/mid tide gives you some nice leading lines. Bow fiddle rock makes me think of a Star Wars destroyer crashed and lying on it's side lol.

[@Creativecavemanagain]

another great video, can't wait to see the ones to come.

[@davidaylsworth8964]

I loved Inverness! Thanks for the rewind Brendan. Damn! A welcome whiskey. I’m sold!

[@davidepaolostrangio5957]

Wonderful spot, amazing image! Thanks to share it! Great job.

[@mannipearce3357]

Very much looking forward to it Brendan

[@AugmentedRealityImages]

No filters on! Is that because I’ve got it!? Haha. 😂 Great video man. So glad you liked Bow Fiddle so much. Portknockie is my home! Bummed I missed you though. Haste ye back. Cheers 👍🏻😄👍🏻

[@MichaelTapel]

I like the contract thing, something that push the motivation into you, not just shooting for yourself, I wish I'll have them one day.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Another cool video. Scotland is on my to-visit list. Looked like your vlog camera was on manual focus at Bowfiddle Rock.

[@joban7851]

Happy New Year 🎊

[@mccuejonathan]

Welcome back to Scotland!

[@SukowatyPhotography]

I usually give a THUMBS UP when I see an image I like :)

[@andymcdonaldphotography9409]

Brilliant vlog Brendan and great to see you up in my part of Scotland. Bow Fiddle is a great place to photograph (I’m probably biased being a geologist 🙂) as you say and the light can be amazing down there. For the aurora, it’s worth keeping an eye on the ‘AUK Aurora UK’ Facebook page and also an app called ‘Glendale App’. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series.

[@munyecho]

great location - I just checked it on the map, it's 5min drive from the place I'm twice a week :-) Will go there on Friday

[@ianbrown704]

Brilliant - as always a great vlog, look fwd to Glencoe as I am there in 2 weeks!

[@NealeGray]

Welcome to Inverness! I live near, I hope you enjoy it.

[@MarkMcNeill22]

love the bow fiddle images wow

[@twotone3070]

When you arrived at the rock I thought the couple was going to be Kim Grant :) "Surprise"

[@kameraclips]

I have always wanted to go to Scotland!! My dads side of the family is from there. Too Cool!!

[@karyleianawildernesscapes]

Scotland/UK & the Upper Northwest USA are my main destinations this year!

[@nuancematters]

Make sure to check out the Aberdeenshire coast when in Scotland. It's always overlooked but is stunning. Slains Castle and Dunnottar Castle are gorgeous and the cliffs are fantastic. If you get a chance of course. :)

[@pdspot]

Awesome!

[@andyrafregt]

so weird but great seeing you in places i know after watching you all over the world !! :O

[@ChrisLonsberryMedia]

So... not shooting with the 'R'? Is that because you need the shots and know the 5D better at this point? I just sent off my old cameras for trade-in appraisal and am planning on pulling the trigger on the 'R'. Getting last minute jitters. Scotland would be amazing. Looking forward to the next one!

[@CornishMotorcycleDiaries]

They really do upgrade you on these trips, BMW 320D eh? Keep the images coming!

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

This is a must for me to visit... love that first image well nice... what are them boots called, (make and modal) i missed it in the last video.. look forward to the next few videos

[@TeddyWandererCamera-Bear]

Great images of that wonderful Scottish seascape thanks for sharing :D You should have asked Kim Grant to be your tour guide while you were in her area :D Teddy

[@dbj1113]

another cracking video Brendan,i think the castle you mentioned on loch ness is Urquhart castle.you can pronounce it phonetically as -urcurt,or in a more posh voice as-urcwurt.hope this helps with your blog description.cheers.

[@old4004]

And besides that.........the guest whiskey has my name on it! Sooooooooool............signing off, "Yeah"!

[@BrendanvanSon]

hahahha

[@outfoxthefox]

There’s no E in Scotch whisky.

[@old4004]

@@outfoxthefox Thank You and Happy New Year, Michael.

[@ltune79]

Running around trying to get those images for a client is probably one of the best ways to improve on your photography. One needs to think fast.

[@jansmith65]

Bow Fiddle rock is a favourite. Was there two years ago. You’ve inspired me to go back

[@williamcullen4121]

Great video Brendan keep them coming

[@jensvielmann7662]

Looking forward to this series. You know its hard to judge when I am not their... but the entire time on the shoot I thought why doesnt he use the rocks on the side as a frame?? So basically my first Idee would have been to try the 3rd shoot you did from see-level. Maybe at a slight angle so not to put the arch in the middle. Anyways... lets see what Scotland has to offer.

[@jeanvanniekerkk]

goes to scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for a photo...sees one and sais “haha i think that will look cool”😂

[@prifigueiredo578]

There's also the Glendale Skye Auroras app. Andy Stables, a Scottish photographer developed it. You should give it a try - as well as check his fb page on auroras😉

[@saku996]

行きたい( ^ω^ ) I wanna go to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 too

[@paultrunfull3324]

Liking the 1st and 2nd shots Brendan, happy new year.

[@sathwicks2111]

Best on KZbin

[@JochenJacobs]

Do you know windy.com Brendan? I haven't used MeteoEarth but windy seems to have move layers (including different cloud height, visibility, fog, waves and weather radar) and detailed weather forecast with cloud height information. You should definitely check it out if you haven't already!

[@scottfraser.wildlife]

oh my god, i live about an hour away from Bow Fiddle Rock :o

[@robertdeans9934]

Great video, looking forward to the rest! Could you confirm the weather app you used for the cloud cover forecast please, couldn’t quite make it out, thanks

[@pawelpiskorz9997]

that app its called MeteoEarth (ios & android)

[@robertdeans9934]

Great, thanks

[@ishorgurung4241]

Hello bro...for landscape which lens should i buy as budget thabks

[@adeshhatwar882]

First From India

[@BrendanvanSon]

Nice, here's 97173 points.

[@benmurphyphotography]

What app was the cloud coverage one?

[@BrendanvanSon]

Meteoearth

[@jamesfindlay7150]

IF you are looking for a reliable Aurora website for when you are in scotland Brendan try these 2 aurora-alerts.uk/ www.marsport.org.uk/observatory/index.php They are the two id suggest for Scotland as its what i use. Also the location to try in Inverness is the Kessock bridge thats one of the best in and around inverness

[@TheNonsenseAdventures]

How reliable is MeteoEarth in Scotland though??

[@jamesfindlay7150]

its reliable in the central belt, anywhere off the normal spots it hit and miss. You know the auld saying up here "don't like the weather wait 5 mins" or as the big yin says"in scotland there no bad weather just the wrong clothing"

[@TheNonsenseAdventures]

@@jamesfindlay7150 very true. It was the fact we stood on the banks of Loch awe and he was going "yeah it's meant to be clear" yet just thick blanket of low cloud. I had 3 different cloud forecasts that night from 3 different apps. Ahh well.

[@GaryHayes]

Second from Bali

[@BrendanvanSon]

Here's 2 magic points.

[@MichaelTapel]

8:18 lol Canon, duel pixel AF anyone?