Castles Pictures, Scottish E-cards, Snow Screensavers , Castle » snow http://castlepictures.com Castle Cards, Scottish screensavers Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:45:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Snow covered landscape – the big freeze in Scotland http://castlepictures.com/2010/01/10/snow-covered-landscape-the-big-freeze-in-scotland/ http://castlepictures.com/2010/01/10/snow-covered-landscape-the-big-freeze-in-scotland/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:28:58 +0000 David Rankin http://castlepictures.com/?p=213 Continue reading →]]> Blackmount , Scotland

Blackmount in the snow , Scotland

Scotland is in the middle of the longest cold spell for 40 years . NASA has released a satellite image of Scotland and it is totally white.While this is causing problems for many people , as photographers it is an opportunity for us to get some great pictures. On Thursday I went up to Blackmount and Glencoe. It was the first time I have ever seen Blackmount totally covered in snow . The loch was frozen over and it was a total whiteout. Further up the road I stopped at Buachaille Etive Mor to take some pictures. As soon as I got out of the car I felt the bitter cold . I walked towards the mountain to take some pictures and within 3 or 4 minutes the tips of my fingers were numb. I quickly took some pictures and headed straight back to the car.The temperature must have been sub-zero. I continued along the A84 to Glencoe . Unfortunately the sun was behind the paps of Glencoe by the time I reached it and it wasn’t ideal for pictures. I took a couple of shots and headed back to Blackmount because I knew there were more pictures to be had there. As soon as you got off the road the snow was about a foot deep. The sun was shining and the landscape looked like a winter wonderland. I took quite a lot of pictures including a set of 4 which I am going to put together for a panoramic image in Photoshop. I also recorded some
video of the scene . This is probably the best I have seen the Highlands in the snow for about 2 years[poll id="1"]

]]> http://castlepictures.com/2010/01/10/snow-covered-landscape-the-big-freeze-in-scotland/feed/ 0 Snow falls in Scotland as winter sets in http://castlepictures.com/2009/02/02/snow-falls-in-scotland-as-winter-sets-in/ http://castlepictures.com/2009/02/02/snow-falls-in-scotland-as-winter-sets-in/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:34:57 +0000 David Rankin http://castlepictures.com/?p=53 Continue reading →]]> A severe weather warning has been issued for eastern parts of Scotland as heavy snow moves across the country. Snow has been falling today , mainly in short showers just enough to disrupt traffic . There was traffic chaos in Falkirk as a 2 mile tailback developed from Laurieston to Brightons . The Met Office said that eastern Scotland, especially the Borders, Angus and Aberdeenshire would have up to 15cm (6in) of snow.Driving conditions in these areas will be hazardous on Tuesday morning. However snow should be confined to higher ground and conditions would ease later.

The west of Scotland should escape the worst of the icy blast, with snow probably turning to sleet and snow.

Scottish Borders Council said that all 74 schools in the region would be closed on Tuesday as a precaution. Snow falls in Scotland did not cause the disruption seen in London and the south of England on Monday. snow pictures

The picture is of Buachaille Etive Mor 43 , 19 by 13 inch giclee print . Paper size 19 by 13 inches , image size 16 by 12 inches. Photograph by David Rankin. Printed on Velvet Fine art paper , 100% cotton rag

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