An autumn stroll above the Ochils Dollar in Clackmannanshire. Castle Campbell (aka Castle Gloom) looks over the Forth Valley. Midday sun in November brought the colours to life as a mist creeps along the river Forth in the valley below.
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Ochils over Dollar
Deforestation in the Ochils Sunset on Castle Campbell over Dollar and the Forth Valley Dollar Glen delights
Dollar Glen I’m not apologising for more shots of this great glen. Dollar Glen in Clackmannanshire. Topped-off with Castle Campbell.
Dollar Glen tour
Go for a tour or spin in Dollar Glen and see how Castle Campbell nestles into the Ochils.
It spins, magnifies and if you click the full-screen button enlarges the view.
Autumn in Dollar Glen
Dollar Glen is a beautiful gorge set into the eastern flank of the Ochils. At the head sits Castle Campbell. A 15th century tower built for the Campbells of Argyll (who fought their neighbours, the Clan Lamont in 1645-46).
The glen is at its best in Autumn with a range of trees producing a fantastic display of colour. Couple that with spectacular views from the Castle, it makes for a rewarding family walk.
The Castle photographed from deep in the glen. Great views from Castle Campbell. Clackmannan in the Cold
This was a typically unpredictable morning. With a high pressure system in charge giving cold, frost and fog which had descended over Clackmannan meaning views were very peek-a-boo minute to minute. These photographs were taken from Kings Seat Hill upon which the parish of Clackmannan nestles.
It offers great views into Fife in the East, Ochils and Perthshire in the north, Stirling east and Falkirk to the south. The Bruce family settled and built one of the County of Clackmannanshire’s five towers to project their power.
Sunrise over the cold rooftops of Clackmannan Clackmannan Tower below the Moon The Wallace Monument in Stirling and snow-capped Campsies in the distance with Alloa in the mist Clackmannanshire and Kincardine bridges in cold weather with the heat of Grangemouth bubbling-up clouds Robert the Bruce’s Clackmannan Tower in the mist Snow-capped Ochils Squeezing in a wee test
Imagine sitting in Volvo heated seat holding a BMW M5 steering wheel while changing gears mated to a Bugatti Veyron mixing petrol and fire venting gas out a TVR exhaust cloaked in an Aston Martin suit? This cannot be done outside a Top Gear Research Facility, but in photography it is available to all.
I have been testing a Sony A7R mirrorless camera recently and would like to show off some very early test frames. This camera has astounding image character and although early days, I’m looking forward to bolting all sorts of lenses onto it.
First comment is the great dynamic range of the sensor. The lens used in this test is a perfect match with great detail across the frame giving lovely colour accuracy. Wide open it drops the background with an attractive character.I will also write about my success getting Nikon flashguns to work with this camera, if there is interest.
All images shot with Sony Zeiss 35mm f2.8 lens.
