TODAYS PICTURE BY DENNIS HARDLEY

Today I was determined to get a picture I have wanted for a long time,each time I go to this spot somethings not quite right ie the suns gone in,or mostly the clarity is not over the islands of Rum and Eigg, however today I tried again and this is the result. Steam train black 5 Sherwood Forrester passing between Arisaig and Morar with the islands in view.Hurrah,Im a happy chappie.www.scotphoto.com

OBAN HIGHLAND GAMES

Great effort is made balancing the heavy Caber before attempting the lift(no easy task in itself)let alone trying to fling it over a complete somersault. This is the moment of great concentration.

TOSSING THE CABER: OBAN HIGHLAND GAMES

You can feel the energy in this maximum lift off shot when man and caber part company, Tossing the caber is one of the highlights of any Highland games event.This was captured by Dennis from the mound using a 70-200 f2.8 canon lense with 2X convertor at 2500/sec

OBAN HIGHLAND GAMES ; DUKE OF ARGYLL

Here is another picture from my Oban Games take on Thursday,this time its the Duke of Argyll who is in the frame,watching the games with great interest. For more great charactor faces check out my web site at www.scotphoto.com

OBAN HIGHLAND GAMES ACTION AUG 2010

Dennis took this shot from the outer public perimeter using a f2.8 70-200 canon lense with a X2 tele converter.shot at 2500 sec. Oban Highland games August 25th mossfield park.

MORE OBAN HIGHLAND GAMES AUG 2010

Here is another picture of the Oban High school pipe band silhouetted against the sun giving strong shadows but retaining the detail. This band performed very well as is expected from their normal high standard.Canon EOS1Ds Mk 3 with 12mm sigma lense. Photographs available : contact dennis.hardley@btinternet.com

TOSSING THE CABER AT HIGHLAND GAMES

I took this picture from a considerable distance from the field high up on the grassy bank using a f2.8 canon 70-200 lense with a 2X converter. I shall upload more pictures from the Oban Games in due course.Dennis Hardley Photography at http://www.scotphoto.com/