Photography by Mark Nangle

Going back through some of my archives and found this one from my trip to the UK last year.

Sunset from Calton Hill, Edinburgh.

Just 30 kilometres north east of Mount Barker lies the magnificent Stirling Range or Koikyennuruff, one of Western Australia’s few mountain wildernesses. An ancient landform. The range stretches for 65 kilometres from east to west and the tallest peak Bluff Knoll stands at 1059 metres above sea level. At 2500 – 2900 million years old the bedrock of the Stirling Range is composed of metamorphosed sandstones and shales, believed to have originated from an ancient sea.

Bluff Knoll was called Pualaar Miial (great many faced hill) by the local Aboriginal people. This was because the rocks on the bluff were shaped like faces. The peak is often covered with mists that curl around the mountain tops and float into the gullies. These constantly changing mists were believed to be the only visible form of a spirit called Noatch (meaning dead body or co**se), who had an evil reputation.

There are a number of other prominent peaks, being Toolbrunup Peak (1052m), Mount Magog and Mount Trio (856m), Mount Hassell (847m), and Talyuberlup Peak (783m). Without any foothills the peaks rise starkly and impressively from the surrounding plains.

The height and south coast proximity of the ranges produces a unique climate giving rise to a location that is famous for rare West Australian snow falls.
(Source: mountbarkerwa.com.au)

This photo is a panorama consisting of six images stitched together. Some minor editing was done using Lightroom.

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The Caledonian Canal at Fort Augustus, joining the southern end of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. I did a boat trip on Loch Ness and the weather to start with was a bit chilly but pleasant. Once out into the loch, it got cold to the point where I couldn't feel or use my camera!
Been many years since I felt that cold! Serves me right for sitting on the open top deck of the boat.

I didn't see Nessie, either! 😀

A few more photos from my recent trip to Edinburgh. Captions / locations are underneath each photo.

I'm in London for the next 11 days before I return to Australia. I can't wait to process my camera images when I get back as my laptop has finally expired.

Thankfully my phone takes a reasonable photo.

Hope you like them. Have a great week.

A few days ago I was on a coach tour from Edinburgh stopping at Callendar, Glencoe, Loch Ness and Pitlochry with a couple of minor stops in between. Most of my photography was done on my main camera and I am unable to process all of those shots until I get home. However I also took a few with my phone for convenience.
Here's a few of the highlights of the tour conducted by Hairy Coo tours.