A surreal hotel landscape in Miami
Otherworldy green. Found in Miami.
San Sebastian beach – in print
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Glasgow Central, in pictures
I almost forgot to look up to get a good look at how this light could fall so beautifully into the hall of Glasgow Central station.
Vacation Photos; and the fun of always taking pictures
Kronkeling has the most fun blog about photography.
Kronkeling has a hard time photographing on vacation. I don’t share this struggle. I always takes pictures. Sometimes it’s for the image, the beautiful picture, sometimes for the subject, so just the snapshot. I decide the goals afterward, but then I am different from Kronkeling.
Tips for your holiday pictures from Kronkeling are here.
Sometimes, there are miniseries, like when our car broke down, and we had to wait until a mechanic came to help us. I photographed all the trash in the parking lot.
Or, during vacations, photographing tourists.
Or hotel rooms.
Or art on the wall.
Or numbers.
Nina Katchadourian is a super creative source of inspiration.
The view from Sconser Lodge Hotel
To Ullapool via Eilean Donan castle and Midge Bite
First, we drive to Eilean Donan Castle, originally a thirteenth-century castle that was restored and opened in the 20th century. This famous castle turns out to be a huge tourist trap. We are not the only ones who refrain from visiting, and from the other side of the river, we take some pictures of this castle and the stream of people entering it. There are two rooms in the castle to visit, sic!
To Achnasheen, The Midge Bite where we were before and once again drink a fine cappuccino. Tent lives up to its name. And it’s low season, in terms of midges, and thus bites, too. In the car, we terminate a few more midgets before they can make their move.
Next, we pass Loch Maree, a three-star lake according to Michelin, and the old Caledonian forest—exclusivity largely hidden from us behind roadside bushes.
Gairloch is a nice coastal town where we stretch our legs and eat our sandwiches.
At the waterfall Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature Reserve, we get out again to stretch our legs and conquer vertigo in a deep gorge with a suspension bridge.
Then we went to Ullapool. We walked into town, which is small but nice. It’s much smaller than we thought, even smaller than Thurso, but also nicer.
Torrin Pools
Now also available as a print.
Elgol, Broadford, and icy water at Torrin pools
Via Broadford – for some shopping – to Elgol.
There, the locals walk with mosquito nets in front of their faces. We soon notice the reason: very small midgets—fortunately not much trouble. We make a small along the coast over not very well-trodden paths.
To Torrin pools. Here, a river flows from the steep slope into Loch Slapin. The walk along the cascades of fast-flowing water is very pleasant. Some try to bathe in the small pools below the falls. The icy water almost hurts from shrinkage.
Back to Broadford. Walked to the pier. There is not much more to see than breathtaking views and fishermen—enough to do it for.
In the bar, Gabbro, we have a beer. Make plans for tomorrow.
