Oct 28: 'Matte' v2

Sunday morning and me & Mrs Bulldog went for a walking up the hills behind her dads house.
We were quite surprised to see that they had felled an entire forest of Pine (something they do every 10-20 years), but this did mean the views were stunning.
This shot is of the River Tay valley and you can see the Tay in the centre, just underneath the 'Matte' sky.

Todays challenge shot: http://365project.org/gphelps5/365/2012-10-28

[Deb]

Beautiful country. Great composition :)

[👑 AnaZad]

Beautiful composition, very nicely framed. Fav.

[Sean O'Neill]

A lovely view. I think that large parts of felled pine forest are being replanted with the old indigenious species like Hazel up in Scotland.

[Al Perry]

Nice view those pines grow really quick which = money.

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

@seanoneill haha! Wait til Hazel @quietpurplehaze sees this!!

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Excellent shot Bulldog - beautiful view and like the composition with the logs in the foreground. I love the way you say you 'were quite surprised to see they had felled an entire forest'! Master of the understatement - that's you!!

[Tricia O'Donnell]

Excellent shot Bulldog thats very sad to see so many trees cut doun

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

Lovely scottish scene. I can almost smell the pine. If I remember there are always young saplings planted to replace the felled ones. Great composition.

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

Thank you all, the log piles were about ten foot high and stretched about 1/4 mile, and that was just the ones that they had collected up. there were plenty more down the hill.
@deburahiru @anazad511 @seanoneill @hollandcrew @tishpics @triciaodonnell @streetlyend

[Hazel]

@seanoneill @tishpics ALL compliments GRATEFULLY received!!!!!!!!

[Sean O'Neill]

@quietpurplehaze @tishpics So glad that you saw my comment of old indigenous as a compliment, tut tut Tish, trying to get me into trouble, when everyone who knows me would say butter wouldn't melt.....;))

[Hazel]

@seanoneill Well I'm definitely indigenous!!!!

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

@seanoneill Just couldn't resist it!! :)

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

@quietpurplehaze and I'M OLD!!

[Sean O'Neill]

@tishpics I would have done the same.....;) Sorry Bulldog, hijacked your shot!!

[Lyn]

Oh, goodness, I know that it is a grand view, but somehow it seems sad to see all of that timber piled up. I do hope they will replant!

[Fanny Brogden]

Goodness looks quite remote under the matte skies!! Wonderful views, gorgeous part of the 'still' UK!!!

[Therese]

Stunning shot.... beautiful!

[Cally]

Lovely landscape and I hope you had a lovely weekend - if tiring driving all that way for so short a time!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Gorgeous scene. Love the way you've framed it.

[Rosie Kind]

Another great shot

[Huda Morcos]

WoW! So beautiful!

[❀ Lynn]

Beautiful scenery...one day I shall get to Scotland!

[Kathryn Marshall]

Great shot. I like the color tones and the composition.

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

No problem Sean, Pat is always doing this :)
@seanoneill @tishpics

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

Thank you all, it is a lovely place and I would have loved to have spent more time there this weekend. A total of 18 hours driving for just one day there, but it was worth it.
@lyno @fannyb @monkeykid @cally @dulciknit @rosiekind @hudamor @lynnb @daisy @gphelps5

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

@gphelps5 :-P

[Phil]

Wonderful rich colours....love the glimmer of light