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My sale of the week image this week is a simple photograph of a statue of Sir Walter Scott, the famous Scottish author, at the foot of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.  It was licensed by Alamy for use in an in-flight magazine.  It’s not particularly special but it was taken with a pure blue sky behind and in some lovely warm evening light - perhaps that’s why it stands out.  Whatever, a sale is a sale!

Sir Walter Scott at the foot of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.
 
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I have spent many an hour photographing this fabulous memorial, which is sited on a hillside above Spean Bridge.  The Commandos trained in this rugged area during World World Two and this memorial is a tribute to the bravery and the sacrifice they made for us.  For further information about the Commandos visit the Commando Veterans website.  Two separate images sold this week, one as a print and another licensed for use in a guidebook.

The Commando Memorial, near Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. 

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To view more images of this sculpture, follow this Commando Memorial link, or view this slideshow.

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My sale of the week this time around is a simple image of sand, sea and blue sky. It could be anywhere but was in fact taken at Uig Sands on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It’s not an image I would want to hang on my wall but its a successful stock image. Alamy licensed this image for a cover of an atlas with a print run of one million.

Uig Sands, Isle of Lewis.

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To view more images of this hebridean island, follow this Isle of Lewis link.

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Rannoch Moor is much photographed, and no wonder! For me, Lochan na h-Achlaise is the main draw with its stunning backdrop of the Black Mount. Foreground interest is important in a scene like this and a small tree on an island is a feature that attracts me back, again and again. This week, this image was licensed by Alamy as a greetings card.

 Lochan na h-Achlaise and Rannoch Moor.

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To view more images of this area, follow this Rannoch Moor link.

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Print sales from the website are a steady source of income and just recently there has been a spike in enquiries and, more importantly, orders.  One print, sold for a wedding present, is this image of the Old Man of Storr on the Trotternish peninsular of the Isle of Skye.

It’s not my favourite image of this fabulous rock pinnacle but it sells regularly. 

The next image is the one I like best.  It was taken on the same day but in the “golden hour” of a June morning. 

 Old Man of Storr in the “golden hour”.

Which do you like best?

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One of Scotland’s most popular west coast destinations has to be Plockton.  Enjoying a sheltered and sunny location on Loch Carron, Plockton even has palm trees along the shore and it’s easy to see why the crowds flock here in summer.  My favourite time though is in the autumn when the village is a bit more peaceful!  My “Sale of the week” this week is a picture taken from a well known vantage point above the village, which has views that reach as far as Torridon.  Alamy licensed this image, one of a set, for a Spanish educational book.  The pictures from this shoot have done well, selling as a postcard, brochure cover and, this year, as a calendar image.

To view and license this and other pictures click on this stock images of Plockton link.

 Plockton.

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Frommer’s are publishing a new guide book covering “Edinburgh and the Best of Scotland” and this week selected 11 of my images.  Most of my pictures will feature in areas outwith Edinburgh such as this one of Dunblane Cathedral. 

To view and licence similar pictures click on this stock images of Dunblane Cathedral link.

 Dunblane Cathedral.

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Sunsets are probably one of the most popular photographic subjects, and I guess that I have my fair share too.  A few of my sunsets have proven very popular with calendar publishers, but generally sunsets don’t sell that often.  So, this week I’m highlighting an image I took many years ago and which has just sold for the first time.  Licenced through Alamy, it is being used as a greetings card.  I spotted this stand of trees near home and knew there was potential for a good picture given some nice light.  A setting sun dropping into a bank of fog and some snow were the final ingredients.

If you would like to licence this picture then click on this winter sunset link.

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One of my favourite places in Scotland just has to be Buachaille Etive Mor on the edge of Rannoch Moor.  From just about all angles, time of day or season you can find a good shot (its a superb view from the top too!).  Blackrock Cottage is a popular foreground and this image, taken in the warm morning light of late summer, was licenced for use in an educational book in Japan.

If you would like to licence this picture then click on this Blackrock Cottage link. 

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The sale of the week this time around is this self portrait!  Yes, I used to be a drystone dyker (or waller for those south of the border) and earned my living for a decade practicing this fine rural craft.  Hopefully, I can still remember how to do it as I’m about to start landscaping our new garden!  The image was licenced via Alamy for a magazine sold in South Africa.  For anyone interested in learning more about drystone dyking visit the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.

If you would like to view other photos of drystone dyking, or licence this picture, then click on the image. 

 A drystone waller repairing a wall.

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