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Sundae · 01-13-2011, 07:49 AM

At this point I have to take a breather and explain about the lack of photos to follow.
No doubt you will be grateful to hear the thread is coming to an end, but I was enjoined by more than one Dwellar to take plenty of pics - and so I did. Over a hundred for a two night stay - not bad, eh?

But Arran was not to offer up its charms to my lens.
This was partly due to the late start I requested. Getting the earlier train would have involved getting up at about 06.30 and I simply couldn't tie that in with having a good holiday. So because of the time of year we lost the light very soon after arriving, and also we were on a tight schedule which didn't lend itself to stopping and taking photos. And finally the weather - had it been a clear day the conditions might have been more photo-friendly.

I'm only adding this because otherwise it might seem that there was nothing worth seeing on Arran. Given the mundane things I had already been photographing it would give you a completely false impression. Arran is beautiful, even moody and stark in the very dead of winter, and I could easily take 100 more photos of the island alone - and plenty of video of the rollercoaster roads. And I hope to, by making a longer visit during the summer. I'd especially like to ride the huge buses along the narrow roads, where the sea is within spitting distance. Salt spray distance at least.

01-13-2011, 07:49 AM	#143
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	At this point I have to take a breather and explain about the lack of photos to follow. No doubt you will be grateful to hear the thread is coming to an end, but I was enjoined by more than one Dwellar to take plenty of pics - and so I did. Over a hundred for a two night stay - not bad, eh? But Arran was not to offer up its charms to my lens. This was partly due to the late start I requested. Getting the earlier train would have involved getting up at about 06.30 and I simply couldn't tie that in with having a good holiday. So because of the time of year we lost the light very soon after arriving, and also we were on a tight schedule which didn't lend itself to stopping and taking photos. And finally the weather - had it been a clear day the conditions might have been more photo-friendly. I'm only adding this because otherwise it might seem that there was nothing worth seeing on Arran. Given the mundane things I had already been photographing it would give you a completely false impression. Arran is beautiful, even moody and stark in the very dead of winter, and I could easily take 100 more photos of the island alone - and plenty of video of the rollercoaster roads. And I hope to, by making a longer visit during the summer. I'd especially like to ride the huge buses along the narrow roads, where the sea is within spitting distance. Salt spray distance at least. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 01-13-2011 at 09:42 AM.