I’ve forced myself to short-list six favourite shots from 2010, there were more I could have shared, but for one reason or another, these are six I’m particularly pleased with.
Cnip, Lewis, Scotland.
Surprisingly, this is the only non digital shot to make the list. Shot with my Mamiya Medium Format camera on Velvia 50. I love how Velvia has rendered the colours here.
The Golden Road, Harris, Scotland.
Compositionally, this is a bit ‘busier’ than I normally go for, but I think it really captures the nature of the Outer Hebrides. The mist, the water, the rocky landscape, the rusty railings, the single track road and the sprawling metropolis below.
Brough, Caithness, Scotland
A Sugimoto inspired shot across the Pentland Firth in the far north of Scotland. Again, I love the colour, the sea in particular, but it’s the vastness that really seals it for me.
Hill End, Fife, Scotland
This is more like my usual straightforward style. I love the light and simplicity in this shot.
Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
I don’t tend to do many architectural shots, but I was pleased with how this one turned out, it’s all about the geometry, texture and subtle colour.
Crail Aerodrome, Fife, Scotland
Again, busier than my usual stuff, but I love the light in this shot and how the top half in particular looks more painted than photographic.
Stunning. Love the simplicity, light, perspective. There’s true art here…
Gorgeous photos. I really love the colours in the first one. Great work!
Beautiful stuff…I’m not into cameras and creating art with photography, but I love your pictures…all of them, busy or not…so very nice. Thank you for sharing with us!
You are a true master of skies.
these are amazing! you really have a great eye for landscapes! the seascapes are great too.
Number 3 is my favorite, though they are all incredibly beautiful. I could look at that one for hours and never get bored with it. Which absolutely floors me because it’s SO SIMPLE. Well done.
I really was stunned by that last photo! So glad you re-tweeted your post
These are stunning… ominous, simple, beautiful.
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i love the fife shot…its depressing, hopeful, dark and beautiful all at the same time.
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I hear a soundtrack in my head when looking at your photography. Very stunning work !
Perhaps a slideshow with a soundtrack. That would be cool.
It’s amazing, all your photos has something original, the colours and the perspective.
It’s really awesome.
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I enjoy the photo of HIll End. Captures the season, the bitter cold and all that jazz.
They are all delightful, however.
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I love the third one of the sea. It’s so blue, and so simple–yet so sweeping. These are great photos–you SHOULD be particularly pleased with them.
Have a Happy New Year, and may the photos you take in 2011 be even greater!
Blue is my favorite color, so I find the first one filling me with soothing emotion. But I think all of them are wonderful and could lose myself in any of those views. Thank you for sharing your work. What a treat!
Very nice. The first is my (personal) favorite. The horizon line is almost right in the middle, which is usually a photographic no-no, but it really works here! Great work.
Yes, the simplicity, the subtlety of the light, the colors; it’s all wonderful.
You’re a really good photographer…simply captured the spirit of the photos. Very nice. Congrats on Freshly Pressed!
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Interesting shots. Stark. Not sure If I like them but it doesn’t matter if I do. They are well done.
Beautiful. Each has their own charm, and all quite stunning in their own regard. Great collection, thanks for sharing
Cool pictures! I especially like the first one. Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
Nice photos, a bit more simple than my usual favorites, but then again the ones i liked the most weren’t the simple ones, but the “busier” like you’ve described them.
Happy new year
Thank you for sharing your beautiful shots. I love the color in the first one.
I love landscape pictures too, but lately I have ended up thinking that they look like kind of mute or speechless without human presence.
What do you think about it?
That’s an interesting question, but I suppose my misanthropic disposition leaves me entirely happy without human presence in my photographs, although I can absolutely appreciate it in the work of others…
Thanks all for taking the time to comment!
Migod! I always pictured Scotland as a cold, harsh place.(My partner is pure Scottie.) But these pics – while being wonderful photography – suggest a land even more dark & forbidding than I had imagined!
How can people LIVE in a place like that? I live in Vancouver, B.C. – geographically classified a “temperate rain forest” – where it rains non-stop half of the year.(And even in summer the air is damp.) I HATE it here!
Give me white sand beaches and sunshine any day.
Yikes!
Hey, it’s not all bad
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Cool pics
I love the way the last photo reminds me of a wave in the ocean, but it is set in such an artifical, industrial space. That interplay works wonders for me!
I love your photos. And thanks for providing details on the aspects of each one. I am just starting to post photos and was inspired by the beauty from all of these, but especially #2 (the golden road). I must be drawn more to the busier shots!
Visit when you have a chance – my neck of the woods is very different than Scotland.
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enjoyed the different views from the other part of the world
Great photo! Not sure if I can share one of mine on this site! Just something I am rather proud of as an amature hobbie photographer! I have tried to post a link to it on my facebook site.
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i love picture no2 feels like harry potter scene..
Beautiful pictures. I wish I could go to Scotland someday.
nice =)
cool pictures. what kind of camera? nice post
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Thanks, The first image is a Mamiya medium format film camera. All of the others are my ancient Canon 350D
Awesome pictures, thnx for sharing, and congratulations on Freshly Pressed!!! =D
These are all absolutely beautiful I am definitely going to view more of your blog now
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the first picture is amazing !!
I enjoy your photo at the end. The colours are captivating given it is a picture of an aerodrome. It’s kind of interesting how many comment your only non digital photo as their favourite.
The blue is so calming… nice shot!
Those are some great pics! Awesome stuff…
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great photos ! i like the second photo
Of all these images, I love the first one of Cnip, Lewis, Scotland the most…Have a blessed and fruitful New Year!
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I love how blue the water turned out in Shot #1, but I’ve gotta say…your “busiest” shot was my favorite, with The Golden Road. I’ve always wanted to travel to Scotland, and now I KNOW I have to get there someday…seriously, you should work for a travel agency, because I’m now so close to just hopping on a plane and going there! Great shots, and kudos on FP!
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“Vast” is the right word for that sea shot. Thanks for sharing these.
nice series of photos, like the minimalist theme throughout
The last picture in the series is my fav. I like the painterly qualiy to it.
The first one is great. I just love it.
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Those are all beautiful, but the snowscape from Fife has to be my favorite.
These images are so simple yet strikingly beautiful! Genius.
Love the last 2, the architectural ones, the best. Although I lean towards #1 for color — I could look at those blues all day. Thanks for sharing these, they are lovely.
Love the beauty of your photos… absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year!
Great shots! The first one is absolutely beautiful and I love anything that is shot with film…the colors are stunning and I love the symmetry – definitely my favorite of the set. I also like the Sugimoto-inspired shot…simple and free.
-Halie
I love the pictures. They’re minimalist yet they don’t fail to incorporate that vital ingredient; nature. Stunning. : )
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Love the lines of the architecture shots. And the first blue sky one. Beautiful.
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Breathtaking pictures! they are just beautiful…I love the second one..the detail is amazing. I love the first pictures colors also.
Do you live Scotland?
Yes, born and bred.
thats so awesome..from the travel shows ive seen its beautiful.
Beautiful.
Such a beautiful tranquility!
Even the “busy” shots have some calm aspect about them.
what a beautiful collection of images and what a task LOL I am so fickle I don’t think I could possibly choose a short-list for 2010. You’ve made excellent choices though, they are all beautiful. I love the simplicity of each of them but The Golden Road one is a certain favorite for me.
beautiful
especially the first one =)
Awesome photography thanks for sharing!!
Again, thanks everyone for stopping by…
Amazing photos! I love the balance of lights and details. Nice!
These are absolutely stunning! Thank you so much for sharing! =].
Looks more simple as it is …….. but still beautiful . Go ahaed , enjoy 2011 !!
so beautiful photoes…
I wish i could be such a good photographer like u.
The best photoe is fourth.
From your shortlist I love numbers 1, 4 and 6!! The other ones are brilliant too. Wonderful job! Happy New Year!
These are absolutely awesome!!!!
Congrats on being Freshly Pressed! Hope you ahve an awesome start to the New Year!
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My favorite is number two but the third picture is wonderful. Interesting you mention Sugimoto because thats who i thought of when i saw it!
Love it. Stunned my blue miami view. True art still survives
Great photos.
After staring at it for awhile it make my mind relax.
Zen.
Thank you for sharing…;)
Thhis is a great idea! i wanna do a summary of my 2010 through photos, too.
Beautiful photography…I love the ocean, so this is even more special to me!:)
Wonderful photos, really wonderful.
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Beautiful shots especially Harris/Lewis the day we went down to Harris on The Golden Road we couldn’t see beyond our noses. Thanks
Beautiful Beuatiful… no.2 is my favorit,
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I love the colors of the snow and sky in contrast to the forest in the Fife, Scotland photo!
ooo very nice photos thanks ;D
weriii good…
Wow. Thanks for sharing. My first trip in the new year- I was IN those pictures. Yes, love the vastness.
Good…
well-balanced colours.. really amazing how simplicity and sophistication make each picture very impressive. =)
wow!!! cool men..
realy excellent photography ur style is realy mature
inspiring and lovely.
Fraser, Happy 2011 from Ethiopia. I came across your blog via Freshly Pressed and not only are your images fantastic, but I liked the idea of the 2010 shortlist. I’d like to link to your site in a post of my own if that is ok with you.
Cheers from Addis Ababa,
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I have to admit that your style of photography is not my prefference, so I don’t feel qualified to comment on the specific photos. However I like your idea to choose 6 photos from an entire year that are you favourite. I don’t know why you choose 6, but good on you.
i like this one : “Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland”.
I enjoy photographs that lead my mind beyond the frame. The breadth of the Pentland Firth shot is liberating. Well done.
Beautiful shots…keep up the great work!
Simply gorgeous and breathtaking shots!
very beautiful
love the post
The fourth is my favourite one!
I’ve never seen so much snow in my life!
Clean pictures. Sleek theme. Gives a very professional impression.
Beatiful pictures!
Great Photo’s.
I love the final image, absolutely stunning!
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CHEERS
HA, THERE ARE BLUE ONES. REALLY LIKE THEM.
The details on the bottom part of the final image reminded me of crashing ocean waves. It’s just beautiful.
Wow.. those pics really wow me! incredible!
I just love that first shot of Scotland–very cool.
Hey very cool pictures ;] I hope I’ll see these places nex summer ;]
Love the Harris one – love the way it draws you in and it just makes me wonder who lives down there. Congrats.
Hill End, Fife, Scotland is breathtaking. Wish it was a wall-sized mural in my home.
very fine
Breathtaking images, very impressed.
So beautiful!!
Beautiful light.
Great photos!
beautiful views.
nice photos. 
wonderful. now, i have 10 references to use for my work in 2011.
i mean, six.
Just discovered your blog! Love the last one on this post. The blues are amazing.
Scotland is on the shortlist of places I want to go before I die. Thanks for reminding me.
Your pictures are really wonderful.
Simple and powerful. I hope someday I can take photos like this!
NICE SHOT!
simply exquisite!
So beautiful
Nice Entry.
AWESOME thanks for sharing
Very Impressive! Can I used your photo? I just want to make it as a background to my wordpress account.
Thanks for asking, but I’d prefer you didn’t. I license my photos through Getty Images, allowing them to be used in this way could cause complications in future.
Ok thanks… anyway you did a great shots… can I add you on facebook?
I’m the only person left who isn’t on Facebook
I’m am on Twitter though, details at the bottom of the page.
Haha, no way, I thought I was the only person who had twitter instead of facebook =P
Sorry I can’t respond to everyone individually, but thank you all for stopping by!
Wow that first picture is beautiful!
OMG, these are some really cool landscape photos. Good job
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wow, FANTASTIC pictures!!
I love how high def they are and the colours, the detail, the angles, the.. everything!!
Love it
thanks for sharing keep it up!
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Great images, last 2 are my favorites. Love the lines and light. Great job, can’t wait to see more!
Since my father is Scottish I obviously loved this. Excellent. Makes me want to get
on a plane and visit. Except now of course for the TSA thugs.
Thank you for sharing! I love the first and second images, that blue in the first is amazing, and the rocks look purple. Fascinating. I also love photograph with the snow that looks so much like the sky in the fourth, and the color that emits from the last, that I wouldn’t have expected considering the image you were photographing. The second photograph is haunting, everything gray and lonely and subdued. Good work!
Lovely! I like the last photo best
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Awesome pictures!
This is sweet,clean shots dude. I really like the last one.
I loved the Crail Aerodome, it seems tricky at first to the eye but my god, so simple composition made a GREAT photograph… my GOD!
great
wonderful shots !! I love the sea.. and when I’ve seen this photo I want to jump in that wonderful places !!
simply beautiful…. haunting, eerie. It is really God’s creation. It soothes the soul and i can hear music everywhere. this is a gift.
Beautiful!!! Simply and beautiful
I really like these photos. Keep up the work…wow
Wow… i am not an expert on photography but these pictures definitely moved me. Simply Stunning!
I am loving the simplicity of these photos!
Picture one is my favorite, it is very tranquil and relaxing (:
Love your last photo, the painting-esque of the bottom half makes it seem like a new peice everytime my eyes cross over it. I still can’t put my finger on what the photograph is of to make that effect but it’s part of the intrigue. Thank you for sharing your photos.
These photos are all beautiful, even ones where you felt weren’t your usual, you certainly let yourself grow and do different things and the result is beautiful. Scotland is stunning. Thanks for sharing these photos. Good luck to you in 2011.
Love the one of Harris, The Golden Road, it all looks exactly like that all around those parts. Used to live in Wester Ross, this photo pulled at my heartstrings.
Particularly enjoyed seeing the Cnip & Hill End–you’re right, the blues in the Cnip just come at you and you want to just be there in that calm, tranquil place. Hill End, well, this one made my jaw drop. The great diagonal line sweeping the eye from left to right, then left again, with the focal point of the shrubbery (THIS is what Monty Python had in mind! ;0) seriously, just beautiful, thank you!
They are all very soothing. The first one is my favorite.
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Gorgeous pics. I particularly like the last one.
Lovely photos — congratulations!
Interesting set of images. I love the overall simplicity of the compositions. Particularly like the last image
which mamiya camera did you use?
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amazing. i need to get out to Europe some day.
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From one photographer to another~ Bravo! Choosing 6 images is hard enough when it’s for an essay from a shoot of maybe 300-500 images, but from your years collection? I am not sure I could edit myself that well. Well done.
Great pictures