More Of The Mammores

[Benjaminnevis]

Great photo's think i will pop over for a couple days my self.was thinking of booking in to one a that weird looking hobbits at the hostel.

[PeteR]

Fantastic photos Love these hills. Up there amongst the best group of hills I've walked in. Glad you had such a good day for it too

[rockhopper]

very nice fudgie, photos are stunning as usual glad you saw more than I did (which certainly wouldn't be hard as I saw nothing other than clag - hope to go back some time especially if I can get views like yours) - cheers

[Fudgie]

Thanks folks. The sooner I can get back up there the better

As for the weather, anyone who was on Meall a'Bhuiridh or Criese on Sunday would have seen nothing all day with the Buachaille only clearing late on. We got very lucky.

[Scotjamie]

Stunning report fudgie

Have had a couple of good days on the Mamores many years ago, but don't remember the views in real life being as good as in your pics!!

(can you, rockhopper, frogwell et al not settle for a compact and let the rest of us have delusions of photo adequacy )

great stuff...

[Fudgie]

Stunning report fudgie

Have had a couple of good days on the Mamores many years ago, but don't remember the views in real life being as good as in your pics!!

(can you, rockhopper, frogwell et al not settle for a compact and let the rest of us have delusions of photo adequacy )

great stuff...

Sorry but I've invested waaaaaaaaay too much money in my camera gear to let it sit and gather dust

Those pictures are my reward for lugging a DSLR plus lens and filters up there

[Scotjamie]

Those pictures are my reward for lugging a DSLR plus lens and filters up there

our reward too
great photos

[rockhopper]

can you, rockhopper, frogwell et al not settle for a compact and let the rest of us have delusions of photo adequacy

Scotjamie - nowadays on the hills I just use a cheap Fuji compact (16mp, 5x zoom and about £50) as it takes 2xAA batteries and is easy to carry (no viewfinder though) - tend to use it on programme mode (or nighttime for longer shutter speeds) as that allows me to make some manual settings....being lucky and getting good weather also helps. If you use a compact on auto, have a go at trying some of the other modes as they may allow you to over/under expose, use different speeds etc - cheers

[Scotjamie]

Thanks rh and fudgie

My walking partner Malcolm is also great with camera in hand.

Like you guys he has a really good eye for a pic and if Malcolm has taught me anything it is that I have to accept that I have all the artistic ability of a small soap dish.

Now have a newish lumix which is permanently on auto - so will take your advice and try other modes (maybe time for a 'snaphighlands' offshoot site that passes tips on to photo-newbies)

[Phil the Hill]

Stunning pictures. I have still to do these hills and you just moved them up my hit list.

What filters did you use?

[Fudgie]

Now have a newish lumix which is permanently on auto - so will take your advice and try other modes (maybe time for a 'snaphighlands' offshoot site that passes tips on to photo-newbies)

The first DSLR I had was a Nikon D40X and after I had been using it a while, a friend who is more experienced than me suggested just putting it into Manual and then going from there. I got to grips with it very quickly and when I upgraded my camera to a D300, I kept it in Manual and I'm reaping the rewards of that now. I got myself out there and just kept taking pictures which helped a lot as theory is one thing but I found it better to learn from my mistakes.

Stunning pictures. I have still to do these hills and you just moved them up my hit list.

What filters did you use?

I can't recommend them highly enough. It's not the most strenuous day out but it's highly rewarding.

I used a 3 stop LEE Hard grad although I have a 2 stop for when the light is poorer.