Outlander season 5 premieres February 16 on Starz. Claire Fraser, as well as several other characters, time travel throughout the series by passing through a stone at a place called Craigh na Dun. You can visit standing stone circles in Scotland and around the world. visit…

WordPress Resources at SiteGround
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Eilean Donan Castle 304
Eilean Donan Castle 304 print
Glencoe 16 by David Rankin
Glencoe 16 limited edition giclee print ]]. Paper size 19 by 13 inches , image size 16 by 12 inches. Photograph by David Rankin. Limited edition of 195. Printed on Velvet Fine art paper , 100% cotton rag
Scottish posters – clearance sale
Castle pictures is holding a clearance sale of a range of 4 posters – Braveheart, Melrose Abbey , Stirling Castle and the House of Parliament London. Each poster is A3 size full colour glossy poster , 16.6 by 11.7 inches and are now avaiable for just £0.95 ( plus delivery ) . The Braveheart poster features the Braveheart statue which used to feature at the foot of the Wallace monument .
Top 5 stunning landscapes in Scotland
Scotland has an abundance of stunning landscapes to visit . This is my own selection of my favourite 5 places to visit . 1 . Glencoe Glencoe is a beautiful rocky landscape featuring the 3 Paps of Glencoe – giant…
Should Eilean Donan Castle be featured in Monopoly?
Board game Monopoly is published in a new Highlands version in October . The question is , what properties should feature in the new game ? Eilean Donan Castle must surely qualify as an iconic building and the most photographed castle in Scotland . The publishers have decided to give the public a say and anyone can vote for their favourite location or landmark between now and April 2 nd . The famous board game, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year , will retain its usual format.
The ownership of property has historically been a controversial issue in the Highlands since the days of the clearances and it is sure to cause heated debate when voting starts in Inverness.
Dunnottar Castle pictures
Dunnottar Castle could be called a hidden gem amongst the plethora of Scottish castles . It is not very well-known but it has a fascinating history including visits from William Wallace and Mary, Queen of Scots.The castle must have the most spectacular location in Scotland , sitting on a rocky promontory on the east coast of Scotland just outside Stonehaven , about 15 miles from Aberdeen . The word impregnable was probably invented for this
Growing threat of image rights grabs
Photographers have to be aware of possible misuse of their images. Nowadays there is a growing threat of image rights grabs , mainly from competitions organised by magazines and book publishers.The scenario is straightforward. A photo competiton is announced
HDR screensavers , tools for creating HDR photos
HDR photography is great way of getting a new perspective on what you can do with your own images . There are many ways of creating HDR photos , including Photomatix and and Photoshop . I have just started trying out HDR PhotoStudio2 from Unified Color. The basic interface has a limited number of options compared to Photomatix .Unified Color has announced that HDR PhotoStudio, its High Dynamic Range software package formerly available only on the Windows platform, is now available for the Mac. The software is compatible with Intel systems running Leopard and Snow Leopard and requires at least a 2.5GHz dual core system with 2GB of RAM (4GB is recommended)