• Slightly ropey portion - something in the conversion during upload to Flickr doesn't like the smokey cloud here and turns it to this grainy artifact-ridden noise.
  • Rhum
  • Eigg
  • Slope near summit of Beinn Na Cille just North of Kingairloch.
  • Candidate for cloning, I suppose.

View Of Rum From Beinn Na Cille, Kingairloch

Another one of the cell/mobile phone pictures from this weekend's hiking. Apologies for the loss of meaningful EXIF data - I'm importing these from my iPhone by email as it is refusing to sync, and for some reason this has stripped the file of the most interesting data.

This was from a really classy non-munro horseshoe just down from the Corran ferry. Whilst the terror-induced ice and snow of the day before (see www.flickr.com/photos/flatworldsedge/5198977853/) ruled out any proper camera kit, I'm reticent that I didn't take the proper stuff on this walk. That said, we were on the hills for 6-7 hours and the last descent was in the gloaming if not the dark. With a proper DSLR, it'd have added at least an hour and maybe tipped things into disaster.

In any event, the iPhone bore up quite well, even if the file doesn't live up to much magnification, especially in the upper reaches of the sky. It does look better pre-upload to Flickr; the first image I've ever had to say that about.

Comments and faves

  1. Eric 5D Mark III (30 months ago | reply)

    great capture my friend!!! love this beautiful landscape and excellent composition!!

  2. Ervin Gjokutaj (30 months ago | reply)

    Excellent landscape!
    love colours!

  3. Tipu Kibria~~BUSY~~ (30 months ago | reply)

    Tremendous capture !

  4. k4♥wea (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful landscape capture, the colour tones are fantastic.

  5. Anoop Negi (30 months ago | reply)

    It is a great world that you have in your image.

    A gorgeous take

  6. Dietrich Bojko Photographie (30 months ago | reply)

    love it!
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  7. chris.lawes (30 months ago | reply)

    Wow, off an iPhone. Great stuff. I would still carry my kit though.

  8. flatworldsedge (30 months ago | reply)

    I know! Glad I didn't carry it the day before, but for this hike I think it would have been possible, on reflection.

  9. Le***Refs *PHOTOGRAPHIE* (30 months ago | reply)

    very beautiful view and light my friend!
    great landscape!

  10. Mark Bonica (30 months ago | reply)

    what a view - lovely tones

  11. dizanotti [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)

    Very nice !!!

  12. Elena Kovalevich [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)

    Awesome capture! Great foreground!

  13. M Atif Saeed (30 months ago | reply)

    very nice landscape

  14. mtdvetter (30 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful landscape capture, the perspective is great!

  15. Pixelchik214 [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)

    This is such a fantastic shot and even more amazing that it was with your iPhone! Wow. Great job as always my friend.

  16. Jane Photo1 (30 months ago | reply)

    fabulous capture !!

  17. AAGG1 (30 months ago | reply)

    Bonita vista com tons magníficos.

  18. HD Photographie (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful view ! Great landscape !
    Very smooth lightning !

  19. dbalyoz (30 months ago | reply)

    what a view. an iphone? wow!

  20. G.Perretto (OFF) (30 months ago | reply)

    great textures and subtle tones, good compo too!

  21. Michael Echteld (30 months ago | reply)

    Great landscape, nice composition.

  22. wesbs (30 months ago | reply)

    Wow!! Amazing landscape, and amazing you were there to capture it!! And capture it brilliantly!!!

  23. I'm younger than that now (30 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous warm golds, even in the clouds! I love it!

  24. WoodWalker#1 (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful landscape capture !!

  25. JoGo... (30 months ago | reply)

    This is absolutely gorgeous...and taken on an iPhone! Stunning!

  26. Dyker_The_Horse (30 months ago | reply)

    A fantastic picture! Excellent composition and terrific foreground interest. You would never know this was taken on a cameraphone!

  27. Rodrigo Fotografia (30 months ago | reply)

    Nice shot my friend beautiful view of the landscape !!

  28. janefk - slowly catching up :) (30 months ago | reply)

    Matthew what a stunning photograph....the colours are wonderfully vibrant...well seen!

  29. Aramix (30 months ago | reply)

    Excellent shot with beautiful tone, composition and lights.

  30. காவியம் Kaaviyam Photography (30 months ago | reply)

    Awesome view...Beautiful composition my friend!

  31. a l e x a ♡ (30 months ago | reply)

    wow!!!! this is amazing!!!
    i have always wanted to go hiking!!
    i cant believe an iphone took this...nice:D

  32. einarsoyland (30 months ago | reply)

    Great vista, looks like the iPhone is usable as a camera :))

  33. ottootto1968 (30 months ago | reply)

    Nice and pleasant image, beautiful colors and composition.

    Hello and good day my friend
    mario

  34. Gochac fotografía (30 months ago | reply)

    Fantastica la gama de dorados. Preciosa foto.

  35. Peter Ribbeck (30 months ago | reply)

    That is rather good!
    I have always said it is not the camera that is important but the person behind it>

  36. Ballygrant Boy (30 months ago | reply)

    Nice one...well taken.

  37. tehbk0 (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful scene!!

  38. Theophilos (30 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful landscape shot!

  39. Colorado Sands (30 months ago | reply)

    A wonderful landscape!

  40. TexasEagle (30 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful rich colors in this beautiful landscape! Amazing that you can get this quality with a cell phone camera!

  41. art photon (30 months ago | reply)

    Wow! This is excellent! A faved for me!

  42. steve - evans (30 months ago | reply)

    beautiful colour and light, a super shot

  43. JStanfordPhoto (30 months ago | reply)

    wonderful shot; I really love the lighting in this photo and the colors. The grassy hills of the British Isles always have interesting colors. Great capture!

  44. bytegirl24 (30 months ago | reply)

    wonderful light and details, this is an easy favorite!

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  45. t1nytr0n (30 months ago | reply)

    Very nicely composed !!!

  46. Sir Filia [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful landscape. Great Scotland.

  47. MDiCola Photography (30 months ago | reply)

    beautiful landscape, love the tones. really a great scene.

  48. andymangold (20 months ago | reply)

    Howdy Matt,
    We used this photo on the website for an iPhone app we just released. Just wanted to let you know that you were credited and linked, and to thank you for publishing content under the Creative Commons!
    www.quiption.com/
    Andy

  49. This photo was invited and added to the Project Weather group.

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