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Derry Cairngorm

This picture was taken at the very windy summit of Derry Cairngorm in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland.

My friend and I were on the third day of a wild camping trip. The adventure was meant to last a week, but we gave up after climbing here due to the misery of the Midges, which are small biting insects that attack in their thousands when you're trying to camp.
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22 comments

Boro said:

Superbe !!!
6 weeks ago ( translate )

Chris Bowness replied to Boro:

Thank you Boro
5 weeks ago

Herb Riddle said:

A wonderful high vista here Chris with this low viewpoint. I can sympathise with your midges problem, nothing worse than being in a cloud of them. Well done.

Cheers and thanks for sharing with our UK Landscape Photography Group , Herb
6 weeks ago

Chris Bowness replied to Herb Riddle:

Yes the midges are a real pain! Thanks for your nice comment Herb.
5 weeks ago

Annemarie said:

marvelous image and a tender feeling
6 weeks ago ( translate )

Chris Bowness replied to Annemarie:

Thank you Annemarie
5 weeks ago ( translate )

José Manuel Polo said:

Paisaje impresionante, tipo lunar. ¿Ventoso y con plaga de insectos? Lo habitual es que los insectos no vuelen con mucho viento, estos no sé. Se cree que un asteroide gigante acabó con los dinosaurios, pero los insectos, con parecer infinitamente más inofensivos siguen ahí y no los infravaloremos porque podrían ser el más peligroso enemigo de la humanidad. Son potenciales vectores de peligrosas epidemias. Animales tan grandes como los ciervos mueren por la picadura de un solo mosquito, el culicoide les transmite una enfermedad hemorrágica epizoónica y no hay manera de evitarlo y mueren en poco tiempo. Es un ejemplo, hay mucho más.
6 weeks ago ( translate )

Chris Bowness replied to José Manuel Polo:

Thank you for your nice comment Jose. We were camping in the lower down in the glens (valleys) where the midges were voracious. We did consider camping higher up in the windy areas, but the terrain isn't so great for camping. We copped out and went home!
5 weeks ago

William Sutherland said:

Outstanding capture!
6 weeks ago

Chris Bowness replied to William Sutherland:

Thank you very much William.
5 weeks ago

Fred Fouarge said:

schitterende opname diie bobbels in de voorgrond doen het geweldig ,maar ook die verschillende
heuvel en bergtoppen maken dit tot prachtige diepgang foto Chris
5 weeks ago ( translate )

Amelia said:

This terrain makes for difficult trekking I think, but the scenery is so grand. Mountain top after mountain top into the distance.
5 weeks ago

Leo W said:

eine wunderbare Landschaft
5 weeks ago ( translate )

Christa1004 said:

It looks wild and vast, a spectacular looking landscape.
5 weeks ago

Patrick Brandy said:

Sacré vue c'est magnifique .
5 weeks ago ( translate )