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SCOTTISH DRONESCAPES

Two film exploring the Scottish landscape using aerial footage shot over 5 years.

Scot / Land

Short film looking at land use in Scotland from above.

Scottish Dronescapes

Short film showcasing the some wonders of the Scottish landscape.


SCOTTISH LAND USE FROM ABOVE

Looking straight down at textures, themes & tensions within the Scottish landscape.

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Douglas Fir Mists

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Solitary Oak

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Campsie Linn

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Distant Turbine

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Disused Railway

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Strike One

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Landscapes and things that catch my eye. See also aerial @richardx.wing, local @perthshire.photo and art @richardx.art

Show stopper of a morning in the presence of the m Show stopper of a morning in the presence of the mighty Buachaille Etive Mór. Surely the most photographed mountain in Scotland...but it's irresistible#buachailleetivemor #westhighlandway #Scotland
A couple days away capturing material for a new pr A couple days away capturing material for a new project (launching soon so watch this space). Treated to a rather glorious sunset over the Sound of Arisaig with the sun dipping behind the Isles of Rúm and Eigg.#sunset #rum #eigg #scotland #soundofarisaig
I am delighted to have been selected for the Scott I am delighted to have been selected for the Scottish Landscape Awards exhibition which opens on Saturday 5 July at the Kirkcudbright Galleries.Potato Trenches, Perthshire
- from the series What Lies Beneath@scotartsawards
A week in the company of the Matterhorn. It's a mo A week in the company of the Matterhorn. It's a mountain that dominates every view, drawing the eye with its iconic profile and ever changing light. I couldn't take my eyes off it, I still see it in my dreams.#matterhorn #zermatt #switzerland #thealps
Ski lift queue, Cervinia#cervina #skiing #skilif Ski lift queue, Cervinia#cervina #skiing #skilift #italy
I read Whymper's account of the first ascent of th I read Whymper's account of the first ascent of the Matterhorn as a teenager, it made such an impression I persuaded friends to include Zermatt as a stop on our Interrail trip a few years later just so I could see it first hand. While I still harbor an (increasingly small) ambition to climb it just getting back here has been on my bucket list for 35 years, so to be here to ski is a dream come true.#matterhorn #zermatt #switzerland #whymper #thealps
If I didn't know what this was I'd struggle to ide If I didn't know what this was I'd struggle to identify it.
But since you asked it's the bed of Loch Glascarnoch, revealed when the levels drop during times of low rainfall. Look closely and you can see the preserved roots of the trees which used to stand by the river.#lochglascarnoch #fromabove #straightdown #aerialphotography #scottishlanduse #ScottishHighlands #scotlandfromabove #scotland
It seems that Instagram's new preferred image rati It seems that Instagram's new preferred image ratio is 4:5 so here's a picture of a tree on a cold morning to see what it looks like.But I really like the square crop, I used to shoot a lot of square format film and always thought it had echoes of album covers. Given most of my output is horizontally aligned it will be a challenge to fit in with how a social media platform thinks we should consume images, so I'll just keep doing it my way.#winterscape #frozentree #sunrise #squareformat #perthshire #scotland
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