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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · 6d

Hallgrimskirkja 🇮🇸

Visited this iconic Reykjavik landmark at blue hour on my first day in Iceland. This worked perfectly to create a contrast between the striking white glow of the church and the blue skies.

#Iceland #hallgrimskirkja #photography #reykjavík #church #bluehour #streetphotography

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · 18d

Reynisfjara

The notorious black sand beach, heavily windswept with moody clouds lurking overhead.

The wind here was so intense, occasionally pelting you with the loose bits of sand.

#Iceland #Reynisfjara #blacksandbeach #landoficeandfire🇮🇸 #photography

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · 25d

I lucked out with the weather as well, the sun highlighting the water as it thundered down.

This was top of my list to visit while I was in Iceland and so glad I got to see it in such great weather!

Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · 25d

Skógafoss 🇮🇸

This was the first waterfall we stopped at during my Iceland trip and what a way to start! Skógafoss is such an epic waterfall which is far bigger than photos show.

#Iceland #Waterfall #Skógafoss #photography #waterfallphotography #canon5dmarkiii #TravelPhotography #EpicWaterfall

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Sep 18

Abandoned.

The DC-3 plane wreck on the Sólheimasandur black sand beach in Iceland. This U.S. Navy plane encountered severe icing, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing in 1973.

#Photography #Iceland #DC3PlaneWreck #BlackSandBeach #ExploreIceland #VisitIceland

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Aug 21

Reflections of blue.

Originally wanted to get this with crystal clear reflections but the weather hasn’t being playing ball recently! 😂 That said, I think the rippled areas add a nice bit of foreground and a nice highlight to the bridge itself.

#Photography #NightPhotography #Scotland #Glasgow

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Aug 14

Urban Echoes.

Late night long exposure shot taken underneath Glasgow Central Station, looking west. You get much more intense trails looking this way at the moment due to the one way system as well as the volume of buses that pass this way.
#LongExposure #StreetPhotography #Glasgow #Photography

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Aug 4

Curious Eyes.

A Fox peeking through the bushes while I was out walking the dog last night. Managed to find a nice gap in the bushes that framed the foxes head perfectly for this shot.

#Fox #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Scotland #Wildlife #Animals #RedFox #UrbanFox #WildlifePhotography

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jul 28

Artistic flow.

Experimented with the angle for this one, framing it face on to the GOMA in Glasgow. The bus route gives a lovely light sweep through the image, giving the GOMA a cool, ethereal look.

#photography #NightPhotography #Glasgow #ScotlandIsNow #Scotland #LightTrails #LongExposure #Night

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jul 21

“Pastel Reflections"

A stunning pastel sunset over the Glasgow. The view down the Clyde was spectacular, with the Tall Ship Glenlee complementing the sleek lines of the new Govan Bridge as the red and orange colours flared up on the horizon.
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#Photography #Sunset #Glasgow #GoldenSunset #Pastel

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thank you so much! That’s very kind of you to say! 😃😃

Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jul 14

Off Roading.

A hidden relic in the Highlands, this abandoned Opel Olympia sits deep in the woods near Loch Vaa. The way the sun sliced through the trees made the whole scene feel frozen in time — like nature gently reclaiming history.

#photography #Abandoned #VisitScotland #Nature #Explore

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jul 9

Symphony of the Sea

The stunning Bow Fiddle Rock on a beautiful day along the Moray coast.

Using a slow shutter, I turned the crashing waves into a surreal mist effect that really highlights the details of the rocks.

📍 Portknockie, Scotland

#ScotlandExplored #scotland #Visitscotland #Photography

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jun 30

Really like how the light of the sky combined with the bridge and the light trails.

#nightphotography #Renfrew #Scotland #LightTrails #LongExposure

Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jun 30

Advance

A blue hour long exposure shot of the new Renfrew Bridge. Originally went down here to get a sunset shot but it didn’t quite work out. So after waiting for the sun to set and for the bridge to open to traffic again after letting a boat pass through, I captured this shot

#photography #light

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jun 25

Quickly grabbed this shot after originally going to Lyle hill to capture the sun set. I’ve passed this sculpture a lot but this was the first time I’d stopped to photograph them.

Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jun 25

Strike.

The sun setting on ‘The Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow’ (The Skelpies) sculpture in Post Glasgow.

#Skelpies #photography #scotland #architecture #sunset #nightphotography #Skelpies #Sculpture #VisitScotland #ScotlandIsNow

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you! Much appreciated! 😃😃

Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jun 16

Lost.

An old, abandoned Opel Olympia from the 1930s hidden in the forest near Loch Vaa.

Took me a while to find this but well worth the effort. I wanted to capture it through the nearby trees with the sun piercing through the leaves to create areas of light and shadow. #photography #Abandoned

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jun 10

I wanted to capture this at sunset to give the photo a dreamy look which worked really with the long exposure effect on the river passing underneath.

Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jun 10

Heritage.

Sunset at the Old Packhorse Bridge in Carrbridge. Built in 1717, it is is the Scottish Highlands’ oldest known stone bridge.

#photography #Heritage #Scotland #scotlandisnow #SunsetPhotography #Sunset #ScottishHistory #VisitScotland

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · Jun 4

Crossing sunset.

Lucked out with the weather last week, capturing this shot of the sun setting behind the new Govan bridge. Really happy with the pastel tones in this one! 😃

#photography #Scotland #Glasgow #Sunset #Goldensunset #StreetPhotography #SunsetPhotography

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · May 29

Splash.

Made my first trip to Bow Fiddle Rock last week and lucked out with the weather, the sun piercing the clouds as the waves crashed against the rocks.

Really happy with how the photos turned out for this one but keen to visit here again in the future.

#photography #Scotland #BowFiddleRock

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · May 16

The Hermitage.

Had the chance to make a brief stop here on the way to a shoot in Pitlochry. A truly stunning place and definitely plan to visit again for a proper wander round in the future.

#photography #TheHermitage #VisitScotland #Scotland #LandscapePhotography #Pitlochry #Travel

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Gordon Sommerville @gordonsommerville.bsky.social · May 9

The reflection was perfect, which really added to the stunning sunset skyline, capped off with a flight making its way into Glasgow Airport ✈️