29-10-13, 11:46 PM
Duncan Ban MacIntyre's hoose'
Duncan Ban MacIntyre 1724 - 1812. One of the most renowned of the Scottish Gaelic poets.
This is his old house in the Auch Glen (Gleann Ach-innis Chalein)
MacIntyre hated sheep, the sheep which caused so many to be cleared from their homes.
"My blessing be upon the foxes, that they hunt the sheep, The sheep with the brockit faces that have made confusion in all the world."
Today the remains of the house are used as a sheep fank.
Took this snap as I was making way back out after 'climbing' Beinn Mhanach.
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Nick, you could try The Gimp - http://www.gimp.org/ I've never tried - keep meaning to though - it's the free alternative to photoshop, I'm told it's very powerful but it might also mean a steep learning curve. I assume there's plenty of guides out there, but finding the right one is the tick.
For anybody starting at photoshop wondering what the heck to do with it I'd recommend Scott Kelby's 7 point photoshop system book. If you can excuse the terrible American English and his OTT processing it is a great shortcut to becoming a photoshop shark. His processing is OTT in my opinion but his technique, knowledge and step by step tutoring are excellent. Just where he turns it up to 100%, I just turn it up 10%. You download his images that he works on in the book and follow it all step by step. Brilliant.
Duncan Ban MacIntyre 1724 - 1812. One of the most renowned of the Scottish Gaelic poets.
This is his old house in the Auch Glen (Gleann Ach-innis Chalein)
MacIntyre hated sheep, the sheep which caused so many to be cleared from their homes.
"My blessing be upon the foxes, that they hunt the sheep, The sheep with the brockit faces that have made confusion in all the world."
Today the remains of the house are used as a sheep fank.
Took this snap as I was making way back out after 'climbing' Beinn Mhanach.
Nick, you could try The Gimp - http://www.gimp.org/ I've never tried - keep meaning to though - it's the free alternative to photoshop, I'm told it's very powerful but it might also mean a steep learning curve. I assume there's plenty of guides out there, but finding the right one is the tick.
For anybody starting at photoshop wondering what the heck to do with it I'd recommend Scott Kelby's 7 point photoshop system book. If you can excuse the terrible American English and his OTT processing it is a great shortcut to becoming a photoshop shark. His processing is OTT in my opinion but his technique, knowledge and step by step tutoring are excellent. Just where he turns it up to 100%, I just turn it up 10%. You download his images that he works on in the book and follow it all step by step. Brilliant.