Flickr Scotland

Turbine, originally uploaded by Robert McCreadie.

Whitelee windfarm

Pre-Flight Checks, originally uploaded by sparky2000.

"Preperation for a Red Arrows display at RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland."

Arnol Blackhouse, originally uploaded by Rainbow Gallery2010.

"Tourist being guided around the blackhouse museum at Arnol, Isle of Lewis."

Singing Sands, Eigg, originally uploaded by KennethVerburg.nl.

"Spent a morning at the Singing Sands beach on the Isle of Eigg (not much singing going on when we were there) with the kelp, slow shutter speeds and the crashing waves on the Bruce Percy Isle of Eigg workshop."

We'll Kill the Fatted Calf Tonight (So Stick Around!), originally uploaded by Kenny Maths.

"The Popemobile? Hey wait a minute...I thought the BATmobile was coming to town? I demand a recount. :-)

Pope Benedict XVI in the aforementioned Popemobile on Lothian Road, just opposite The Usher Hall.

It wasn't the easiest to get a decent shot...through green tinted glass...highly reflective...with no time to mess about with a polarising filter. I've adjusted the colour temp/balance...boosted the contrast...and generally polished in Photoshop.

Disappointing that he didn't opt for Rangers tartan...but there's no accounting for fashion sense. ;-)

As for the title....well...Bennie & The Jets you see...and the lyric also fits in a religious context.

Oh...and the Police estimates of the crowds in Edinburgh today are clearly absolute guff! They are saying 125,000...but at Hogmanay the crowds are now limited to 100,000...and it was nothing like as busy. I've seen the TV pics from Princes Street...and Lothian Road was pretty quiet...I think about a quarter of the official estimate would be nearer the mark."

Pepperpot Lighthouse, originally uploaded by Lens Luther.

"This sweet little Pepperpot Lighthouse is at the edge of Loch Lochy where we had such a nice chill evening and walk last week. Man I love Scotland !"

Cry Baby~Waaaghhhh, originally uploaded by indigo_girl.

"big licks in the big city"

Fire in the Sky, originally uploaded by Graham Stirling.

"An amazing sunset tonight, and for once I was at the beach on time.
I had to go a bit filter crazy on this one to slow the water enough and keep some detail in the rock and sky.
This shot actually has minimal post processing with only some contrast and a little saturation added.
D3
Nikon 16-35 F4
F20
10 Secs
17mm
ISO100
Lee 0.9 ND
Lee 0.6 GND
Lee 0.9 GND

Thanks everyone for your support. This image has got to #8 in Explore. Im well chuffed."

Rainbow Rising, originally uploaded by Stewart 50.

"Taken about 15 mins before the sun set .The light was very weird."

20100909 - Snaking, originally uploaded by four50photo.

"image of the day and gave up waiting on the bridge being people free ... i mean, how inconsiderate of the public for using a public bridge when someones trying to get a photo of it !!! :o)"

Bankfoot beams & bales, originally uploaded by angus clyne.

"I had seconds to get out of the car, climb the fence, set everything up and get this before it was gone, could have been more.... Next time !"

Loch Mackie, originally uploaded by Brian Kerr Photography.

"Loch Mackie, the mist rising from the loch just after sunset.

Near Balcary, Auchencairn, Dumfries & Galloway."

Watching, originally uploaded by ian_mcc.

"Too late arriving as usual, just managed one long exposure before the sun dipped down and the light went off the building. The previous shot was taken from inside this building, a WW2 gunnery range quadrant tower, apparently."

Great Skuas V Tern, originally uploaded by Ally.Kemp.

"Picture taken at Chanonry point, Fortrose, Black-isle, Scotland."

Gloaming., originally uploaded by stonefaction.

"The jack-up rig, Rowan Gorilla VII at Dundee harbour, at dusk. Photographed from my living room window."

The welder, originally uploaded by ccgd.

"Arnish Fabrication Yard, Stornoway"

Ben Loyal and The Kyles Of Tongue, originally uploaded by emperor1959.

"One of Scotland's most iconic mountains, in the County of Sutherland, Northern Scotland."