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Working away in rural Scotland gallery
Welcome to our 'Working away in rural Scotland' gallery, featuring the best submissions to that theme of our photo competition. We had some great photos, featuring everything from tree planting to recording wildflowers. To fully appreciate each of our photos click on them to be taken to a larger version.
Don't forget to enter your photos under our other themes, and if you are under 18 you can enter under any of our themes until 15th December 2008. Find out more about the photo competition here.
Winner 'Counting sheep at Cnip grazing'
Colin Johnston
Our winning photo was taken at the Cnip community grazing meeting in June 2007. You can read more in Counting sheep wins working away photo competition.
Runner up 'Salmon Netter'
Tom Dalziel
Tom took this photo of a salmon netter at St Cyrus beach in the North East.
Chris Captures Kinshaldy
Annabel Brown
Annabel took this photo at Kinshaldy forest and beach in the East Neuk of Fife. Her husband Christopher is a photographer who uses and renovates classic and vintage cameras and is pictured here taking one of many shots of the grassy dunes.
Zoom In
Austin Taylor
Austin said, "A group of us went over to Mousa to do some serious wildflower recording and, whilst I'm very much a novice at this, the experts made some really interesting finds." You can read about an exhibition of Austin's work in What's Going On? May 2008.
At His Happiest
Claire Nicolson
Claire took this photo of her husband working at their family croft in Sleat, Skye on a sunny September morning.
Mucking About
Susan Low
Planting a border in Kintore.
Arborist engaged in aerial artwork
Hilary Parke
Hilary said, "I was out looking for images of Scotland's forestry and timber sectors when suddenly the perfect silhouette sprang into view."
Scottish Water
Ian Wylie
A Scottish Water van arrives at Hopeman Harbour during severe storms on 21st March 2008.
Fiona MacNab
Fiona said, "It was a cold, dull, misty day and we weren't getting any good photos - when suddenly a huge flock of gulls started swooping about the field where the ploughing match was taking place. They looked like they were enjoying the action!" Taken in Orkney.
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Fiona MacNab
We don't often include two photos by the same photographer, but we felt we had to include this shot of Lianne looking very proud with one of the trees she helped to plant at Happy Valley in Orkney. Over the course of a weekend, volunteers planted over 700 trees!
Photo competition 2008 archive
- Source
- Rural Gateway
- Date
- 30-May-2008
- Categories
- All Scotland, News - General