UPPER SLAUGHTER

THE COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1169

Upper Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of Stow-on-the-Wold. The village is built on both banks of the River Eye, a slow-moving stream crossed by two footbridges, which also flows through Lower Slaughter. There is a ford where the river widens in the village. Most of the 16th and 17th century homes in the village use Cotswold limestone and are adorned with mullioned windows and often with other embellishments such as projecting gables. The name of the village derives form the Old English term "slough" meaning "wet land". In 2013, the Parish Council opposed an icebox tricycle selling ice creams seven days a week, six months of the year, arguing that the trading times were excessive, increased footfall would prevent the grass from growing and children could climb on the trike and fall into the nearby river.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/320th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

STRUAN

THE ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1127

Struan (Scottish Gaelic: An Sruthan) is a small village on the west coast of the island of Skye, on the shores of Loch Beag, itself an inlet of Loch Harport. Struan has a population of around 300. While there are four different Protestant denominations represented in the area, church attendance has declined dramatically, and Sabbath keeping is largely forgotten. The local economy, like most of Skye, is heavily supported by tourism, fishing, crofting and to a lesser extent, large-scale farming.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/320th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 150 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.

LOCH SNIZORT,

ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1124a

Loch Snizort is a sea loch in the northwest of the Isle of Skye between the Waternish and Trotternish peninsulas. It is fed by the River Snizort, originating in the hills east of Bracadale. The mouth of Loch Snizort gives access to the lower Minch and contains the Ascrib Islands.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/320th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.