Highland Cattle, Isle of Skye, Scotland

JULY 2005 – Highland cattle at Loch Sligachan on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com


The story behind the image

From Portree in Scotland we started directly towards the northern tip of the Isle of Skye. We had not seen that many highland cattle on our trip through Scotland yet and we were quite surprised to find quite a number of them near Kilvaxter and – on our way back – at the Loch Sligachan where I shot this image.

These animals are impressing: huge, but peaceful. But we still recommend to not coming too close, or getting between them and their calves, because they can be quite fast!

I was wondering whether these guys actually see anything, or do they rely on their hearing? Well, we don’t know, but I like their “grungy” and cool look.


The high resolution image

Capture Date25-JUL-2005
LocationIsle of Skye, Scotland
CameraCanon AE-1 Program
Image SourceFuji Slide Film
Digital Image SourceMinolta Dimage Scan Elite II
Digital Image Source FormatTIFF, 48 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB
Edited Image FormatJPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB
Edited Image Dimensions3723 x 2482 Pixels
Copyright© by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com

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