JULY 2005 – Highland cattle near Kilmuir on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
From Portree in Scotland we headed 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 where I shot this image. A bit further down the A855 is the Skye Museum of Island Life, which is definitely worth a visit when you are in the area.
Highland Catlle are impressive: huge, but peaceful. But do not come too close, or get between them and their calves, because they can be quick (and then they can be quite dangerous.)
I was wondering whether these guys actually see anything, or do they rely on their hearing? Well, we don’t know, but I do like their grunge look.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 25-JUL-2005 |
| Location | Isle of Skye, Scotland |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | Minolta DiMage Scan Elite II |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 3731 x 2487 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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