For my second aerial film, entitled ‘Wild Scotland’, I wanted to showcase some of the wilderness this magnificent country has to offer. From the Highlands and Islands on the west coast to John O’Groats and North Berwick on the east I’ve captured just a fraction of the stunning wilderness which Scotland has to offer.

I’ve spent the last few months travelling up and down the country capturing locations, carefully planning my schedule to take advantage of the best light, be that dawn or dusk. Along the way I’ve been lucky to pick up some unexpected shots such as deer near Ardnamurchan and a large group of seals in a bay near John O’ Groats at the very top of the British mainland.

Making this film involved a series of mini adventures. Hiking up Bidein a'Ghlas Thuill at 3am in the pitch dark, to film the spectacular serrated ridge of An Teallach, and hearing stags roaring in the valleys below is a memory that will stay with me for a very long time. Also filming Bass Rock near North Berwick, which is home is to the world’s largest single rock Gannet colony with some 40,000 pairs of birds, at first light was a real treat.

Check out the behind the scenes film below

The film was mostly shot on the DJI Inspire 1 and for the more remote locations I used the DJI Phantom 3 which can be packed in a backpack really easily.

Big shout out to Drew Gibson who has done another magnificent job colour grading this and also to Pete Smith (www.thesoundspace.co.uk/) who created the sound mix. Cheers also to Rob Waugh (facebook.com/curiousrobinfilms) for feeding back throughout the edit and helping suggest locations.

Locations in order –

An Teallach

Ardnamurchan lighthouse

Bidein A’ Ghlas Thuill

Mangersta Sea Stacks, Isle of Harris

Suilven

Luskentyre Beach, Isle of Harris

Callanish Standing stones, Isle of Lewis

Duncansby Bay (Seal shot)

Tantallon Caslte

Bass Rock

Ardnamurchan

Duncansby sea stacks

Glen Etive

Castle Stalker

Arisaig

Forth Rail Bridge

Neist Point, Isle of Skye

Music again by the fantastic Tony Anderson – Eyes Wide Open

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