FotoFling Scotland: Recently Added Galleries and Collections

Portraits

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Sat, 05 May 2012 09:08:01 GMT

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Gaypride, Maspalomas

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:09:29 GMT

]]>Pictures taken at 2010 GayPride, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria

Glasgow

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:24:35 GMT

]]>Photographs taken in 2011 of people and places in Glasgow

Edinburgh

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:47:50 GMT

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Edinburgh

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:15:33 GMT

]]>Pictures of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Life taken in 2011

Lochearnhead Highland Games 2011

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:01:43 GMT

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Kilted Life

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:47:52 GMT

]]>A collection of photographs celebrating the joys of wearing the kilt in a multitude of situations

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Musicians

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:14:41 GMT

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Hombres

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:13:29 GMT

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Portraiture

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:12:16 GMT

]]>A selection of portrait photographs

Aberdeen

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:57:04 GMT

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Portraits

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:22:56 GMT

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Cupar Highland Games

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:10:45 GMT

]]>A selection of photographs taken at Cupar Highland Games 2001

Drumtochty Highland Games

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:13:54 GMT

]]>A selection of photographs taken at Drumtochty Highland Games 2010

Lochearnhead Highland Games

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:22:51 GMT

]]>Pictures taken at the 2005 Lochearnhead Highland Games, Scotland

Aberdeenshire

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:12:56 GMT

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Bonnie Scotland

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:57:41 GMT

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Cowal Gathering

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:52:19 GMT

]]>The Cowal Highland Gathering is an annual Highland games event held in the Scottish town of Dunoon, Argyll, over the final weekend in August. Also known as the Cowal Games, it is the largest Highland Gathering in the world.

The first Cowal Games was held in Dunoon in 1894, and attracted fewer than 2,000 spectators. By 1901, attendances reached 5,000, and the first overseas competitor, an American athlete, took part.
1906 saw the introduction of a pipe band competition. In 1929, the first approaches from Scottish societies overseas were received, and this has continued as exiles the world over have turned to Dunoon for advice and practical assistance in setting up their own Gatherings.[1]

Pipe bands filing into the stadium for the salute to the chieftain and the award announcements.
After a break during the years of World War II, the first post-war Gathering, in 1946, attracted attendances of 28,000. However, the record attendance, to date at least, was in 1950 when 30,000 visitors attended, one of whom was then-Prime Minister Clement Attlee.
In 2000, changes to the Highland dancing format resulted in the Friday becoming a high-profile day, with the top dancers out to qualify for Saturday's finals. The Solo Bagpipe competition introduced a graded system. Shinty was reintroduced, attracting high-calibre competitions.
2003 saw Cowal extended to a three-day event with the introduction of the Scottish National Highland Dancing Championships and the five-kilometre Cowal Run.

The 2007 event saw controversy when it was announced that the committee had decided to abandon the track, athletic and shinty competitions. It was rumoured that this was due to pressure from the pipe bands to allow the crowd to come closer. A number of changes were introduced to the layout of the pipe band competition this year which allowed the spectators to get closer to the bands as they competed. These changes were well received by the piping community and spectators in general. 2007 also saw the introduction of the Ceilidh tent which was headlined by the Red Hot Chilli Pipers in 2008 and 2009. The tent has been very popular and is now a permanent addition to the event. The "controversy" was short lived as the new elements of the event and changes to layout were extremely positive with all elements of the crowd.

Aberdeen

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:53:50 GMT

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Pitlochry Highland Games

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:48:18 GMT

]]>A selection of photographs taken at Pitlochry Highland Games, Perthshire, 2003

Candid Camera

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:29:24 GMT

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Portfolio

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:02:21 GMT

]]>Fotofling Scotland's Pick of Pics with or without a Scottish Twist

Edinburgh, the place and its people

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:02:05 GMT

]]>Pictures of Edinburgh, its people, events and its nooks and crannies taken over the last few years

Glasgow

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:56 GMT

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Aberdeen

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:17 GMT

]]>Photographs of Aberdeen, Scotland

Glasgow

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:41:55 GMT

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Gran Canaria

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:03:48 GMT

]]>Pictures taken in Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain over the years

Edinburgh

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:08:08 GMT

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Edinburgh Accies v Boroughmuir

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:34:07 GMT

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The 2010 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

fotoflingscotland@me.com (FotoFling Scotland) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:48:13 GMT

]]>Pictures taken at the 2010 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo held on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh