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InSight: RIVIER ACADEMIC JOURNAL, VOLUME 12, NUMBER 1, SPRING 2016 DISCOVERING SCOTLAND Seth Osher London, United Kingdom Shipwreck, Machir Bay, Islay, Schotland Follow the leader, Bridgend, Scotland These photographs were taken by Seth Osher during the recent trip with his family to Scotland. They enjoyed the pictorial views of cows crossing the bay at low tide; ruins of the medieval castle and the young tree growing near its wall; boats smiling at their reflections in the harbor, and many other scenic views. Each photo shows the beauty of nature, the touches of history and Scottish people who make this solitary land a peaceful place to live. Copyright © 2016 by Seth Osher. Published by Rivier University, with permission. 1 ISSN 1559-9388 (online version), ISSN 1559-9396 (CD-ROM version). Seth Osher Tunnel Vision, Craigellachie, Scotland 2 DISCOVERING SCOTLAND Smiling Ships, Campbeltown, Scotland Davaar Island, Kintyre, Scotland 3 Seth Osher Castle and Tree, Skipness, Scotland 4 DISCOVERING SCOTLAND On the road to nowhere, Port Ellen, Scotland 5 Seth Osher Isolation, Isle of Arran, Scotland 6 DISCOVERING SCOTLAND The End of the Rainbow, Dunstaffnage Castle, Dunbeg, Scotland 7 Seth Osher Oak barrels with Scotch whisky 8 DISCOVERING SCOTLAND Warehouse No 1, Aberlour, Scotland ___________________ * SETH OSHER grew up in Manchester, NH and has taken photographs since his mother first put a camera in his hands at the tender age of three. In high school he had his own darkroom where he polished techniques that have faded into obscurity thanks to Adobe™, though he still tries to practice their digital equivalent. Today he lives in London, England with his family and when not working loves to photograph the nature and people surrounding their travels. 9 .

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Irene Frances Jenner Xxii Coalfin, Kintyre Way in Skipness by Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland
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