Epic drone footage captures Scotland's stunning coastline like never before - including in the Lothians
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A stunning new video which capture’s some of Scotland’s wildest and most rugged coastline has been created in a bid to boost Scotland’s economy post-lockdown.
The footage, which was shot by award-winning Scottish landscape photographer and author Jason Baxter, shows some of the hidden perspectives and natural ‘gems’.
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Hide AdThe aim of the drone-captured film is to reconnect people with the natural beauty of Scotland’s coastline – and Jason has made the video free-to-use, meaning businesses and marketing teams can add it to their promotional material.
Speaking of the film, Jason Baxter said: “We are so fortunate to have such wonderful unspoilt and unparalleled landscapes in Scotland, that’s a key part of the film: to remind people of what we are entrusted with and the need to safeguard it for future generations.
"It truly is part of our unique heritage. With the impact of lockdown across the country, I am hoping the tourism sector will want to use this film to highlight the natural beauty of Scotland’s coast and promote the country as a great tourism and business location.”
With foreign travel still very much up in the air, there’s been a recent shift in emphasis to staycations, and Scotland’s wild countryside and coastline is a must-visit for many people based in the UK.
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Hide AdThe footage includes locations as varied as: Luskentyre beach (3m 40sec) on the Isle of Harris as the last rays of the sun light up the sand dunes into the deep rich tones of sunset; Aberlady Bay (35sec) in East Lothian on a sunny summer afternoon as a fly-over of the beach at low tide; and the first rays of sunlight illuminating the remote lighthouse at Tarbat Ness in Tain (3m 13sec).
Jason says that throughout the film, the approach was based on creating drone footage that captures the raw beauty of nature from a creative viewpoint and not just from a standard stock view of a scene.
The film was shot in especially remote locations, which meant travelling hundreds of miles at short notice in order to be in the right place at the right time. In total, this film has taken over two years to create, including editing time over lockdown.
Jason Baxter is a professional, award-winning photographer and author based in Edinburgh, who worked in the media for over 25 years. Jason’s first book, published by Mercat (Now Birlinn) in 2004 ‘Edinburgh - A New Perspective’, was used by Edinburgh City Council as the civic gift of choice over 4 years for all visiting dignitaries.
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