July Photo of the Month Contest

[BEEDEE]

The July contest is now open. Topic is KILTS AT HIGHLAND GAMES since we are in the games season.

Closing date is Saturday July 31.

Brian

[Riverkilt]

Although its just another posed shot I love the content of this pic. Three proud Arizona Department of Corrections officers in kilted turnout for the 2007 Mesa, Arizona Highland Games.

[MacBean]

The Mackintosh of Mackintosh (34th Chief) announcing the Games at their ancestral home, Moy near Inverness, 2009. I have another photo of him and others from Clan Chattan including Sir William McPherson of Cluny and Richard MacBain, but it doesn't orient well vertically.

[BoldHighlander]

Here's a sampling from the Bellingham (WA) Highland Games for consideration:

this one of the heavy athletes features XMarks own JGorley (James Gorley) in the yellow hose:


Highland Dancers:


The Wicked Tinkers:




Thanks!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I'll try a few. From the Greenville (SC) Highland Games, this past June.

Romilly Squire on left, Mark Harden, Baron of Cowdenknowes on right.

From the Stone Mountain Highland Games, 2008.

From L to R, myself, Lady Fiona MacGregor, and Capt. Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor. Lady Fiona's maiden name was Armstrong, and I'm wearing the Armstrong tartan (my grandmother). I enjoyed meeting them immensely.

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, 2009.

Caught this Highland Dancer's kilt mid-swing!

Loch Norman, 2009

'Cause there has to be an "X Marks Meet Up" photo in the bunch.

Foothills Highland Games. Don't recall the year but it was at least 2008, if not before.

Master sporran maker Lamar Britt (Ferguson Britt sporrans) on left, talking with master kilt maker (and my teacher) Bob Martin on right.

Last one, which I like for obvious reasons. From the Stone Mountain Highland Games, 2007.

Myself holding my then-newborn son, Alister. He'll be turning 3 later this summer. Photo by Bisell McWilliams.

[piperdbh]

Loch Norman, 2010:


Stone Mountain 2009:


Greenville 2010:


and a Hamish II at Gatlinburg 2009:

[SteveB]

Chief Smith, Town of Lincoln, New Hampshire. Department uniform is the New Hampshire state tartan.

[Downunder Kilt]

Photo of the only all female Pipes & Drums band in Australia. It is the Presbyterian Ladies College P & D and this is the Victorian section of the band at the Geelong Highland Games in 2009. They wear the PLC tartan.

[Downunder Kilt]

The young and the old tunning up before the massed bands at Daylesford (Victoria) Highland Games 2008. Members of the Castlemaine Pipes and Drums wearing the Chattan Chief Tartan woven by the Castlemaine Weaving Mill in the 1950's

[Mael Coluim]