60 DigitalSLR PhotographyDecember 2 019
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COTLANDHASALWAYSbeena
meccaforlandscapephotographers,
notonlybecausethelandscapeis
epic,butbecausecomparedtomost
ofEngland,thepopulationis lowso
youdon’thavetoworryaboutbattlingfor
tripodspace– upin theHighlandsyoucan
go alldaywithoutseeinganother soul!
Ifyou’veneversteppedfootoverthe
border andarewonderingwheretohead
foryourfirstScottishphotoadventure,you
coulddoa lotworsethanheadforthe
RannochMoorandGlencoeregion.It’sonly
a two-hourdrivefromGlasgowbutyou’ll
feellikeyou’vebeentransportedtoanother
world,whereherdsofwilddeergrazeand
goldeneaglessoarmajesticallyoverhead.
It’s wildandbarren,sparselypopulatedand
hauntinglybeautiful.Bestof all,there’sa
main road– theA 82 – cuttingstraight across
RannochMooranddownthroughGlencoe,
soaccessis easy. There'snoneedtotrekfor
milesthroughperilousbogland(unlessyou
reallywantto!). Simplyparkyourcar,jump
outandwithin minutes,orevenseconds,be
shootingsomeof themostdramaticscenery
you’re likely to see anywhere in the United1)Frozen Loch Ba captured on a cold winter's dawn.
2) Wildlife lovers will be pleased to know that red deer are
a common sight on Rannoch Moor. 3) Kilchurn Castle
reflecting in a flat calm Loch Awe. 4) Trees at sunrise on the
shore of Loch Bà. 5) The River Etive and Bouchaille Etive Mor- a classicviewpointeveryoneshouldaimtocapture.
Kingdom,Europeoreventhe world!
RannochMooris sixtysquaremilesof
desolationfashionedbynatureandringed
by mountains. At1, 000 feetabovesea-level,
it’sa vast,flatlabyrinthof bogs, marshes,
stagnantwatercourses,lochs andlochains.
Drivingacrossthe mooren-routetothe
headof Glencoe,it'shardnottofeeljusta
little uneasy. Thesummitsof theBlack Mount
peaksaremoreoftenthannothiddenbylow
cloud.Peat-darkenedpoolsliehalf-hidden
amongthe reeds andheathers.Stuntedtrees
bracethemselveslikewizenedoldmen
againstthe wind.But nomatterhow
menacingit appears,RannochMoor'sspell
will draw you backtimeandtimeagain.It's
one of our nation's most beautiful areas.2134LeeFrostpickedupa cameraforthe
firsttimeaged 15 andhasbeen
obsessedwithphotographypretty
mucheversince.For thelast two
decadeshehasbeenregardedas
oneof theUK’sbest-knownlandscape andtravel
photographers.He spends severalmonths each
yearexploringtheglobe withhis cameraandhis
creativeimagesaremarketedworldwidebya
range of photographiclibrariesforusein books,
magazines,advertisingcampaigns,posters,
calendarsandtravelbrochures.Leeis alsoaprolific
authorwithover1, 000 articlesand 20 booksto his
nameandhasorganisedandledmorethan 200
photographic workshopsandtours.Leelivesnear
theseainCornwallandwhenhe’snotbehinda
camerayou’ll probablyfindhimonhisboat on the
Helford River.www.leefrost.co.ukBIOGRAPHY