December 2 019 DigitalSLR Photography 61
BLACK ROCKCOTTAGE:It maybea bitofa clichéd
subject,butnovisit toRannochMooris complete
withouta visittoBlackRockCottage, bythesideofthe
roadtotheGlencoeskilift.It looksitsbestaftera freshfall
ofsnowona crispwinter’smorningandtherearevarious
foreground options includinga huge boulder.LLOCHBÀ:MyfavouritelocationonRannochMoor.
It workswellat sunrise(especially), sunsetandanywhere
in between.On a calmdayyou’llgetnicereflections.On
acoldmorningtheedgesofthelochareoftenfrozen
(greatforicepatterns) and the trees can becoveredin
hoarfrost. You’ll want to revisit time and timeagain.COUPALLFALLS:TurndowntheroadtoGlenEtive
andparkupin thelaybyonyourleftjustbeforethe
bridge.Followthepathuptotheviewpointoverthefalls.
Whentheweather’sseriouslycoldthefallstendtofreeze,
addingextravisualinterest.BuachailleEtiveMorloomsin
thebackground.Bestin the morningin sunny weather.LLOCHAINNAH’’ACHLAISE:Thefamousrowantreeon
anislandin thelochmaynotbe thereanylonger,butthis
is stillagreatlocation.CapturetheBlackMounthills
bathedin morninglight orsetagainstthe sunset.There
arelotsofforegroundoptionsontheshoresoit’sworth
parking up and having a wander around for a while.TOP RANNOCH MOOR VIEWS
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