66 Digital SLR PhotographyDecember 2 019
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If youfollowtheA 82 acrossRannochMoor,
youeventuallydropdownintoGlencoe.
The sceneryhereis completelydifferentas
you’re highup,lookingdowntheglenand
acrosstohuge mountainsincludingthe
ThreeSistersofGlencoe.
Attheheadoftheglenis aninteresting
waterfallthatcascadesdowna sheerrock
face.There’sa viewingplatformopposite
thewaterfallandit’s wortha stop. Youcan
alsowanderdowntheroadfromthereand
shootthe woodlandanddeepgorges– they
look theirbestafterafallofsnoworona
freezingmorningwhenthetreesare
coveredin hoar frost.
DrivingdownintoGlencoe,thereare
numerousparkingplaceswithgreatviews,
though thescaleofthesceneryis difficult to
capture.Manyphotographersresortto
includingtheroadorafootpathbelowthe
mountains.Duskis a goodtimetocapture
theseviewsduringthe wintermonths.
MyfavouritespotinGlencoeis downat
thebottomoftheglen – Loch Achtriochtan.
It’s easy to drive by this loch without giving ita secondglance,butifyouparkupandget
downtothewater’sedge,yougeta fantastic
viewbackupGlencoeandin calmweather
themountainsarereflectedbeautifullyin
theloch.There’s a narrowfootpaththat
followstheedge oftheloch,soit’saneasy
walk.As wellasthe viewupthe glen,also
shootthetoweringrockfacesandbaretrees
acrosstheloch–in snowyweather the
imageslookblack&whitewithoutyou
needing to remove anycolour!1) The view down Glencoe at dusk during mid-winter.
2) A shot taken from the shore of Loch Achtriochtan in
Glencoe. 3) Looking back upon Glencoe from the shore of
Loch Achtriochtan: perfect for capturing reflections!LeeFroststartedrunningphotoworkshops
almost 20 yearsago andsincethenhasorganised
andledmorethan 200 tourstovariouslocations
aroundthe worldincludingIceland,Morocco,
Cuba,Zanzibar,Namibia,Greece,Myanmar,
Bhutan,theUSAandItaly,aswellasthroughout
theUK.IfyouwanttojoinLeeononeofhistrips,
youneedtoactfast.Hehasa largedatabaseof
dedicatedphotographerssoplacestendtosell
veryquickly whena tripis announced, especially
ashehasa high rateofrepeatbookings. Ifyou
wanttobein witha chanceofjoiningLee,your
bestbetis todrophimanemailat:info@
photoadventures.co.ukandasktobe addedto
his mailing list sothatyou’ll receive trip alerts.LEE FROST’S WORKSHOPS
CASTLESTALKER:To reachthisviewontheshoreof
LochLinnhenearPortAppin,taketheA823from
BallachulishtowardsObanthenparkandwalkalongthe
shore.On a dulldaytheCastlemakesforagreatlong
exposure subject with a ten-stopNDfilter at sunset.LLOCHAWEAND KILCHURN CASTLE:Aboutanhour’s
drivefromRannochMooryou'llwanttotaketheA 85
towardsObanfromTyndrum.Set offearlytogetthere
beforesunrise.In winter,thesuncomesupandbathesthe
castle in beautiful light.On calm days, look for reflections.WORTH A DETOUR...
DID YOU KNOW?
Glencoe is the site of a famous
massacre. On 13 February 1692,
around 30 members of the Clan
MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by
government soldiers who they had
played host to. The reason? They
were too slow in pledging
allegiance to King William
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