Ken Rennie
Well-Known Member
When the rainbows faded I was back in the car and off to photograph a set of cascades on the River Coupall that I have always ignored and a quick Google check it seems that most photographers ignore them too although I have found a Nick Paige video from here. Parked the car and a very wet walk across about quarter mile a mile of bog. I have a new method of working, I find a composition that I like and wait for the light to happen. I normally accept the light as it is presented, get the image and move on but with sunshine and showers waiting pays dividends.
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Light on the rocks and the mountain (Buachaille Etive Mor) but the water is from a shade image
In the end I spent about 2 hours here and didn't see another person. I really should return in August when the heather is in bloom and the grasses don't look blanched, however this is a midge magnet with hundreds of shallow stagnant pools giving perfect breeding grounds. The other problem is the river level, which is good on this occasion after the heavy rain of the day before and the morning showers. Despite the land acting as a huge sponge river levels rise and fall very quickly as you will soon see.
Entering Glencoe , if you know where to look, this tree is perfectly placed, this is almost a roadkill shot as my car is 10ft away total stop time less than 5 minutes, I didn't wait for the sun this time
Down into the Glen, parked the car and chatted to a tour driver for a few minutes before scrambling down to the River Coe which had dropped a couple of feet from the evening before
Not quite lunchtime but I wanted some hot food for lunch so drove to nearby Fort William. More to follow Ken
No light
Light on the rocks and the mountain (Buachaille Etive Mor) but the water is from a shade image
In the end I spent about 2 hours here and didn't see another person. I really should return in August when the heather is in bloom and the grasses don't look blanched, however this is a midge magnet with hundreds of shallow stagnant pools giving perfect breeding grounds. The other problem is the river level, which is good on this occasion after the heavy rain of the day before and the morning showers. Despite the land acting as a huge sponge river levels rise and fall very quickly as you will soon see.
Entering Glencoe , if you know where to look, this tree is perfectly placed, this is almost a roadkill shot as my car is 10ft away total stop time less than 5 minutes, I didn't wait for the sun this time
Down into the Glen, parked the car and chatted to a tour driver for a few minutes before scrambling down to the River Coe which had dropped a couple of feet from the evening before
Not quite lunchtime but I wanted some hot food for lunch so drove to nearby Fort William. More to follow Ken
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