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Glencoe and Rannoch Moor in the snow (Part 1)

The planning starts the night before a trip, it involves checking the weather forecast on a few websites as the BBC’s weather is sometimes not the most reliable! Then the sunrise and sunset times are noted along with using Memory Map to scope out suitable locations for sunrise/ sunset shots. The weather forecast looked promising, [...]

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Glencoe and Rannoch Moor in the snow (Part 2)

Continued from Part 1….. From here it was on towards the River Coupall, which to my delight was completely frozen over. I parked the car in the nearest lay-by and made my way across the moorland towards the frozen river. The ice was a good couple of inches thick, so I decided to risk it [...]

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Turnberry Sunset

A couple of weeks ago during one of our trips to Ken Dee marshes we decided on the way home to stop off at Turnberry lighthouse. This lighthouse was designed by Thomas Stevenson and was completed in 1873 on the site of the remains of Turnberry castle. We reached the edge of Turnberry golf course [...]

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Loch Arklet

Another couple of images from last weeks trip to the Trossachs.  Loch Arklet is nestled in a valley, so depending on the wind direction, good reflections can be found here.   The Loch’s water level was raised in the early 20th century by the building of a dam.  This Loch helps to supply Glasgow with it’s [...]

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Talisker Bay

Day 7 Our last day on Skye.  We decided to head to Talisker Bay.  Once we parked at the end of a single track road, it was a short mile or so hike along a farm track to the bay itself.  The walk was worth it as the bay revealed golden sand and loads of [...]

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