I must admit to not having found the landscape in Glen Clunie particularly inspiring – good for covering distance whilst hiking but not many trees to catch one’s interest. However, the resultant photos have some merit – hopefully the convey a sense of the expansive topography of the post-glacial floodplain through which the Baddoch Burn runs.
The particularly dark photo is an experiment inspired by my twitter friend Neil Mansfield‘s work with Dark Landscapes.
As I was returning back along the glen, three dogs in the garden of the stone house started shouting and running around me; the owners invited me in and plied me with tea. Next thing you know there’s three dogs all clambering over my knee on the sofa. Highland hospitality at its best.
A blue-sky day: clouds reflecting of a small pond, Glen Clunie.
Strone Baddoch on the right of the shot; the A93 hides behind the tree on the left.
Sgor Mor, some of the mountains in Glen Clunie just up the way from the Cairnwell in Glenshee.
An experimental processing, aiming for a very dark low-key effect with just a hint of light to show the snow on the tops.
I returned from a stroll down the wilds of the glen to be greeted by two spaniels and a small Jack Russel Terrier doing its best guarddog act. With classic - and very touching - Highland hospitality, the inhabitants dragged me in and plied me with tea for no good reason other than I was passing by. Vicious guarddog last seen climbing over my knee for cuddles.
A blue-sky day: clouds reflecting of a small pond, Glen Clunie.
The Baddoch Burn flowing through post-glacial morraine hillocks, Glen Clunie.
