For the first time in several years I spent a very happy afternoon wandering around Glen Coe / mostly Glen Etive, revisiting well-known sites – Buachaille Etive Mor from the River Coupall, the head of Loch Etive and the viewpoint above Loch Tulla – the light was stunning, a good test of the Olympus Pen-F camera. I also experimented with the 7-14mm ultrawide lens – it seems the best thing to do is point it straight at the sun and enjoy the flare; composition becomes a matter of seeking strong foregrounds.
A classic view from the obvious viewpoint above Loch Tulla - lovely light on the middle-distant hills and precipitation over Beinn Eunaich and Ben Cruachan beyond.
Passing cloud shadows and sunlight on the tops of Stob na Broige and Stob Dubh across the lochan.
There wasn't much water in the River Coupall so I found an alternative angle - it involved sitting uncomfortably on the rocks overhanging the drop to the gorge. (Yay for erosion.) But that's OK, it's what you do when you've got a 7mm lens, right?
Shows what a difference there is with low water levels in summer.
A classic scene, the Buachaille Etive Mor from the rockery in the River Coupall.
Snow remaining on the tops of Ben Cruachan - a moderately long exposure at the head of Loch Etive at optimum sunset.
A classic view from the obvious viewpoint above Loch Tulla - lovely light on the middle-distant hills and precipitation over Beinn Eunaich and Ben Cruachan beyond.
