So, after a couple of weeks back at work, and a decent weather forecast, I was keen to get out with the camera this weekend. I agreed with a friend, Graham Ryland, that we would head north to my favourite area and just see what took our fancy by way of locations. The result was a long drive around Wester Ross and south-west Sutherland, and we had a really good day out. The above shot is perhaps a familiar one, although neither Graham nor I had managed to work out where exactly this view was taken from, until yesterday. We had a wee rake around the back streets of Lochinver and eventually worked it out. While it would be preferable to have a bit more dramatic lighting, or some snow on Suilven, I think it is such an excellent view, with the mountain looming large over the church, that it still worked well. We will be back! We basically visited the Achnahaird peninsula and then took the Inverkirkaig road north to Lochinver, dropped into the wonderful pie shop to get some pies for the family, and then up to the superb viewpoint overlooking the Assynt hills. Then, finally in the late afternoon we headed home, via Loch Assynt. The following shots are the best I managed to capture, and given that it was bitterly cold, with a strong wind, and the light was pretty flat and a bit hazy, the results are decent.
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Your wife
21/1/2025 06:54:05 pm
These are stunning. So glad you're back out with your camera, and with Graham. What a lovely set of shots (and trip) to kick-start the year.
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