Slioch

Slioch (Olympus OM-D E-M1, Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro lens at 19mm, 1/80 sec at f/8, ISO 800, handheld)

A lovely drive to Gairloch this afternoon didn't yield a great deal in terms of quality images, but there were some interesting colours in the sky on the way home.  Patches of blue cloud, interspersed with golden illuminated patches and deep shadow made for some inviting opportunities.  Most would not have made convincing compostions, however, and I left the camera in the bag for most of the drive, apart from this shot taken from the road-side by Loch Maree, looking towards Slioch.  As I stopped, there was a lovely patch of light on the summit of the mountain, along with the sliver on the lower slopes, but by the time I stopped the car and got my camera, it had passed its best.  Still, with the colourful sky, I went ahead and captured a few shots, this being the best in my opinion.  Slioch is a very dramatic mountain, rising some 981m above sea-level, which is 3,218 feet in old money, and the loch is actually only c. 10-15m above sea level itself, so at over 950m in less than 2 km from the loch-side it is a steep climb.