A Highland Photo Trip: Part 6 Kylesku to Drumbeg

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The Quinag Ridge  from Loch a Chairn Bhain with Sail Gharbh on left and Sail Ghorm on right
Fujifilm X-T2 + XF16-55mm f2.8 - 60s @ f18 ISO200 (zoom16mm) - Point A on the map below
After leaving Loch Assynt we headed north to Kylesku and parking up on the northside of the bridge spanning Loch a Chairn Bhain.  Looking west across the water the clouds were swirling around the Quinag ridge, a group of three mountain peak.  Two were visible from our vantage point, Sail Ghorm at 776m and Sail Gharbh slightly higher at 808m.

 We patiently waited for the clouds to break and the 1-minute exposure used to capture the image at the top of the page gives a sense of the dramatic light that was unfolding in front of us.

Sail Gharbh (808m) - Fujifilm X-Pro2 + XF100-400mm f4.5/5.6 - 1/500 @ f5.6 ISO400 (zoom 235mm) - Point A on map
While I was taking long exposure images of the scene I fitted the XF100-400mm telephoto to the X-Pro2  to take some close up shots of the mountain peaks.

Cloud cover on Spidean Coinich from the bridge spanning the Allt na Bradhan
Fujifilm X-T2 + XF10-24mm f4 - 1/4 @ f14 ISO200 (zoom 12mm) - Point B on the map below
Cloud cover on Spidean Coinich, mirrored in the Allt na Bradhan
Fujifilm X-T2 + XF10-24mm f4 - 1/8 @ f14 ISO200 (zoom 10mm) - Point B on the map below
We then drove back down the road towards Loch Assynt where I had spotted a view across the moor towards the third mountain peak of the Quinag, Spidean Coinich, which stands at 764m.  Following the Allt na Bradhan stream I took a series of shots, including the two above.

Derelict Croft at Drumbeg - Fujifilm X-T2 + XF10-24mm f4 - 1/25 @ f8 ISO200 (zoom 10mm)
Derelict Croft at Drumbeg - Fujifilm X-T2 + XF16-55mm f2.8 - 1/400 @ f3.6 ISO200 (zoom 55mm)
Derelict Croft at Drumbeg - Fujifilm X-T2 + XF16-55mm f2.8 - 1/125 @ f3.6 ISO200 (zoom 48mm)
We then headed west on the B869 to Drumbeg.  On the way we spotted a herd of deer close to the road.  We did stop but I will do a separate feature on our wildlife encounters.

 When we reached Drumbeg we stopped in a car park over looking the coast but my eye was drawn to a ruined croft that would provide the perfect foreground subject as the weather was closing in once again.


The last part of the trip will be posted tomorrow with stops to capture the beach at Clashnessie and then back up into the mountains.  We finally ended up on the coast at Altandhu for the sunset that we had been waiting for for two days.   

Other features from this trip
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 8 Sunset at Altandhu - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 7 Clashnessie Beach to the River Polly - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 5 Ardvreck Castle - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 4 Bealach na Ba to Applecross - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 3 Lochcarron to Loch Kishorn - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 2 Inverness - CLICK HERE
A Highland Photo Trip: Part 1 Ruthven Barracks - CLICK HERE

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