Glen Orchy and the Mooring at Connel



After leaving Rannoch Moor we headed south again on the A82 to Bridge of Orchy before turning right on the B8074 down Glen Orchy.  This single track road runs parallel with the River Orchy as it passes down the glen with steep mountain ridges on either side.  Lower down the woods cover the slopes but further up the trees give way to open mountain tops which were covered in snow.

The contrast between the dark green trees and the snow topped mountains made for some great patterns to photograph.








The River Orchy drops down through a series of rapids and waterfalls and we stopped a couple of times to get some images.  However, because the winter sun was is low in the sky at this time of year, the sunlight didn't reach the bottom of Glen Orchy so the light was a little flat. 





We also came across a herd of cows in a snowy field, some Highland cattle and some of another breed that I couldn't identify.







At the bottom of Glen Orchy the snow coverage thinned out as we rejoined the A85 and headed towards Connel.  We passed Loch Awe, with the ruins of Kilchurn Castle out on the waters edge.  The cloud cover meant that the light was still pretty flat so I took a couple of shots on the X-Pro1 and 55-200mm with a vow to return on another trip into the Highlands to get a better shot earlier or later in the day.



We drove into Connel and headed south to Oban for 1-mile to the mooring just off the main road.  By this time the sky had cleared and the flat calm sea and the snowy mountains in the distance was a great backdrop for the boats moored up and the reflections in the water.  




I also took the opportunity to capture another quick image on the Samsung Galaxy S5 mobile phone camera using the panoramic mode.



After this brief stop we headed north again, crossing the Connel Bridge on the A828 for a lunch stop at Ballachulish on the shores of Loch Leven.

Tomorrow's blog will be the short detour up to the top of Loch Leven.

All images taken on a Fujifilm X-T1 or Fujifilm X-Pro1 with the exception of the panoramic image, which was taken on the Samsung Galaxy S5.   The lenses used were the Fujifilm XF10-24mm f4 or XF55-200mm f3.5/4.8


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