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Last weekend the weather report seemed very promising and for awhile now i wanted to redo an old favourite image of mine that i kinda liked but it wasn`t really what i wanted.
So, off to Rannoch moor on Saturday with plenty of time to spare for a sunset at the Buachaille. First stop (after a cup of coffee of course) was Lochan na h-Achlaise, bag and tripod out (although i was only scouting) and went looking for that spot for my sunrise.
I had to stay there for quite awhile as the sand on the small beach (yes there is a beach there) looked like it was going to turn really vivid red with the sun quite low on the horizon. Everything was set up and all i had to do was wait for the moment.
This first one is the one i`m talking about.
Off to the car after this and drive away to see if i could get some decent light for a picture of Buachaille, unfortunately it never happened, instead i turned the camera around to get a picture of Creise on the opposite side of the glen.
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Late diner at Ballachulish ( a small village near by) and back at the Lochan, a few hours of sleep in the car (amazingly starry sky) and just after 5 am up for the first light, straight to the pre picked spot and wait, i must say it was getting rather cold, it was around 2-3c, thats what i was presented next and after a 2 hours wait.
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Unfortunately the water wasn`t perfect for good reflections as i expected but we can`t have everything. The sun now started getting a bit higher in the sky and the first photographers of the day started appearing, with nothing else to do and the shop for the morning coffee wasn`t going to open for another hour, i moved to a different spot where the water was very still because of the shelter, more and more cars with photographers were arriving.
And finally as i was getting ready to walk away, i noticed that the sky was getting very interesting, different spot, camera facing up a bit and snap, the last one for the day.
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So, off to Rannoch moor on Saturday with plenty of time to spare for a sunset at the Buachaille. First stop (after a cup of coffee of course) was Lochan na h-Achlaise, bag and tripod out (although i was only scouting) and went looking for that spot for my sunrise.
I had to stay there for quite awhile as the sand on the small beach (yes there is a beach there) looked like it was going to turn really vivid red with the sun quite low on the horizon. Everything was set up and all i had to do was wait for the moment.
This first one is the one i`m talking about.
Off to the car after this and drive away to see if i could get some decent light for a picture of Buachaille, unfortunately it never happened, instead i turned the camera around to get a picture of Creise on the opposite side of the glen.
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Late diner at Ballachulish ( a small village near by) and back at the Lochan, a few hours of sleep in the car (amazingly starry sky) and just after 5 am up for the first light, straight to the pre picked spot and wait, i must say it was getting rather cold, it was around 2-3c, thats what i was presented next and after a 2 hours wait.
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Unfortunately the water wasn`t perfect for good reflections as i expected but we can`t have everything. The sun now started getting a bit higher in the sky and the first photographers of the day started appearing, with nothing else to do and the shop for the morning coffee wasn`t going to open for another hour, i moved to a different spot where the water was very still because of the shelter, more and more cars with photographers were arriving.
And finally as i was getting ready to walk away, i noticed that the sky was getting very interesting, different spot, camera facing up a bit and snap, the last one for the day.
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. #4 for me - the little tufts add a really nice variety to the glassy water surface.
Truly stunning photographs, with my favourite being #2.