Glen Docherty - Scottish Highlands

[windrunner]

Anyone who has ever driven the West Coast road to Gairloch has probably pulled into the layby and taken this shot - I've taken it myself dozens of times.

I'd been hillwalking in Torridon and it had been raining all day. Just as we got to the top of the glen on our way home the clouds broke and some late evening light spiked through into the glen. Dived out and took this balancing the camera on the car roof with a long lens at about 130mm. Hand held a cokin soft grad over the lens to temper the sky a bit.


Glen Docherty - West HIghlands by Michael~Ashley, on Flickr

 

[Martyn D]

Roads like that are just a distant dream round here...great light, great capture and a great image!

 

[gramps]

Roads like that are just a distant dream round here...great light, great capture and a great image!

 

[Speedy136]

Stunning! love the way the light is breaking through.

 

[tomh1982]

Stunning shot!

 

[kendo1]

Yep, great shot.

 

[Tannachy]

As always Mike, a brilliant photo. The view itself is a classic as you say, but you've got perfect conditions here, I especially like the light/squally shower coming in from the left!
Well done.

 

[F1.2]

Moody !

Nice

 

[dinners]

A familiar view - but a fantastic version of it.

 

[Martin80]

Beautiful shot! As you say a familiar view but one I never tire of seeing.

 

[dekeyboy]

Lovely shot.

 

[dexter35yrs]

excellent shot

 

[windrunner]

Cheers guys

 

[JakeT1992]

Thats a cracking shot! Makes me really excited for my trip to Scotland, Skye and the Lakes in August.

 

[SFTPhotography]

Very nice light and making the most of what was a poor day

 

[ikonic]

yep good shot , weather add to mood, great.

 

[windrunner]

Very nice light and making the most of what was a poor day

Cheers - yeah, it had rained all day and this was the first time the camera was out the bag from 8am. I was starting to regret having lugged it up the hills.

 

[gaz_jameison]

This is the reason I hate coming on this site, I get really jealous when I see photos like this and mine are all **** haha!

Stunning shot pal, fantastic!