Doune Castle, Trossachs, Scotland
This evening I have complied a composite of the first two days of a recent photography tour of Scotland during winter. At end of day 1 the town where we stayed had no electricity and hence I was unable to collate and post images which in turn placed my blogging sequence in arrears. Tonight’s exercise is a ‘catch up’.
After collecting guest at Edinburgh Airport we drove north-west past Doune Castle (above) to Callander where we had a brief stop for photographs and refreshments.
Bridge over River Teith, Callander, Scotland
Next we continued through Strathtyre, Crainlarich and on to Rannoch Moor passing through some interesting Trossachs scenery en-route.
Rural Scene, Trossachs, Scotland
Loch Lubnaig, Trossachs, Scotland
Rannoch Moor provided some wonderful photo opps.
Rannoch Moor, Scotland in Winter
Rannoch Moor, Scotland in Winter
Deer in Winter on Rannoch Moor, Scotland
After Rannoch Moor, we cotinued north through Glencoe, one of Scotland’s most stunning scenic areas.
Glencoe, Scotland in Winter
On arriving at Corran on Loch Linnhe we took the ferry and then continued on the west side of the loch up to Glenfinnan and then our final destination of Mallaig where there was no elctricity due to the recent hurricane strength gales.
After a cold night with no hot water we caught the 8.40am ferry to Armadale, Skye which took us past the spectacular Knoydart Peninsula- and more photo opps.
Knoydart Peninsula, Scotland in Winter
On arrival on Skye we stopped first at Knock Castle and then Isleornsay.
Knock Castle, Skye, Scotland
Ornsay, Skye, Scotland
Further on we stopped for pics of a small herd of Highland Cattle before going on to Kyleakin and its ruined castle.
Highland Cow, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Castle Maol, Kyleakin, Skye
Next, we travelled across the Skye Bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh and then a short distance to the famous Eilean Donan Castle- and more photographs.
Skye Bridge, Scotland in Winter
Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland
Next, we continued trough increasingly wintry Highland scenery via Glen Shiel, Invergarry and Loch Laggan.
Glenshiel, Highlands of Scotland
Mountain Scene in Winter, Highlands, Scotland
Loch Laggan in Winter, Scotland
On arriving at Pitlochry, we called in briefly at Edradour Distillery, Scotland’s smallest such whisky producer but just missed the last tour of the day.
Edradour Distillery, Pitlochry, Scotland
Finally we drove on south and then west, first to Aberfeldy and finally to our destination of Kenmore on the northern tip of Loch Tay.
Overall, a great 2 days during we benefited from a very fortunate combination of winter scenery and sunshine- ideal for photography.
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