We have settled into our new digs in Bridge of Allan. It is a quiet little village near the centre of Scotland. Our first day was spent locally, finding the grocery, the great little park for the kids and where the Tim Hortons is.
Today we went for a drive to Glencoe to just take in the landscapes. It’s been 5 years since I drove right-hand steer cars and it does come back to you. It also takes extra concentration. After a few stops we switched and JBN took the wheel and I was back on the left hand side. Now I could focus on the landscape and you can see the gallery here.
We actually stopped first at Loch Lubnaig where a persistent fog drifted through the photos. At one point, the misty fog, actually enveloped the shore where myself and few other people were taking pictures. I got back to the car after a 1/2 hour of shooting and we proceeded about another kilometer down the lake to another spot and few more shots. I felt it wasn’t quite as good because the water had ripples here.
It’s great to have a partner who not only supports what I do but encourages me to go out and shoot and have fun. I really appreciate that. She also supervises the kids while I do my thing, so she is like, SuperWoman and WonderWomen all rolled up in one package.
We carried on, stopping here and there along the way. I can’t even begin to remember the names of the tiny spots and the cute villages. At one point there was a spot to park that had a snack truck and enough space for quite a few vehicles. It was here that I saw my first red deer. Then I saw a couple more, they were quite a way off in the distance, so I took a picture to show E. When I got home and looked on the computer I realized that there were actually not two deer in the frame, but fourteen. They were so well camouflaged amongst the autumn grasses. Eventually we made it to Glencoe but, by then, the light had played itself out. I noticed that the quality of light stayed really nice for a really long time. I feel like this part of Scotland sits at the perfect latitude, for this time of year, and that the light is passing through more atmosphere and picking up that golden hue for longer. It makes for awesome shooting conditions for a much longer period.
You will notice a few frames of a little bird with reddish-orange chest, that is a European Robin. It goes quite nicely with my photos of the Australian Robin and the American Robin. BTW, none of them look like the other:)