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Torridon Trip Report – Day 8 – A change in the weather

James — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:52:08 +0000

Can you believe it. I’m heading home and the clouds have lifted leaving a covering of snow on the high mountains. I make a few quick shots from the roadside and unfortunately have no time to make more images given the long day of traveling ahead. To the moans and groan of my kids I get back in the van and reluctantly make my way home. This was the first time I had seen these mountains all week, such has been the challenge of the weather. However I’m grateful for a glimpse of what this area has to offer. Until next time Torridon…

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Torridon Trip Report – Day 6 – Local Wildlife

James — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:43:11 +0000

In to Torridon again today. Sadly another really wet and flat day. I made a few images from the Torridon roadside and made an attempt to walk down to Lock Clair, the weather was so bad I retreated to the van and sat it out for a bit before conceding and heading to the Torridon Inn for a drink and then back to the house. Really hoping for a break in the weather tomorrow.

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Torridon Trip Report – Day 5 – Gairloch

James — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:37:39 +0000

Another challenging day weather wise, today I headed north up through Wester Ross to Gairloch. Ideally I’d of made it to Ullapool but I feel it’s just a bit too far from my base. Another time definitely.

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Torridon Trip Report – Day 4 – Ardheslaig

James — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:34:47 +0000

A quiet day today with a change in the weather where I just stayed local and captured a few scenes that stood out to me.

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Torridon Trip Report – Day 3 – Applecross Peninsular

James — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 10:02:02 +0000

Today I was keen to explore to the west of Ardheslaig and decided to head around the Applecross Peninsular to Applecross and then over the Mountain road Bealach na Bà and back to the house at Ardheslaig. I like to explore as much as I can on first visits. Get a feel for a place and just take my time and see how things unfold. On the way to Applecross we stopped at the imaginatively named Sand for a walk on the beach as the kids scaled the Sand cliffs to stretch our legs.

Reaching Applecross I was suprised how small it was, just a strip of buildings looking out to sea. We stopped for a wander around and visited a small gift shop. Very pleasant.

I was looking forward to the return leg of the journey over the pass of Cattle, Bealach na Bà. I’ve heard it’s quite a tough drive, surely it can’t be more challenging than the Wrynose and Hardknott Passes in the Lake District. A good test for my van…

At the summit of the pass there are fantastic views over to Skye and I got lucky with some clear and interesting conditions.

Having survived Bealach na Bà I headed back to the house stopping at the red roof cottage on the way home.

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Torridon Trip Report – Day 2 – Ardheslaig

James — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 15:14:17 +0000

The start of my week in Torridon and things are looking pretty good so far. I chose to stay in Ardheslaig to the West of Torridon itself. Mainly due to the house I found availability in.

I wasn’t aware I’d pass by the Red roof cottage, which was a nice surprise as I’ve seen many photographs of that house online. I’ll be sure to revisit and see what I can capture myself.

Today was about becoming aquatinted with the local area so we set off towards Torridon, passing through Shieldaig. I decided to have a look down towards Diabaig first which was an interesting drive in the new van. A fantastic road with some great vantage points of the local area. The kids were quite impressed with the shipwreck on Diabaig beach so we had a short walk before heading back to Torridon. From here we headed down towards Loch Maree for a little explore to round off day one. So far, so good. Lots to work with for a Landscape Photographer with the usual mixture of Scottish weather conditions.

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