Loch Linnhe in Fort William Photo

Photographer’s Note

Loch Linnhe is a large sea loch running alongside Fort William, probably the largest town in the Argyll area and gateway to the UK's highest hill, Ben Nevis. This was taken at about 9 in the morning, when the sun was high and yet the cloud was still low over the water, and I was lucky enough to get a run of absolutely beautiful images. (In Fort William and the subsequent train journey to Mallaig I got through 512MB of fairly low res images and could have taken twice that, it was so stunning...)

In the summer Loch Linnhe is perfectly positioned for when the setting sun is low, and is a wonderful venue for keen photographers...I'd urge any first time visitors to Scotland to make the West Coast a priority.

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broglia (3381) 2006-04-15 13:03

James,
Excellent shot, fabulous composition. The little red dinghy in the foreground adds a great perspective. Well done, Roberto

ls7902 (6412) 2006-04-15 13:54

Beautiful morning picture. Good colors, expossure & composition. I did a WS to see how it would look with a little tweak.

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emjleclercq (14652) 2006-04-15 16:25

Very nice landscape, combining a perfect blue lake with nice reflexion of the surrounding hills and that amazing cloud effect.

Thanks for sharing,

Emmanuel

macondo (13361) 2006-04-15 23:02

I'm a sucker for lonely boats, and this is a good one, with the added pleasure of having been there. The colours are great, nicely subdued, and the cloud shadow on the hill adds something, as do the sunlit buildings on far bank. I like this a lot.
Regards,
Andrew

Propofol (1786) 2006-04-16 5:30

Great composition, Crompy!

Jribeirosantos (1908) 2006-04-17 7:53

Just perfect .. all the reflexions ...

Loved it :)

Stay well

Joana

tinamunk3 (6390) 2006-04-24 15:33

Hi James,

Welcome to TE :O)

What a peaceful place you have found here and amazing morning light where you have managed to capture the low hanging clouds very well - bringing a lot of atmosphere to the image. The lonely red boat adds a lot to the image.

Well done.

:) Tina

KellEy (1224) 2006-06-14 19:38

The little red boat is the perfect touch to this still fabulous moment and photo.

penny12 (132) 2009-04-30 5:23