A photography week in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland

October 20, 2024

Photographing Scotland: Glencoe & Assynt in the Northwest Highlands

Carrbridge packhorse bridge Cairngorms ScotlandCarrbridge Packhorse Bridge in the CairngormsThe ancient packhorse bridge at Carrbridge in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. The bridge dates all the way back to 1717.
I've not posted for a little while but all for good reasons, I've just had a week in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland exploring the stunning scenery and taking advantage of the autumn colours. The first 3 days were at Glencoe, where the weather was actually quite good, even perhaps a little too mild whereas the rest of the week was around Assynt where things were a fair bit more challenging... great fun though and it's always a bigger challenge photographing somewhere you've never been before anyway.

I'd done some location planning before travelling which was well worth the time & effort as it helped me, as much as possible, to be in the right place at the right time and try to capture the fleeting glimpses of good light, especially in the more remote region of Assynt.

Anyway I'm actually posting the last photo first, probably the easiest photo of the week taken at a brief break on my 8.5hr journey back here to North Wales.... this is Carrbridge Pack Horse bridge in the Cairngorms, a beautiful ancient structure dating from 1717... I'll be posting lots more photos of my Scotland trip during the week including my favourite photo of the classic view of the Buachaille Etive Mòr in stunning autumn sunrise light.

All the Scotland photos from my recent photography trip to Glencoe and Assynt can be seen in my Scotland photo gallery on my website:

https://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/scotland-photos