Great images john really like the old road s bend .. also love the misty moody feel the photos well done weather was awful ,sometimes you get your best shots…..!
Misty, mean and Moody was the order of the day for you,John, you seemed to get relentless Rain, it has been a wee while since I have had such a wet day in the Glen. Your higher positions gave you some nice images of the Sisters and I really liked your final three or four shots emphasising the Moody Misty hills. Hoping to head up that way this week, with a little less Rain.🤞🤞
All the images are epic, but my favorite has to be the last one. With the contrast of colours & the majesticness of the three sisters, just perfect! 😊 Proud of you ❤
Awful weather but excellent photographs I particularly liked the ones with the old military road and the wee touch of heather and green fern foreground. All proper moody Glencoe.
Wow!! John, this video is magnificent!! The images are stunningly beautiful. They are so moody (in the best possible way!). I loved the fact that you kept the sound of the rain running throughout and even included the sound of the wind toward the end. It reminded me of camping trips from my childhood. 😊 The way you blended that sound track with the selection of music worked really well. One thing I don’t understand, though: Why the heck didn’t you use your hood??? You looked drenched by the end…and seemed to relish it! 😮 Thank you again for a really wonderful video. You do such excellent work.
"The rain has eased to a torrent" 😅😅 Well done for persevering in that horrendous weather - you have some fantastic shots. Love the ones with the old road. A bit of history: that road was the route taken by the troops who committed the Massacre of Glencoe. They came from the garrison at Fort William, along what is now the West Highland Way, over the Devil's Staircase and turned west along Glen Coe. Additional troops were stationed more or less where you were to mop up any survivors trying to escape. It was just a drove road at that time. The military road was built by Major Caulfield in the aftermath of Culloden.
Ah! Thanks for the info. I thought it had the feel of an old military road and with it being so close to the Devil's staircase I assumed that's what it was. I'm guessing somewhere near there they would have had a lost valley "cut off" for any cattle "going missing" while heading through the glen!
@@JohnMcKennaPhotography I'm not sure, to be honest. One thing that has always bothered me about that is how did they get the cattle across the River Coe, because it is mostly in a fairly deep gorge that would kill any cattle that fell in. My guess is that they came off further east, varying where they left to avoid leaving a specific route that could be traced to the lost valley. It might also make practical sense to drive the cattle along the river for a little, for the same reason. Pure speculation though. There's a good book about the military roads - "Walking the Scottish Highlands: General Wade's Military Roads" by Michael Pollard, with photography by Tom Ang. It was published in 1984 and is long out of print, but if you can find a second-hand copy, it's worth investigating.
@@dougiemilnephotography756 I have that book! I bought a second hand copy when I was researching my "Road to the Isles" project. There's also another great book "The Drove Roads of Scotland" by A.R.B. Haldane which was very useful too.
@@JohnMcKennaPhotography I have that one too. I wrote about the Cadgers Way in my walking book about the Ochils. Haldane lived next to it, near Auchterarder, and researched its history, which grew arms and legs and turned into "The Drove Roads of Scotland".
Love it up at the Study. Hats off to you for persevering in the rain.. the images prove it was worth the soaking. 👍🏻
Thanks Garry!
Magical Glencoe, look forward to that, John.
Thanks Douglas! I got soaked... very soaked!
Great images john really like the old road s bend .. also love the misty moody feel the photos well done weather was awful ,sometimes you get your best shots…..!
Thanks! Yeh the weather wasnt the best!
Really enjoyed that John, everyone's favourite destination I would think, pass through it often. JK
Thanks! Yeh, you can't beat a walk in Glencoe!
Misty, mean and Moody was the order of the day for you,John, you seemed to get relentless Rain, it has been a wee while since I have had such a wet day in the Glen.
Your higher positions gave you some nice images of the Sisters and I really liked your final three or four shots emphasising the Moody Misty hills. Hoping to head up that way this week, with a little less Rain.🤞🤞
thanks Douglas. I was back there on Thursday and it was clear skies and sunshine all the way!
All the images are epic, but my favorite has to be the last one. With the contrast of colours & the majesticness of the three sisters, just perfect! 😊
Proud of you ❤
Ta! :)
Awful weather but excellent photographs I particularly liked the ones with the old military road and the wee touch of heather and green fern foreground. All proper moody Glencoe.
Thanks Malcolm!
have to embrace rain in the area , as its the norm lol The image with old road track leading down the Glen is my first pick.
Thanks! :)
Wow!! John, this video is magnificent!! The images are stunningly beautiful. They are so moody (in the best possible way!). I loved the fact that you kept the sound of the rain running throughout and even included the sound of the wind toward the end. It reminded me of camping trips from my childhood. 😊 The way you blended that sound track with the selection of music worked really well. One thing I don’t understand, though: Why the heck didn’t you use your hood??? You looked drenched by the end…and seemed to relish it! 😮 Thank you again for a really wonderful video. You do such excellent work.
Thanks James! I don't know why I buy jackets with hoods because I never use them! It was great being out in the rain, I love it!
"The rain has eased to a torrent" 😅😅
Well done for persevering in that horrendous weather - you have some fantastic shots. Love the ones with the old road.
A bit of history: that road was the route taken by the troops who committed the Massacre of Glencoe. They came from the garrison at Fort William, along what is now the West Highland Way, over the Devil's Staircase and turned west along Glen Coe. Additional troops were stationed more or less where you were to mop up any survivors trying to escape.
It was just a drove road at that time. The military road was built by Major Caulfield in the aftermath of Culloden.
Ah! Thanks for the info. I thought it had the feel of an old military road and with it being so close to the Devil's staircase I assumed that's what it was. I'm guessing somewhere near there they would have had a lost valley "cut off" for any cattle "going missing" while heading through the glen!
@@JohnMcKennaPhotography I'm not sure, to be honest. One thing that has always bothered me about that is how did they get the cattle across the River Coe, because it is mostly in a fairly deep gorge that would kill any cattle that fell in. My guess is that they came off further east, varying where they left to avoid leaving a specific route that could be traced to the lost valley. It might also make practical sense to drive the cattle along the river for a little, for the same reason. Pure speculation though.
There's a good book about the military roads - "Walking the Scottish Highlands: General Wade's Military Roads" by Michael Pollard, with photography by Tom Ang. It was published in 1984 and is long out of print, but if you can find a second-hand copy, it's worth investigating.
@@dougiemilnephotography756 I have that book! I bought a second hand copy when I was researching my "Road to the Isles" project. There's also another great book "The Drove Roads of Scotland" by A.R.B. Haldane which was very useful too.
@@JohnMcKennaPhotography I have that one too. I wrote about the Cadgers Way in my walking book about the Ochils. Haldane lived next to it, near Auchterarder, and researched its history, which grew arms and legs and turned into "The Drove Roads of Scotland".
Great video again mate, am heading that way at the weekend 👍👍
@@SimonJerromes hopefully see you there!