Autumn Colours
Nourishing the soul with the bounties of nature
It’s been a while since I last posted anything. There are a myriad of excuses that I won’t bore you with, but, suffice to say, I hope to start posting more regularly again.
In the last couple of months, I’ve had the pleasure of co-hosting three groups of photographers within our self-catering unit on the farm. The last group was led by Mali Davies who, for those of you around for my post way back in March, came to visit in February for a whirlwind recce of potential locations. February gave us a soft mantle of snow in places which was replaced by the hues of autumn this month. Mali is known for his tree photography so leaf colour for the workshop was important, and we weren’t disappointed.
A day was spent wandering along the bank of Lochs Clair and Coulin on the edge of the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve near Kinlochewe. The plan had been to walk round the lochs, but we stopped so often we ran out of time and had to back track. Despite a little squally rain, we were treated to some wonderful light at times and the trees were glorious in their beautiful cacophony of reds, golds and greens, all with the dramatic backdrop of the surrounding mountains.
Loch Clair on a calm autumn day, with the Beinn Eighe range reflected in the still water and green and golden trees along the shoreline.
‘Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower’ ~ Albert Camus
Loch Clair with the Beinn Eighe range in the background. A rare drop in the breeze allowed it to be reflected in the loch.
I still have most of my images from the week to look through and process but here are some from that particular day…
Beinn Eighe beyond Loch Clair.
Trees along Loch Clair
Autumn colours along the slopes above Loch Clair
Autumnal colours on Loch Coulin.
Loch Coulin
Loch Coulin
Panning across Loch Clair towards the Beinn Eighe range, its peaks draped in cloud. A muted, overcast day, at this point with our group of photographers in the foreground taking in the scene.
Spending time out in the beauty of nature in the company of lovely people is food for the soul. Although physically exhausted by the end of the week, I was mentally revitalised and I‘m looking forward to getting out with my camera a little more than the summer months allowed.
This post first appeared on Substack, where I share travel stories, photography, and quiet moments from the road.