Adam Burton Photography

Just got back from a week long photographic trip to Scotland.  Usually the lure of the Highlands pulls me north of Loch Lomond and up towards Glencoe, but for this trip I purposefully based myself near Aberfoyle in the Trossachs.  I wanted to challenge myself to photograph a different area of Scotland, and with Autumn in its full (fall!) glory the Trossachs seemed a perfect destination.  

Unfortunately last week was very challenging weather wise.  The usual changeable Scottish weather had disappeared for the week, to be replaced by days and days of overcast bland skies.  Each day I became more determined to capture a special sunrise or sunset, but unfortunately there was no colourful skies to be seen all week.  There was a bit of mist though, which is always a bonus while shooting lakes and lochs, and the trees and mountains were at their seasonal best with magnificent displays of yellows and browns.  My most memorable morning saw me leave the Trossachs area entirely; I headed to Loch Awe for sunrise in the hope of capturing some mist surrounding Kilchurn Castle.  I correctly predicted the mist, but I think I wished a bit too hard, as when I arrived the castle was completely invisible, lost in a white bank of persistent mist.  

Setting up my gear alongside some keen fishermen , I began the long wait for the castle to appear.  Two hours later the castle briefly materialised out of the gloom, only for five minutes before disappearing again.  After another hour the mist finally retreated to hang low in the glens behind the castle, and my patience was rewarded with a sunlit castle, mirror still lake complete with a misty mountainous backdrop.  By this stage I couldn't feel my feet, but luckily my fingers still worked, allowing me to capture the magnificent view.  

That was pretty much it for the rest of the week.  Although the sun did put in a couple more very brief appearances, there were to be no more special moments.  Yet it was still refreshing to visit a new part of Scotland, and come away with a few images for the portfolio.  I will be adding some new images over the next few days, so keep an eye out for them in the latest work gallery.