On the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale, moody skies over the sea-loch, Loch Nevis. The remote village of Inverie is visible, left of cerntre. Soon the clouds parted and a splendid evening was in prospect. Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Commentary.
Just minutes out of Mallaig’s cosy, colourful, charming but busy harbour, the slopes of Loch Nevis dominate the southern shore.
As moisture from the mighty Atlantic rolls in, the clouds cling to the awesome slopes and the sky darkens.
This fjord is deep, ominous and archetypal of this stretch of the West Coast.
It is surrounded by peaks from 3,000 to 3,500 feet and, at times, the slopes overlap and the peaks loom menacingly above.
But, photogenically, on blue-sky days, this fjord is unparallelled, hereabouts, for its beauty and grandeur.
It culminates, fifteen miles inland in the majestic pyramidal landmark of Sgurr na Ciche.
Today, as the Isle of Skye came into view, the clouds dispersed and the mountain vistas unfolded for fifty miles, north and south.
A magical and stupendous ferry-crossing!!!
On the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale, moody skies over the sea-loch, Loch Nevis. The remote village of Inverie is visible, left of cerntre. Soon the clouds parted and a splendid evening was in prospect. Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Commentary.
Just minutes out of Mallaig’s cosy, colourful, charming but busy harbour, the slopes of Loch Nevis dominate the southern shore.
As moisture from the mighty Atlantic rolls in, the clouds cling to the awesome slopes and the sky darkens.
This fjord is deep, ominous and archetypal of this stretch of the West Coast.
It is surrounded by peaks from 3,000 to 3,500 feet and, at times, the slopes overlap and the peaks loom menacingly above.
But, photogenically, on blue-sky days, this fjord is unparallelled, hereabouts, for its beauty and grandeur.
It culminates, fifteen miles inland in the majestic pyramidal landmark of Sgurr na Ciche.
Today, as the Isle of Skye came into view, the clouds dispersed and the mountain vistas unfolded for fifty miles, north and south.
A magical and stupendous ferry-crossing!!!