Explore #64 11/04/2025 - Breakfast will have to wait I

Lagagarbh Cottage, Glencoe, Scotland

 

Returning to my January Glencoe trip again and the most spectacular pre-sunrise sky I’ve seen there ……..and one of the best I’ve seen anywhere.

Given the weather the week I was up there together with sunrise times I had been going into breakfast as soon as the restaurant opened at 07:30. However, on this particular morning I looked out the window after waking up and my ‘sunrise colour’ warning siren was ringing slightly. Could there be a chance of some color?

By the time I was dressed and loaded the camera gear into my car the siren was ringing louder! I decided to see if I could take a later breakfast and luckily my request was granted. Breakfast worries resolved I set off to head towards Loch Ba and sunrise but, after a couple of miles, it looked like there was a band of cloud right on the horizon that might snuff the colour. Should I go on or turn around? Another half a mile later a layby appeared as if someone were giving me the answer so a quick U-turn later I was headed in the opposite direction racking my brains for a spot that might deliver the best chance of both a colourful sky and a good composition but I needed to be there within about 10mins. Not the easiest thing given the topography, road and the time constraint.

I suddenly recalled the A82 takes a nice curve near the Lagangarbh Hut so dashed to a nearby layby and dashed to get into position as the sky was starting to colour. My sirens were warning me I didn’t have long to get into position and I knew I needed to walk westwards along the side of the road to get a better angle. I therefore didn’t feel I had the time to find a bit of foreground interest so set up just the other side of the safety fence and started shooting.

10mins later I was a very happy Tog with a significant number of bracketed images on my memory card. I certainly haven’t had a sky like that in Glencoe before. Mission accomplished it was back to the Kingshouse Hotel and a very nice breakfast with the obligatory haggis on the menu….which I really like by the way.

I’ve posted two versions on purpose. One because it makes the Lagangarbh Hut more prominent and the other giving a better idea of the overall scene. And no, I’ve not had a funny turn with the colour sliders, that sky is real!

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