path just trodden
This may only be a shaky handheld job on my little pocket camera (fujifilm finepix a500) but is one of the three pics I’m proudest of ...ever…. and it still makes my heart lurch every time I see it!
It had been six and a half hour walk in and up from sea level to that point and comprised more rock scrambling than I had ever envisaged and a heartstoppingly precarious walk along the ridge. I had carried a small tripod every step of the way but the others waiting wanted to press on with even harder descent and 4 hour return trip so I had no chance to set up….....
:))
The view looks back over Loch Hourn into the highlands from the top of Ladhar Bheinn, or ‘hoof hill’ ‘one of the finest mountains in Scotland with narrow rocky ridges and spectacular corries’ (Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide). It is 1020m but we had scrambled up and down on the jagged ridge repeatedly so had climbed considerably more.
The last snows of the winter look reassuringly solid in this pic but in fact stood proud of the mountain leaving the sheer drop visible beneath.
We had sailed into knoydart the most remote penisula on the scottish mainland from Mallaig into the hamlet of Inververie which is inaccessible by road, only by sea or a demanding walk of many miles. It is graced with the fantastic Old Forge pub with superb meals and imprompu nightly ceilidhs which walkers and sailors really enjoy! Deer roamed the gardens and early next morning I got the precious shot of morning gems
Looking back in an amazing place
For full details see heartbeat ridge
Ladhar Bheinn, in the remote scottish knoydart peninsula
For an idea of scale see also hey wait for me
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HELUA
Great scenery…very wild !!!
Andrew Ness
Heh, looks like you’re getting the bug I caught a while ago mate :) Nice pic
mlgkats
this is beautifully captured and what depth it has well done
Tom Gomez
Wonderful shot …
Susan King
beautiful
Sensiworld
Beautiful capture !
Sean Farragher
fantastic scene
Mary Campbell
You must be doing lots of hiking.. lovely pictures from the top, would probably never see in person. Thanks.
sticky
wow….......................................
Richard Veal
Great view dinger.
You must be super fit.
Peter Hill
Even more impressive! Good composition on this one too.
Tony Fallon
Sometimes you just have to look back and collect a wonderful memory or even get something as good as this.
kevin smith sk...
Lucky you. Great air,great exercise and great view to boot. Maggie’s having fun away from her boat…..and computer also I hope.
Nice shot.
ByrneFoto
Fantastic composition Ding, love the snow leading towards the peak, excellent work!
Mar Silva
I would love to be there. This is really amazing.
reflector
Another miraculous view, very well caught Dinghy !
TomBaumker
Good shot good view
Juilee Pryor
this is even more magical….. wonderful image and such a beautiful aspect….. so lovely
joak
brilliant mate some view you must be awfy fit
dinghysailor1 replied
fit for nothing after that I can tell you but the beer tasted awdfy guid !!
;))
MattTworkowski
What an amazing view Ding,beautifully captured.
photobymdavey
I climbed Ladhar Bheinn in 1998 almost a decade ago to the day. We wlaked in from Kinlochourn and stayed at the White House, the smarter building where the stalkers stay in the stalking season. Did you climb the other Munros?
dinghysailor1 replied
no but I know a 74 year old lady who did!! does that count …tee hee! she was a legend having bagged all the monroes and corbetts in her lifetime and she was revisiting some faves! we sailed in from Mallaig to Inverie and enjoyed some gentler walking the next day and couldn’t miss sampling the delights of the Old Forge britains remotest mainland pub …:))
cheers
Andy Harris
Gorgeous image…. tremendous view from up there!
AARDVARK
Hello Sailor! A nice ridge.
Tainia Finlay
Again in awe of you adventurous streak ding! I would have been shuffling along that ridge on hands & knees (as I used to on Cornish Cliff edges) lol Great capture & spirit of adventure!
Photographer
Wow getting dizzy now, superb image Dinghy.
brian pendrey
beautiful view and angle
PhotogeniquE IPA
instant fav – no questions
handprintz
Great perspective and shot,that looks very high!
ltruskett
AMAZING shot Ding…......boy o boy the places you get yourself to…...........what a total adventurer you are.
debsphotos
Perfect capture Maggie!!! Very well done!! *-)
Christopher E...
Wow!! excellent comp and execution!! this is beautiful!! you’re so lucky to see a place like this and you captured it beautifully!
marchello
Wonderful capture!...awesome view…very beautiful
Lucindawind
just wonderful !!
Ken Boxsell
Wow. What an incredible scene and captured with such perfection. Congrats DS
circusgallery
Framed perfectly ,good example of a subjective depth of field against the horizan line ,would be iteresting to revisit fora summer shot against a blue clear sky
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks so much everyone! yes a sunny day would have been even more fantastic! but – teehee- if only we could rely on blue skies in our scottish summers! this was early may despite the snow on the ground..
;)
Kimberley Davitt
What a view
I bet this was very satisfying
Antanas
great composition
Mariaan Krog A...
An amazing vista! Excellent shot!
phil1950
Awesome! shot of a beautiful location, nicely framed, well done
Bruce Dickson
Great perspective and line.
RMBuilders
nice shot ok where is it please?
kcranmer
Love how the snow leads your eyes to the tip of the mountain, beautiful shot!
John Quinn
Great photo. Beautiful scene
Graham McKenzi...
Looks like an excellent climb with great views.
Travis Easton
Go Maggie, awesome shot, they mean so much more when you work hard to get them, good on you for lugging the tripod too. hehe.
melodious
wow!
Angela A.
Congratulations, this image has been featured in the Descriptions group!
dinghysailor1 replied
WOW! thanks AK – what a thrill! and cheers all for your great comments!
;))))
dinghysailor1
andnow i feel guilty travis that the ‘lugged’ tripod was only knee high… tetehee… ;)
Donovan wilson
im , with travis the harder you work the more i like them .nice shot.
Judi Taylor
Don’t tell me there is no Scottish in my blood … how else can you explain the passion that I feel looking at this shot!! All I need now is a man in a kilt!
dinghysailor1 replied
hi judi – thanks for your lovely comments and here is rb’s finest
;)))))
adgray
WOW!!!
YOur art is spectacular but the story tells me that the photography bit was the least of your worries – what adventures you have been on for your art takes us there too!
Bravo!! Thank you! xXx
mikebov
great capture Maggie, looks a tremendous day’s hike
dinghysailor1 replied
thanks mike… the best yet! absolutely recommend it!