The Road to Nowhere

Andrew Ness

The Road to Nowhere

This is a shot of the Glen Etive Road in Glencoe.

Nikon D60 = f/10, 1/400sec, ISO-100, FL-18mm
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The Glen Etive road meanders for some 14 miles to the head of Loch Etive, where it ends in a turning circle near a ruined pier. And that’s it. The road down Glen Etive is the original “road to nowhere”.

It’s not always been that way. In 1750 there was a track running down the south side of the loch as far as Taynuilt. And from 1847 a steamer service from Oban operated to the now derelict pier at which the modern road ends.

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The Road to Nowhere by Andrew Ness
The Road to Nowhere by Andrew Ness
  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Excellent image Andy, good lighting and I love the sunshine breaking through the clouds and lighting the base of the hill …

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Cheers mate. That was my main focus when taking the shot along with the low cloud and obviously the road. Thanks for making it a favourite of yours.

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    beautiful lighting of a thoroughly scottish scene
    :))

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Ta very much Maggie :)

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    A smashing capture very lovely Andrew

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Thanks! Glad you like it!

  • David Lewins LRPS

    David Lewins LRPS

    And a pier which has been photographed many times! Lovely depth to this image and the lead-in is wonderful as too the light on the base of the far hill. Excellent use of light and shade Andrew.

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Yeah the pier a pretty common photographed subject. Glad you like the image David, appreciate the comment.

  • Adri Padmos

    Adri Padmos

    Amazing picture Andrew!
    Wonderful colors and light.
    Great composition and depth.

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Thank you for taking time to comment Adri3, glad you like it enough to make it a favourite of yours buddy.

  • Veikko Suikkanen

    Veikko Suikkanen

    Fantastic shot! So wonderful light and colours!

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Thanks very much for the comment Veikko, appreciate it. Cheers.

  • David Holmes

    David Holmes

    brilliant shot love it instant fav

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Thanks so much David. Happy you like it enough to make it a favourite too, made my day!

  • George Cousins

    George Cousins

    Very,very nice Andrew! And an immediate fav. Great work.

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Wow thanks for such positive feedback and favouriting this. I’m smiling :)

  • George Cousins

    George Cousins

    You’re very welcome Andrew, I have to look at your gallery in detail..looks like a lot of beautiful work in there!

  • Andrew Ness replied

    You’re too kind George!

  • Smudger

    Smudger

    sensational

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Ta :)

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Gorgeous work, like composition, well done!

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Thank you my friend.

  • SilverGinger

    SilverGinger

    I love it when the light shines through like that, makes the green so much brighter, gorgeous

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Thanks SG!

  • dogfish

    dogfish

    stunning shot, great colour, light and cracking clouds!

  • Andrew Ness replied

    cheers df!

  • Albert Sellaman

    Albert Sellaman

  • Andrew Ness replied

    What is that?

  • Albert Sellaman

    Albert Sellaman

    Click on my name to find out.
    Cheers.

  • Andrew Ness replied

    I see, thanks very much.

  • Finbarr Reilly

    Finbarr Reilly

    This is just awesome Andrew excellent work, i just love the tone in the sky and the way it reflects onto the ground with dark and bright greens, a fave for me.. ;)

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Thanks Finobub, I really appreciate the comment and so happy you have favourited it.

  • Pat Duggan

    Pat Duggan

    Andrew !—-This is a marvellous Picture--for me an instant Favorite—-It has got everything that makes it so !!

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Thank you so much Pat. I’m so glad you like it and have added it as a favourite. May I ask what the image you put on your post is as it’s showing as a red cross as if the image doesn’t exist/not available. Cheers!

  • Pat Duggan

    Pat Duggan

    Andrew-—-In answer to your query,as regards the symbol on the end of my comment it just appeared there-it must be from RB-it has happened twice before-it is in the place of-—-It has got everything that makes it so,-CHEERS!! that is the way I finished my Comment-so CHEERS!!

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Hehehe, I see. Must be a built in emoticon or something. -so CHEERS!!! :)

  • David Hibberd

    David Hibberd

    A most pleasing image Andrew. Well done

  • Andrew Ness replied

    Thanks very much David for stopping by. Appreciate the comment.

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