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I have always found the area around Aultbea awkward to photograph because of the difficulty of finding a viewpoint into which unwanted intrusions such as telegraph poles do not appear. The solution for this view was to be some distance away from Aultbea itself in the hills beyond Drumchork. This view was taken from the slopes of Slios Garbh.
I had a local commission to do to include specific elements of the area and the planning for the viewpoint was, as usual, based on the 1:25,000 scale Ordnance Survey maps. Although I had to incude specific elements I had the freedom to choose how this was done and I opted to include Aird Point. I have always found this thin peninsula of land attractive when it is part of the larger scene.
Beyond Aird Point we see Loch Ewe and the next landmass is the northern end of the Isle Of Ewe. Beyond the Isle of Ewe is the western shore of Loch Ewe on which the village of Cove is just visible, and finally, and very faintly, is the dim silhouette of the Isle of Harris.
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