Crow Road Cosmos

Cabin fever got the better of me last night and I popped out late on to check out conditions around The Crow Road over The Campsie Fells. The origin of the name of this road always intrigues me as does the Glasgow expression "Awa' The Crow Road" to mean someone's died.
The big car-park on the bend in the road was busy with several cars parked up in the dark with lights on but not much activity evident- courting couples & doggers I've always suspected! And yet somehow it was me that felt guilty and furtive as I got out of the car with my camera gear & tripod, setting off in the dark with muffled head-torch in search of waterfalls and stars.
I didn't manage much but it was a good scouting trip: Yes you do get decent starry skies this close to Glasgow with The Milky Way (just). The waterfalls are rather secluded and shielded by trees. I came back with some good ideas for the next clear night.

In Search Of The Perfect Point Of View

Douglas Collinson. Another from Friday night... here Doug surveys the grand scene around him from a perch on a boulder while his camera records another long exposure.
We waded gingerly but still the cold water dribbled over the tops of our boots and soaked our feet.

 

i was up at loch lomond with doug last night. conditions were sublime. the whole experience was like an advert for "visit scotland". we passed a couple of wedding guests sat on a bench in the sunshine drinking in the tranquillity of the scene before them. later, as we waded out into the loch to take photos (with wellies taking in water unpleasantly), we could hear the strains of the the wedding band going through the old stock favourites- doug wondered how long it would be before they did a 'creedence clearwater' number. answer? 3 tracks! bats flitted about our head and the muffled sound of ducks' wing-beats drifted low across the surface of the loch to where we stood. scotland! yer cannae beat it!