Autumn colours from Perthshire, Scotland pt1 Loch Faskally

[Ken Rennie]

Trying to predict the best time to travel to take Autumn foliage at peak colour is difficult. Leave it too late and you are left with bare branches, too early and you have lots of green. This year was perfect in some locations and too late in others but overall I had a wonderful time especially as I got 2 days with almost no wind leading to mist and stunning reflections. Loch Faskally is a reservoir for a hydro power station but it has been in place for long enough for the shores to look natural (1950). We were staying in a hotel a 10 minute walk away, so I was up at stupid o'clock and my wife was off to the hotel's spa an hour later for a run and a swim. Ken

This image was taken on our first morning, the others on the third but I left it to the end as it make the other images look pale. I have desaturated this image as it looked unnatural without some tweaking. Lots more to come including lots of waterfalls. Ken

 

[Trent Watts]

Looks like a magical place Ken. You captured beauties.

 

[AlanLichty]

I love the muted color show peeking out through the fog and the remarkably calm water of the lake. Fun sequence showing the curtain coming up on the shoreline color show.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Beautiful area. I think I like the 3rd one best with it's mixture of color on the right and moodiness on the left.

 

[JimFox]

#1 is my favorite Ken. It's a bit of a toss up between #2 and 3 for 2nd place.

But what wonderful conditions you got there with that mist.