Benderloch on Google Maps Streetview

St Modan's Church from the main road.

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Crocus blooms

As the ground has thawed out the crocuses have bloomed in the garden.

Around Connel viewpoint

I liked the way these grasses stood out in the foreground of this view of Connel bridge.

Looking in the opposite direction over the entrance to Loch Etive with the snow covered hills on the Isle of Mull in the distance.

The bare branches of this rowan help frame another view of the bridge.

All photos taken from by the car park opposite The Oyster Inn Connel.

Viewpoint, Connel Bridge

Connel bridge with snow on the hills beyond. I was taking some pictures here when a local lady kindly agreed to pose for me on the seat. Its a neat artistic idea to have something or someone in red in the foreground to add extra depth to a scene. (Thanks to A. for her help.)

I turned the camera to face west to catch this shot of a light plane taking off from Oban airport at North Connel. The hills of Mull are in the distance.

Clear skies over snowy Ben Cruachan

The view looking east from Connel bridge today was very clear. As a friend commented "its the kind of day they take the calendar photos". The view looks over Loch Etive to Ben Cruachan. Can you see the seagull?

(Tech stuff six images in portrait format taken with Panasonic Lumix TZ7 and stitched together before being tidied in Photoshop. This image 121kb; uncompressed file size 130Mb)