Bite-Size Blog Post #64 - River Coe Waterfall

18 Apr

Yes, It’s That Waterfall

Over the last few weeks in Scotland I’ve been focusing, amongst other things, on capturing high contrast black and white photographs of waterfalls. The last two I’ve shared here are not widely photographed, which gives some scope to create something a little different.

This waterfall is the opposite. It’s one that a lot of people have photographed, myself included. Does that mean it’s not worth revisiting? Of course not. As I mentioned in my recent post about Kilchurn Castle, a honeypot location is popular for a reason. The challenge is not whether to photograph it, but how to create something that feels personal.

Standing beside the River Coe, looking at a scene that has been photographed countless times, I wasn’t searching for something completely new. I was looking to create an image that fits within my collection of high contrast black and white waterfalls from the Highlands. Not every photograph needs to stand alone as a masterpiece. Some simply need to play their part in a wider body of work.

Like many places in Glen Coe, this is somewhere I will return to. Conditions change and each visit brings a different opportunity. You never quite know when everything will come together.