The BEST kept secret in Scottish photography

Visited the place two years ago and absolutely blown away by the beauty of the place and understandable what only 25 cars are aloud in.

😮 wow what fantastic location, your photos are excellent , thanks for showing us

Fantastic location, video and amazing photography! Loved the little hobbit cottage with the beautiful light on the stove. Would love to visit there!! Thanks for taking us along.

I really need to revisit Scotland, such a beautiful country, with stunning scenery.

The array of subjects in this video are amazing - love them all. The old house at the end is enchanting. I could feel the ghosts that once lived there. Imagine the stories that could be told. Thank you for sharing.

NO words, except.........AMAZING 👍👍👍👍

Lovely images.

Thank you for giving us a glimpse of the beautiful landscape of Scotland.

I really like this video! If it was an our video, I think it would be great. Such an amazing place and hope that you wil make more of this kind of videos.

Its so nice to see a new place on here! Thank you Gary for showing it to us!

Excellent Gary & such a wide range of brilliant images.. looks like a photographers treasure trove - just wished I lived a bit closer :-( Great work - John

Beautiful set of images
I really like the urban b&w ones
Tbh the stag one’s really drew my attention as well

Tell gaz his drone footage is top notch 😊

All the best simon

What a beautiful scenery. Love the pictures and the wider approach in this video. The waterfall was stunning!

Outstanding Gary one of the best seen for some time.

Amazing looking place & and images Gary. Thanks for sharing. I got straight on google earth out of curiosity. People could criss cross Scotland and never ever hit it.

Thanks Gary for taking us on that magical ride, amazing place and some amazing images. That monstrosity you mentioned actually was brilliant in B&W.

what a feast !! of photography so many genre,s in just a few mins ! fantastic location great video.

What a spectacular place and superb set of shots 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Great variery, beautiful shots indeed. Thank you ever so much for these impressions, Gary. I actually know the glen from a visit in the 90s, when me and my wife climbed the mountain ridge north of the glen. Kind regards from Germany and a big thank you for bringing back my memories of this remote place!

I am an admirer of your work, Gary, but don’t you think it would have been better to keep this location a secret. Landscape photographers seem to be split into two halves on this subject; those who reveal their photo locations and those who don’t. If every photographer and their uncle decide to visit this place, it’s inevitable that it will lose it’s innocence and no longer be pristine. That tiny abandoned cottage is amazing for a photo shoot, but imagine it in a year’s time, after visitors have left their litter and ‘waste’ scattered around. And what about the loch and waterfall, will there be plastic bottles floating on the surface the next time you visit?
I used to be an avid landscape photographer myself and would never reveal my secret locations, for the very reason I have outlined above. Keep it to yourself in the future, Gary, and keep them guessing.

Just superb, images were fantastic

Absolutely blown away by this video Gary. Its just got it all. Superb on every level. Thanks for sharing. 👍

Again Gary a fantastic video. I really enjoy your channel. It these past couple of videos have really upped the game. Thank you again.

Wow, wow, wow!. I wish I this on my doorstep.
Good one Gary, thanks for sharing your adventure

Wow!

Just simply awesome no words 👍

Well done on getting that lot together. I ended up with 100’s of pics, of which the wriggly fence reflection is my current fav. I’m already seeking out something for the next visit

Terrific video Gary and a wonderful location, even the monstrosity looked good. Wonderful waterfall too. Music spot on especially the haunting Enya type singing 👏

Great inspiration yet again Gary, thank you.

What app do you use for sunsets ?

The images along with the music gives me goosebumps all over.
I have a dream of visiting Scotland at least once in my life.

Grand, melancholic and salutary. I’d always found it a bit of “meh” glen with some puzzling aspects including the controlled access, till you get to the far end. Now we are all much more aware why - which your video and photographs reflect well. The dead pines and lack of new growth- the place is overrun with deer. (Google this issue if you are interested- it’s a “sporting” estate….and could be part of a national park, but there lies some twists and turns ….) The hydro dam - we are much more aware now of the renewable energy requirements - and the inevitable compromises it requires, plus amazing efforts by the previous generation to build these schemes in remote places. The empty cottages - why? B&W captures it well, industrial architecture, failing ecology, with glimpses of beauty - it’s a compromised picture that needs to be fully understood.

Awsome video sir ❤❤

Just goes to show there are still some relatively unknown jems to be found, keep searching everyone 😊
Well done Gary 👍

Hehe like kids in a candy store !

just added to my bucket list and it is only 121 miles from home so thank you Gary, i always enjoy your videos
Tom

Garry if you went about few miles after the dam to as far as you could go on the road, you would have blown your mind even further.

Yes it was a secret with almost no photographers. Given where it is, it is unlikely to be full of photographers fighting to get their tripods in the optimal location. Enjoyed the video.

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Haha - I was there 2 weeks ago. Stumbled upon the location by looking at the map and just went there to have a look. That's the way to find hidden treasures. One day was not enough...

Great video Gary 👍

That old building was such a cool find Gary. Looks like you had quite the adventure, great content as always mate 😊😊

I’ve stayed at the holiday lodges on the estate there which gives you full access to the Glen at all times so when the limited day trippers are gone you have the entire glen to yourself. There are some amazing forest walks with some spectacular scenery that you just don’t see from the road. It’s an incredible location for sure.

Another cracker Gary.
Many thanks to Gary for the drone footage.
What a place.
Brilliant image's as usual.

I subscribed to your channel for videos like this, it's spectacular your fantastic work and tutorials are the inspiration that led me to go out 12 days ago and buy my first DSLR. I'd been following you before I thought about buying a camera, I'm hoping to learn so much from this. GREAT WORK your pictures aren't bad either. 😁

Hello Gary, wat are the best lenses for photograping in the Highlands of Scotland?

Try the Loch Arkaig road, 22 miles of single track into the heart of the Highland,s. Starts at the Mile Dorcha and a superb waterfall used in film,s.

heading back into the glen this weekend , last visit was to bag the munros , this visit the wife is redoing the munros whilst I scoot aboot with the camera ..time to explore low level
Glen Affric is another stunning location not too far

Been there a couple of times on camera club field-trips, and also hiked through there. My recommendation is to take a bike in. It gives you access whenever you want, slows you down and allows you to stop literally anywhere.

Sadly the Strathhfarrar link doesn't seem to work?