I organized a photo trip with friends in the beautiful Scottish Highlands a few years ago. We spent one week in the Glencoe region and a second on the Isle of Skye. The Highlands are truly a photographer's paradise. To plan the trip, I relied mainly on the Landscape Photographer's Guide for both regions, having bought the eBooks on LPM's website.

On September 19, on the Isle of Skye, I was scouting in the Broadford area. On the road B8083, this scene caught my attention. I stopped and parked the car on the side of the road. There was a pleasing harmony: the big mountains in the background, color contrast, diagonal lines, a gorgeous green carpet and this beautiful, unique and lonely tree with its head looking like an arrowhead pointing to the lovely sky.

I took my camera handheld and composed the image using a 40 mm focal length. To achieve ETTR, I overexposed the scene by 0.7 stops.

This shot was taken at 57°12'29.7037" N 5°58'19.0672" W.

I was so impressed by this scene that on September 23, I went back on the same road, and 3 miles further, I captured another amazing scene of a gorgeous lonely red tree. This last one is published in my Portfolio.

During that trip, I took several shots of a lonely tree. Have a look at these images published on my LPM Portfolio.

https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/16/04/2023/lochan-na-h-achlaise-tree-rannoch-moor-scotland

https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/25/05/2023/the-lonely-tree-argyll-and-bute-scotland

https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/19/09/2022/buachaille-etive-mor-glencoe-scotland-2

The Scottish Highlands are a photographer's paradise. There are so many places containing all the important elements of composition: lines, curves, textures, patterns, shapes, and colors. There are numerous great opportunities for images under giant light-box skies with even, soft lighting. Always be prepared to stop and park safely when driving a vehicle in the Highlands. On several occasions during our trip, as a joke, we asked each other, "Do we have to go back home?"