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On a whim last week I left my house at around 7pm and decided to drive overnight the 490 miles to Argyll and Bute. It was actually an enjoyable driving experience and I saw almost no other cars (there were a few lorries) between Penrith and my eventual destination north of Oban. There was thick cloud as dawn broke but, by the time I had reached Connel, it was one of those glorious mornings that memories are made of.

Photos taken with Leica SL2-S and 35mm Summilux-M ASPH (2011). The last photo with the SL2-S and Lumix 100mm F2.8 Macro.

 

Connel.

 

My destination was Glasdrum Wood but the view over the loch was pretty fine. 

 

 

This was what I had largely come to see. The Chequered Skipper butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon), which became extinct in England in 1976 (later reintroduced, not entirely successfully, in 2018).

 

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You drove 500 miles overnight, on a whim to see and shoot a butterfly!?! You sir are what legends are made of!! 🙌

Some beautiful shots too, glad you had that lovely morning

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