Britain's shortest river, a photo from Highland, Scotland

Photographer's Note

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Another difficult decision as to which photo I'd have for the main one (I've just too many photos to have each as a main one).
I've selected this one - what is claimed to be the shortest river in Britain at just a few hundred metres long. The Scavaig River drains Loch Coruisk (yesterday's photo and also in todays WS). It drops just 4 metres from the loch to the sea.
In the WS are 2 more photos from the Cuillins. There is another one of the loch that we walked beside and one of a hut near the mouth of the river.

COSTANTINO, jemaflor, ChrisJ, Fis2, ikeharel, Royaldevon, holmertz, jhm, pierrefonds, PaulVDV, aliabazari, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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COSTANTINO (115539) 2022-01-25 22:08

Hello dear Ian and have a nice day
I love this peaceful landscape
wonderful presentation with
great simplicity
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (146280) 2022-01-25 23:00

Hi Ian,
Beautiful landscape well framed,pleasant nature, good colors for your photo, interesting Ws too, tfs.

pajaran (114915) 2022-01-25 23:36

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa rpiroda, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspektivom i uhvacenim trenutkom sa belim oblakom koji dolazi.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Lepo mesto za odmor sa lepim pogledom.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

ChrisJ (171222) 2022-01-26 0:19

Hi Ian

4 metres is indeed a VERY short river! Reminds me of Hellsylt in Norway which has a similar cascades. Good sharpness and soft lighting. Tfs!

Fis2 (169731) 2022-01-26 0:37

Witaj Lan!
Another curious set of photos.
Nice places and views.
Good frames, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

Royaldevon (85606) 2022-01-26 2:05

Hello Ian,

I understand your problem. You have supplied us with a series of photographs of high quality, clearly recording what you witnessed. No worries, to see them all was a pleasure!
I smiled that I had to learn about my own country with notes from Australia. I did not know about the shortest river ...!

holmertz (101988) 2022-01-26 3:43

Hello Ian,
I have seen all photos and they are all good and show beautiful sceneries, so it makes no difference to me which is the main upload.
Best regards,
Gert

jhm (211734) 2022-01-26 4:55

Hello Ian,

Your main picture are a lovely image, the most nice picture of the three.
You create nice depth and perspective, presentation are pleasant.
Nice colours too, certainly with the big rocks in background.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

pierrefonds (113590) 2022-01-26 5:08

Hi Ian,

You have captured well the flow of the river. The point of view is showing the details pf the mountains and of the river. The light is giving good colors rendering. Have a nice day.

Pierre

mkamionka (73374) 2022-01-26 11:03

Hi Ian,
These nearly bare rocks look so Alpine like. If only the weather was more reliable in the north. Nice compositions with the high appearing mountain and the river.
Very well done,
M

PaulVDV (62802) 2022-01-26 12:06

Hello Ian,
This short river will most likely meet the definition criteria for a river.
Yet I had never heard that a river could be so short.
Excellent pictures in the WS of which I find WS1 the most attractive because of its colours and brightness.
You show us wonderful nature photos of Scotland. What about accommodation and eating options there?
Best regards, Paul

lousat (138609) 2022-01-26 12:29

Hi Ian,very curious post showing the most short river of UK,and the pic is perfect to understand, i like the 2 WS too,especially the small memorial with the scottish flag painted on the wall,well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

abmdsudi (95869) 2022-01-26 18:31

Hi Ian
A rugged view with good enough interest to draw ones eye. You're really making the most of the opportunities and nicely framed
Best regards

aliabazari (21271) 2022-01-26 21:13

Hello Ian
Yes, you have wonderful pictures of nature. A beautiful view of this landscape. Good sharpness and exposure as always. Thanks for sharing

emka (157280) 2022-01-27 0:17

Hello Ian, I know this problem very well. First, to choose three photos for the post and then, which will be the main one. Embarrass de richesse. Some people here do not have this problem, they just show all. Beautiful photo and funny that this 4 meter is called a river.

Best regards Malgo

BennyV (34742) 2022-01-27 0:32

Nice informative note and a fine Scottish shot!
Thanks for posting & sharing, Ian. Cheers!

Benny

jmdias (114278) 2022-01-28 9:35

ian

a curious river. the two images in the WS are very beautiful and informative of the lake and the river.

take care

jorge

ikeharel (112439) 2022-01-29 0:39

Hello Ian,
An imposing sight out in the southern side of the Isle-of-Skye, truely a difficulr choice to choose as main post - both are marvelous photos. On the map, the Scavaig River seems as a shallow water-pass from the Loch to the sea, 430m +/- length.
57.1979, -6.161 on the map.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

GyurMaster (24668) 2022-02-01 14:07

Hello again,

This is a very spectacular portrayal of this really short river. - Can you even call such a short water flow a river?

Best Wishes,
Gy.

mcmtanyel (67657) 2022-02-11 20:29

Hello Ian,
Apparently the shortest river is the Roe River in Montana, only 61 m long. It is contested by the D River in Lincoln City, Oregon.
Terrific scenery with majestic rocks.
Regards,
MT