TITLE: The Iron Cross at Loch Ard II

I captured this image of “The Iron Cross” of Loch Ard on a misty October morning in 2024. There are a wide variety of stories related to this cross. They range from the simple explanation that it marks a shallow area where boats can run aground, to the legend of being Helen’s Rock. The legend of “Helen’s Rock”, as written by Sir Walter Scott, is that the cross marks the spot where Helen MacGregor, (wife of Rob Roy) lured an English Redcoat spy to strike him with a rock and drown him after her husband had been captured. Certainly, more interesting than a hazard warning!

Regardless, it is a beautiful loch and was an amazing morning when the fog was just beginning to burn off. To me, this image singularly captures the essence of the Scottish Highlands and my trip.

AUTHOR: Jim Guerard (United States)

Jim Guerard moved to Savannah in 2014 when he retired from Adobe Systems, Inc. as Vice President and General Manager of Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Jim is a self-taught photographer who began exploring photography in 2007 as entertainment on weekends during long business trips. Jim ventured deeper into photography after retiring and continues to hone his craft on the local area's scenic vistas and through an active travel schedule. When venturing away from Savannah, Jim’s priority is collecting images from around the world, intended to stir awareness and offer glimpses of elements in nature and distant cultures that are rapidly changing, and in some cases at risk of disappearing entirely.