We're not looking for a tour with lots of photo instruction - my wife and I are both quite experienced and we do not need to hear someone drone on about f-stops or ISO. But we'd like a tour where getting great photos is a priority, small group, and at most moderate physical exertion. Any experiences?
Maybe someone can recommend tours of Scotland, but they tend to be local, like a few days on the Isle of Skye for example. Hopefully Dave (Isle of Skye) will chip in as he's based there.
Places to see and photograph in and around the North West Coast of Scotland that I would recommend - and the North West Coast is the best area for photography, although the rest of Scotland is also good, it is just that on the West Coast, it seems the locations are just that bit more photographic and closer together.
I assume you will be coming up from Glasgow, so the first stop I would suggest is Loch Lommond, you can take a boat tour here and there is also lots to see and photograph - here is a link to the waterfalls in that area
http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/discover-the-park/inspiration/seven-wonderful-waterfalls/Continuing on, next look for the waterfall at Orchy
http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/visit/glen-orchyThen you are at Rannoch Moor and Glencoe - here is a list of places to see and photograph when you are there
http://www.nickscape.co.uk/glencoe-photography-locations-map-etiveThen follow the route to Skye -
https://must-see-scotland.com/driving-route-to-skye/On Skye you have -
https://www.wexphotovideo.com/blog/tips-and-technique/a-photographers-guide-to-the-isle-of-skye/ but I would definitely spend at least three days on Skye and just drive around the entire Island, as depending on the weather, you can find photographs anywhere you look really.
From Skye I would then head towards the NC500 route via Applecross and Bealach na Bà -
https://www.northcoast500.com/blog/blog/november-2016/why-the-nc500-is-a-photographer-s-dream.aspxAnd, if you still have time, get the ferry over to the Islands from Ullapool or Uig on Skye and photograph the standing stones and historic sites and amazing coastlines -
https://www.scotland-info.co.uk/stones.htmThis is just a small amount of the many photographic opportunities that you will find here and if you get the weather, then you will take thousands of pictures (so bring lots of storage) and will definitely want to come back here many times, but try to avoid the summer as it gets very busy and very midgey.
Lots of the routes in Scotland away from the motorways are on on single track roads, so get used to using passing places correctly and never, ever park in one -
http://www.scotlandinfo.eu/driving-single-track-roads-in-scotland/ but basically let people pass so you can slow down and enjoy the scenery and wave (a lot) at anyone and everyone you meet on a single track road, be they drivers or pedestrians, it is just what we all do up here.
Enjoy your visit and here are a few of my shots from a few years ago, just to whet your appetite..
Dave