18th May 2008

Goodbye Scotland and this little Drumbeg croft cottage. Thanks for having us under your aged roof. Thanks for the chance to stay there John.

17th May 2008

John's crofters cottage, nr Drumbeg, Scotland


Kayaking with Seals










The road to Johns crofters cotttage, A894 Drumbeg. One of the UK's most senic roads?

15th May 2008

On the walk in to the the Fannichs, Scotland.

14th May 2008

Suilven


The rather wonderful path from the A835 At Elphin west to Lochinver, passing the magestic Suilven, shown here in the golden glow of sunset. We were a little late home from this one...

13th May 2008

The approach to An Teallach


John standing on Lord Berkeley’s Seat, An Teallach, Scotland.


looking over to An Teallach's pinnacled ridge. This made me smile.

12 May 2008

Deer corpses, Glencapisp hunting Lodge, Lochinver, Scotland


John on the lower summit of Suilven.


Over the years I have developed the rather foolish habit of running down most of hills I find myself summiting. Its great fun and very quick getting down, but I suspect it's not going to be great for the longevity of my knees. In this case though, it left plenty of time for a wee dip in the lock at the base of Sullivan followed by a sand castle building session. I love to imagine how harsh the winter winds have been over the thousands of years it’s taken to make beaches on these inland locks.

10th May 2008

Welcome to Ullapool.

23rd March 2008

Beinn Tarsuinn ridge and Goatfell from Meall Biorach, Arran, Scotand


Towards Meall Donn from Meall Biorach, Arran, Scotand

The Scottish island of Arran is the near perfect landscape photography location. Being one of the southerly Scottish islands, the weather is often more stable then the more northerly west coast islands/mainland. The main benefit though, is the size of the island; its possible to shoot/walk in the early morning light on the east coast of the island then drive over The String to the west coast for the late afternoon light. This combined with a hill range rivaling Skye's cullin ridge in drama, plus many glens, waterfalls and standing stones, makes Arran a great place to find accessible photo opportunities without having to walk all day for one shot.

22nd March 2008

Holy Island and Clauchlands Point from Merklands Point, Arran, Scotland


Cir Mhor from Glen Rosa, Arran, Scotland

I am starting to realise that to get any better at landscape photography, that the next level requires a big increase in the investment in not only time and effort, but also in (counter-intuitive) anti-social behavior. To get the magical shots means pre-visualising a shot, then going back to the location in ideal lighting (sunrise/sunset) at least once. On this trip this Easter trip, this would mean being on the hill at 4.30am, and therefore quickly using up any accrued brownie points with the already very patient other half!

21st March 2008

Meall Bhig from above Coirein Lochain, Arran, Scotland


Cul nan Creagan from Corie nam Meann, Arran, Scotland

20th March

The [Caledonian MacBrayne] ferry to the Isle of Arran, Scotland

20th Febuary 2008

Colin Down on 'McMoab' rock garden, Kirroughtree, 7stanes. The bike trail actually goes up this ridge of rock away from the camera position, then drops down steeply to the right of Colin. Not for the faint-hearted.

This is actually photo taken at the weekend, but since it took some image editing today, I figured it would be ok to use this as todays entry, just this once...

17th Febuary

Sabine riding at Ae forest, 7 Stanes



Highland cows on a frosty morning, Dumfries and Galloway

16th Febuary

Sabine on 'McMoab' rock garden, Kirroughtree, 7stanes


View over the Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway