August Moon
The moor in the late evening, the near-full moon glowing orange in the post-sunset, while the hills merge into an abstract haze.
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Pine Freeze
The light was stunning on this day, with an intense quality, glowing in light. Loch Vaa was a frozen expanse, glinting in the sunshine.
Golden Hour
Sunset glow across Strathspey – the clouds cleared and the setting sun streamed across the land, turning the autumn colours to gold.
Tree-Island
The Tree-Island, Loch Vaa It was a bright afternoon when I went to Loch Vaa – until I got there by which time the afternoon sun had disappeared behind a big cloud bank. However, it was completely calm, and the muted colours and reflections were well worth the trip. Loch Vaa has no inflow or […]
Storm Clearing, Strathspey
Golden light bathes Glenfeshie after a snowstorm Its easy on some winter days to look out, and decide to stay in… I went out anyway despite the stormy snow showers whipping across the hills. My trust was rewarded as a break in the clouds bathed the landscape in a golden glow from the setting sun. […]
Distant Shine
Sun glinting on the distant plateau of the Gaick hills. Winter has still hardly arrived with only a few mildly frosty days. This weekend however saw some snow on the hills, and an icy start with blue skies. The sun was blinding on the distant snowy mountain-tops, although obscured by the intervening thick haze, which […]
Beams
Beams of light pour from storm-clouds over Strathspey, from Ord Ban Ord Ban is a great wee hill. Its very steep, but the old Victorian-built path winds up gently, until the final section when there’s nothing for it but grit and determination! Luckily its only a short steep section. Once on top, the views up […]
Snow and light
Sunshine through snow-filled trees, Strathspey This week I awoke to find 18″ of snow overnight after Tuesday’s blizzards. After digging out the house, I went for a cross-country ski expedition in the local woods. Its hard going in such deep, fresh snow – ideally one would let it settle for a few days before going […]
Misty Forest Sunset
Sunset over Strathspey from Torr Alvie Late afternoon strands of mist rose from the forest, turning fiery in the setting sun, the camera balanced on a convenient fencepost for support in the lower light. I realised that one of the reasons I love nature photography, apart from being out in my favourite places and sharing the […]
Fiery Mist
Fiery mist in the Caledonian Forest, Rothiemurchus Our three weeks of heatwave summer came crashing to an end on saturday with some close-up thunder, lightning and torrential rain. However, shortly before sunset the sun reappeared, and the forest started steaming after all the rain. I spent a breathless ten minutes jumping through the heathery bog […]
Sun and Ice
Sun and Ice, Loch an Eilein Its been an amazing week with temperatures down to -10C most nights, and some clear blue days. Its warm in the sun, and bitter in the shade or when the wind blows! The ice forms overnight on the loch, then breaks up under the sun and wind during the […]
Torr Alvie
Cairngorms from Torr Alvie, Strathspey The Glenfeshie hills from Torr Alvie, Kinrara, Strathspey. This was taken a couple of weeks ago in the sunshine, before the latest batch of wintry weather swept in – last week’s crocuses are now under snow. Torr Alvie is a steep little hill, covered in native Caledonian Forest – an […]