Predawn, Glastonbury Tor and Somerset landscape, at Beltane (May 1st).
Category: Landscape
Reflection Pool
The Reflection Pool, Rothiemurchus Braeriach glinting in the distance in the sunset light, as the surrounding Caledonian Forest is reflected in a small loch. I particularly like the glint of golden light on the crags to the right. Its not been a photographically inspiring month, it seems that most of the last month has been […]
Morning Reflection
Perfect Morning Reflections, Loch an Eilein We’d been having a pattern of misty frosty nights, quickly clearing to perfect blue skies. I love these early spring days, feeling the warm intensity in the direct sun but crisp in the shade. With the strong light it quickly becomes too harsh and the contrast too great for […]
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 […]
Wintry Braeriach
Braeriach in perfect late winter conditions Conditions on the mountains were quite stunning this week, with deep frost and the most perfect blue skies. I love this time of year when the days are becoming longer, spring is under way down in the valley, and the mountains are at their best for snow cover. The […]
Deep Freeze, Loch Vaa
Icy sunset, Loch Vaa Sunset rays sparkle across the frozen surface, and catch the far shore of frozen Loch Vaa. It had been below freezing for many days, with all the local lochs starting to freeze hard. I arrived at the Loch towards sunset, just as the sun managed to break through what had been […]
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, giving […]
Loch Mallachie Sunset
Perfect evening calm, Loch Mallachie Loch Mallachie is really just a slightly deeper bit of the surrounding bog, close by the famous Osprey reserve of Loch Garten in Strathspey. Stunted, characterful pines grow out from the marshy edges, and from the small island. The loch is home to many birds which breed here in the […]
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 […]
Glengariff Light
Changing light, Glengariff, Co. Cork, Ireland I’ve fallen in love with this south-west corner of Ireland, her ever-changing light, and the magical landscape. For anybody with a heart open to feeling, it truly is magical, an energy that can be sensed as you drive the winding coast, or better yet as you slowly walk in […]
September Morning
Golden September Morning, Loch an Eilein We often have the best ‘summer’ weather late on, in September. Its the classic time of early morning mist, golden sunny warmth, and chill evenings. Here in Scotland we’ve enjoyed a few such days this week. This is early morning at one of my favourite places. The thick mist […]