Solstice Rainbow over Loch nan Carraigean Ring Cairn The late December weather has been tough with hardly any let-up from the squally storms, rain turning to sleet and back again and no break before the next bout. Come the midwinter solstice and I was determined to get out before total cabin fever set in. After […]
Impressionistic evening mist at loch Alvie, with only a few ducks scrabbling in the shallows, and a gentle hiss through the reeds.
From the details of a feather, to musings on the Cosmos.
Snow pelts down at Craigellachie lochan, icing the loch, clogging the lens.
A cross country ski expedition through deep fresh snow in the woods.
Solstice sunset from Craigellachie, above the mist-filled valley.
Viewing the misty valley through a delicate tracery of Birch branches.
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 […]
Birch trees shimmering with light Some more images from last week’s outing to Torr Alvie. With no wind, the morning mist left the trees and grasses coated in dewdrops. In the low temperature these don’t evaporate but stay all day, coating everything in a multi-faceted sparkling silveriness of countless refractions through the water drops. As […]
Morning mist, Cairngorms National Park The mist rising from Kennapole, as seen from Torr Alvie, with the crags of Glenfeshie beyond, on one of those rare early winter days when the world conspires (and inspires) to amaze with beauty, the forest appearing to breath. I say morning mist, in fact it was already well into […]
Loch an Eilein, Cairngorms National Park Winter really has not happened this year, this is an image from last March on a day of morning ice and stunning clarity of light. I’m pleased with how it came out, from the stones under the ice in the foreground, to the snowy Cairngorms behind. I love the […]
The gorge of the River Findhorn at Randolph’s Leap Peering over the edge of the gorge, with the rushing peat-black water of the River Findhorn below. The sun came out from behind thick clouds for just a few moments, enough to light up the tracery of the tree branches. This is a place of strong […]
