Autumn leaves at The Hermitage, Dunkeld Late afternoon on a damp overcast day, and although the leaves seemed to be glowing there was no light for photography. In the absence of a tripod I was able to balance the camera on the parapet of the old stone bridge for a 2 second exposure, blurring the […]
Crocus bulb – the first colour of Spring Its been a mild week with temperatures in the 10-15C range and some lovely sunny spells where it felt good just being able to sit outside comfortably. There was also the annual ‘day of the frogs’ where the path to the loch was strewn with frogs sunning […]
Vibrant Fern Spring in Scotland – several days of magical, vibrant intense colour, with blue skies and heat. Followed by rain, wind and fresh snow on the hills. Various ferns are bursting upwards in the woods, this one was sparkling and vibrant in the morning light. Mystics have told us for millennia that the world […]
Snowy Birch Branches. The last few days have turned wintry on us, with a few inches of soft fluffy snow. The sun came out for a few minutes, shining through these birch branches. Its been one of those perplexing weeks, just when you think you are beginning to understand and get to grips with something… […]
Birch mist inversion, Craigellachie, Strathspey. Indian summer came this week, after last week’s snow. Three days of fantastic clear blue sky & daytime heat – what we’ve been waiting for since April! I climbed up Craigellachie, our local hill, to get above the morning mist which filled the valley like a glacier. This photo was […]
