Cascade, River Orchy One minute its beautiful hot sunshine and everything is sparkly, the next minute its back to winter. “Spirit requires matter to express itself, and matter needs spirit to give it motion and meaning. As your understanding grows, you begin to see spirit and matter in all things, as two inseparable aspects of […]
Natural Standing Stones, Dulnain I found these naturally standing stones, on the top of a small hill in the birch woodland, near the River Dulnain. The hilltop had a lovely feel to it, and it felt as though there should be something magical there! There has been a noticeable increase in the amount of light […]
Ice Pine, Loch Vaa This pine stands proud on its wee island in frozen Loch Vaa. The ice and mist combined to make quite an atmosphere. “Think of the darkness inside your eyes as invisible space. As light travels from the outside into this darkness, it can demand us to change. What we perceive as […]
Deep Freeze Haze, Loch Vaa, Strathspey How beautiful its been for us this week – minus 8 or so, sunshine, mist, and no wind. These gnarly old trees, in a deep frost-hollow, were sparkling with natural fairy lights as the sun refracted through millions of ice-drops. Light and dark, the raw ingredients of photography – […]
Midsummer solstice landscape, Kincardine Hills and River Spey, Strathspey. I was up today before 4am, to climb Craigellachie hill behind Aviemore, to catch the solstice sunrise. The sun was already high by the time I took this at 5am. After the last two weeks of miserable cold wet weather (and fresh snow on the hills […]
Spring woods, Randolph’s Leap, River Findhorn I love the freshness and light in this image, the Beech leaves have an extra glow to them in spring! “The criteria for success: you are free, you live in the present moment, you are useful to the people around you, and you feel love for all humanity.” – […]
21/12 Solstice sunset – Clava Cairns A few minutes before sunset at Balnuaran of Clava, near Inverness, after a beautiful week of temperatures down to minus 10 with clear skies. I resonated the inner chamber with some didgeridoo playing, as the setting sun shone down the passageway. (The cairns are perfectly aligned to the setting […]
Aspen, Sangre de Cristo mountains, Southern Colorado. The light from the Aspen was incredibly intense – like walking through shimmering gold – it certainly helped to offset the altitude as I climbed higher. This photo was taken in a high valley at about 10,000 feet, surrounded by the Sangre de Cristo peaks at 14,000 feet. […]
Evening sunburst after rain, Glenmore, Strathspey. The dark clouds behind completely hide the mountains, but suddenly these old pines were lit up by shafts of sunlight. “Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the Universe together.” – Oprah Winfrey “Every moment of light and dark […]
Fern uncoiling, banks of the River Spey, Scotland. A week of sunshine, sudden heavy showers and sparkles. The light through the trees was changing completely several times a second, creating a constant kaleidoscope of colours and patterns. I loved the soft feel created in this image. “Sunlight is the source of all growth. Many cultures […]
