The rugged view from Balcoes, Ribeiro Frio, Madeira, looking down to Porto da Cruz and the ocean beyond.
Tag: mountains
Cairngorms Mist Inversion
A classic September morning – an ethereal mist inversion filling the valley below.
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 […]
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 […]
Monadhliath Misty Mountains
‘Distant Misty Ridges’, Monadhliath Mountains The day had been mostly cloudy with a damp start, but around mid-afternoon it started to clear. Although I could see blue sky above, everywhere was a thick, warm, haze. After an hour’s (hard) climb I was on the summit of Craigellachie, taking in the atmosphere. I have rarely experienced […]
Moon, Loch, Duck
Loch Morlich and Cairngorm Mountains at dusk, Cairngorms National Park After a beautiful day of sun and frost enjoying the late autumn colours, I stopped off at Loch Morlich to enjoy the afterglow reflections on the calm water (calm in contrast to the biting wind up on the mountains!) I love the colours of the […]
Kintail and the Sound of Sleat
The mountains of Kintail across the Sound of Sleat, from Skye In beautiful sunshine and hardly any wind, with a flat calm sea showing the tide patterns. The mountains and the sea were quite a ‘study in blue’. I’ve had a full-on busy weekend, so its good to look at this image, and feel […]
Braeriach Sunset
Braeriach Sunset, Cairngorm Mountains. The cold spell continued this week with beautiful clear days and fantastic sunsets casting pink onto the snowy mountains. “All nature does is to continually remind itself who it is. Everything in nature, all of the landscape, trees, rivers, rocks, earth, and mountains are repeating who they are over and over […]
Cairngorm Mountains
Northern Corries of the Cairngorm Mountains, from Glenmore. Taken this afternoon, to prove that we’ve had some glorious sunshine this summer! (At least today…) And some wind as well. “Although the wind is very powerful and you can feel its presence, in and of itself it cannot be seen. You know it is there by […]