The light was stunning on this day, with an intense quality, glowing in light. Loch Vaa was a frozen expanse, glinting in the sunshine.
Tag: winter
Snow Trees
Birch – the tree of light. In the twilight there is a magical presence here, at any time of the year, but it seems amplified with snow underfoot reflecting the pink sky.
Birch Tracery
Coppery tresses of birch streaming in the wind. The heavy frost which had built up over several days was thawing as a warmer breeze came in, making the birch glisten in the sun.
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. […]
Snowstorm
Snow pelts down at Craigellachie lochan, icing the loch, clogging the lens.
Tracery
Viewing the misty valley through a delicate tracery of Birch branches.
Misty Forest Sunset
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 […]
Breathing Forest
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 […]
Stillness
Calm reflections, Craigellachie lochan, Aviemore There’s been a bit of a gap in the Inspirational Image since December. Partly down to the seemingly endless stormy weather – I haven’t been out at all with the camera in weeks – partly I’ve just had my head down! Its been unseasonally warm (I’m using warm here in […]
Midwinter Sunset
Solstice Sunset over Craigellachie, from Granish Moor, near Aviemore This is taken from near by the local Neolithic ‘Ring Cairn’ (otherwise known as the Stone Circle, which it isn’t), a suitable walk for midwinter solstice. Dramatic beams of light striking the clouds, shortly after sunset. Its been a very dark couple of weeks (physically), with […]