This is one of those posts that I’ve had to start and restart writing several times. There’s just too much to tell. It’s been a remarkable year in many ways.Continue reading “2021 was a bizarre year, but here are my twelve most meaningful images.”
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The Great Inversion, Part Four: The White Goddess
Day Four: Tuesday 21st December Every great day of photography begins with a plan, a rough prediction of what weather and light might look like, which gives rise to anContinue reading “The Great Inversion, Part Four: The White Goddess”
The Great Inversion, Part Three: The Edge of Beauty
Day Three: Monday 20th December Scout and I returned to Whitewell in the early morning, not long after sunrise. Once again we ran from the van to the birch treesContinue reading “The Great Inversion, Part Three: The Edge of Beauty”
The Great Inversion, Part Two: Shadow of the Mountain
Day Two: Sunday 19th December The second day of the Great Inversion was Saturday 18th, but since I had to drive south to get my booster shot I wasn’t ableContinue reading “The Great Inversion, Part Two: Shadow of the Mountain”
The Great Inversion, Part One: The Scallywag and the Pilgrim
Day One: Friday 17th December I only happened to glance at my phone, on Thursday night, when I saw the synoptic chart that had just been published by the MountainContinue reading “The Great Inversion, Part One: The Scallywag and the Pilgrim”
Winter – The Great Change
Autumn already seems like a distant memory. It’s cold outside, the winds and snows are raging across the north of Scotland and it’s dark at 4pm. Winter is here –Continue reading “Winter – The Great Change”
Rime Ice (A Mountain Poem)
Heading home I saw the hillsFrom the North the Cairngorms display their true size. From other angles pretending at being small. Vast, precipitous, and they beckon. Lairigs draw breath TheContinue reading “Rime Ice (A Mountain Poem)”
Woods, Rain and Water – A Perfect Waterfall Photography Workshop
A Plan Suitable for the Weather This last Saturday was my final scheduled photography workshop of the autumn. The original plan for the day was to head to Creag MeagaidhContinue reading “Woods, Rain and Water – A Perfect Waterfall Photography Workshop”
The Most Beautiful Loch in Scotland? – A Hike across Cairngorm to Stunning Loch Avon
Starting Out A few days after my photography mission to Braeriach it seemed that the warm settled weather had no intention of leaving the Highlands. The Cairngorms were bathing inContinue reading “The Most Beautiful Loch in Scotland? – A Hike across Cairngorm to Stunning Loch Avon”
Diving into the Fantastic Beauty of Scotland’s Purple Heather.
Heather season is well and truly here at last in the Highlands, with the tiny pink flowers drenching the landscape in colour. I got out a couple of times inContinue reading “Diving into the Fantastic Beauty of Scotland’s Purple Heather.”