Wednesday, 31 December 2008

Happy New Year!

Sitting on my tripod in Glencoe!

Vapour Trail, Loch Leven

Corran Ferry

Tuesday, 30 December 2008

Pentland Hills - Brocken spectre and glory

The wandering photographers own special aura :-)

Pentland Hills



Pentland Hills - above the clouds




Sunrise from the Pentland Hills


Megget Water, Scottish Borders


Hills above Talla Reservoir


Border Hills near Tweedsmuir

Highland Cattle

Look at that mum... I can stand!

Sunday, 28 December 2008

Ice on the river




Landscape in blue

Loch Lhinne is a sea loch

Bitterly cold and frozen Rannoch Moor at dawn

The very last light from Glencoe

It was very cold, I was camping close by.

More reflections at Loch Lubnaig

Loch Lubnaig, near Strathyre

Scotland can be quite atmospheric... this was on the way up to Glencoe

Thursday, 25 December 2008

Christmas Day in the woods, Penicuik



Christmas Day in the woods, Ravensneuk Castle, Penicuik

Christmas Day in the woods, Penicuik



Wednesday, 24 December 2008

Christmas Eve




Reflections on Christmas Eve



Gladhouse Reservoir

Tuesday, 23 December 2008

Last of the winter sun

Winter

Highland Cattle



Drochil Castle

Winter sun

Monday, 22 December 2008

Walking in the woods - waterfall

Walk in the woods - waterfall


Walk in the woods - 'gargoyles'

Walk in the woods - fungi

Walk in the woods

Walk in the woods - fungi



Sunday, 21 December 2008

Dawn, Winter Solstice Auchencorth Moss


It was very very windy - so slightly blurred. A smidgin of pink to show the sunrise was behind the cloud somewhere


Saturday, 20 December 2008

Misty Scotland - hills near West Linton

Dawn, Auchencorth Moss, near Penicuik

Friday, 19 December 2008

Uttershill Castle

Uttershill Castle dates back to the 16th Century now of course a ruin but ideal for winter images at dawn!

Thursday, 18 December 2008

The sea

Seeing an image of a exotic balmy sea (hi Lu!) inspired a trip to the beach! First I had a problem getting out of the car.  Winds up to 50 mph meant it was a great struggle with the car door - once outside the wind and rain blew straight at the wandering photographer plastering the lens.... hmmm a new technique is required - back to the wind, clean lens, swing round rapidly and shoot one image blind before more rain on the lens... and here it is!

Tuesday, 16 December 2008

Auchencorth Moss looking to the Moorfoot Hills at sunrise


A wild morning!

Monday, 15 December 2008

Early morning light


After the glorious but rushed sunrise I quickly snapped these on the way to work! Some days I wonder how I make it to work when the light is so good :-)

On the step

I nearly missed it this morning... sunrise... just caught this from the steps to the house!

Sunday, 14 December 2008

Today

Daylight is down to less than seven hours now, yesterday it rained all day, today it is is just overcast and grey... today looks better in B&W!

Saturday, 13 December 2008

Old trees in white


Trees


White tree and ruin




Snowy moor


Footsteps in the snow


More trees


A slight change of emphasis from the previous post

Friday, 12 December 2008

Just trying a B&W


Lunch on top of the world

No, its not me!

Saturday, 6 December 2008

Trees at sunset



Near West Linton


Pentland Hills


Wednesday, 3 December 2008

Robin

A more elegant visitor to the garden bird table

Grey squirrel

A frequent visitor to the bird table in the garden. Looks well fed to me!

Auchencorth Moss





As you can see from the way the snow is stuck to the trees that snow in Scotland falls horizontally and usually at high speed :-)

The Pentland Hills

A snowy scene .... brrrr

Auchencorth Moss

After the heavy frosts of the weekend, it snowed last night

Monday, 1 December 2008

Pink trees of Auchencorth Moss

The frozen trees glowed pink at sunset

A cathedral of trees











A view from the inside