Below are the most recent images. Images removed from this gallery have either been uploaded to the end of the 'all images' in my portfolio, or deleted.

 

Dusk tones at St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. I think tones are one of the most beautiful aspects of photography.

Frozen plants, Edinburgh.

St. Catherine's lighthouse, Isle of Wight.

Portobello Beach, Edinburgh, with the Firth of Forth and Fife beyond.

The beautiful Oronsay Priory with the Atlantic beyond. This is the only building on the island, and what a location it is. The island is accessed by walking or driving across the seabed from Colonsay at low tide. This is a fabulous spot for a family picnic.

Camasunary, Sgurr na Stri and (in the far distance) the Black Cuillin on a November evening.

Dubh Artach lighthouse (far distance), West of the Isle of Colonsay, with Atlantic storm approaching at mid Summer dusk.

Full moon over Oronsay well after dusk.

Dawn (and soft tones) at Steephill Cove, Isle of Wight.

Rocken End, Isle of Wight.

Part of a small stream near Clar Lochan, about 5 hours walk in (and up) land from Ullapool.

Glen Coe. Made 4 years ago, this transparency has been in the rejects pile until recently. That may be where it belongs, but I haven't quite made up my mind....

Glen Lyon.

What a view the inhabitants of the ruined cottage must have had.

The Auld Reekie on a snowy evening at dusk. I loved the unusual mood of the scene.

Inverpolly hills at dawn.

Fleeting light over the horns of Alligin with Slioch in the distance and Beinn Eighe on the far right.

Buchaille Etive Mor at dawn.

Abandoned boat near Ullapool.

Quinaig (far distance), Suilven and Canisp on a moody September evening at dusk.

Atlantic after dusk, from the Isle of Colonsay.

Family of Scots Pine in Glen Lyon, Perthshire.

Loch Dunvegan from Healabhal Mor, Skye, with the Outer Hebrides in the far distance. This image was made shortly after having seen a golden eagle take off a few metres away. Quite magical.

Binnean Beag (Mamores) in the middle distance on the right, with Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg beyond, from Sgurr Eilde Mor. Having enjoyed the gentle stroll up this mountain, I was treated to a short clearing in the cloud on this freezing misty day. Ben Nevis appeared for just a few minutes, and I could clearly see the ruins of the observatory on its summit.

Stac Pollaidh and Suilven through the mist, colour version.

Holy Trinity Church, Dean Village, Edinburgh, at dusk.

Water of Leith, Edinburgh, after dusk.

Beinn Eighe and Liathach, Torridon, with a fleeting shaft of light touching the flank of Beinn Dearg. This was as close as I dared go to the edge in the hope that I could include some of the moraine in the corrie below (I mostly failed!). The shape of the clouds seemed to mirror the distant hills, and the shape of the shaft of light offered a counter to the shape of the foreground.

Beinn Dearg, Beinn Eighe and Liathach, Torridon, just after dawn. I was looking at this composition on the groundglass, feeling that something wasn't quite right, when the three clouds in the horizon blew across the scene. It would be nice if nature could be this obliging more often!!

View towards Creag an Tulabhain, Perthshire, in the rain, with the sun just about to burst through from the left, giving some light to the foreground.

Glen Lyon, Perthshire, after heavy rain.

Horns of Alligin, Beinn Dearg, Beinn Eighe and Liathach from Beinn Alligin, Torridon.

Another panorama of the Torridon hills at dusk. After a wet and windy day, this was the break in the weather that I had hoped for, and thankfully some of the clouds remained to give the sky some drama. Beinn Dearg is illuminated by the setting sun.

Loch Tay at dusk. The sun has just set to the right, and the moon has just risen on the left, giving the scene an unusual luminousity.

View towards Creag an Tulabhain, Perthshire, at dawn. Very heavy rain cleared just as the sun rose.

An enchanting area of woodland near Loch Tay, Perthshire. I was hoping to photograph the Autumn colours, so 'green' was definitely not on the agenda, but with the diffuse light, I couldn't resist attempting to make an image of a tree.

Allt Baile a' Mhuilinn, Perthsire. This is a stream that flows into the River Lyon.

Torridon at dusk. The warm light from the setting sun enhances the late October colours in the glen below.

Torridon panorama at dusk.

Cuillins at dusk.

Stac Pollaidh and Suilven through the mist.

Beinn an Eoin, Torridon.

Autumn colours by the River Tummel, Pershire.

Red and Black Cuillins at dusk.

From the left (in the distance): Carn na Feola, Baosbheinn, Beinn an Eoin and Beinn a Chearcaill, Torridon. It took 3 hours of waiting in torrential rain for a small clearing in the weather. I had hoped for dramatic light to appear, but it was not to be, and in the event, I feel that these moody conditions reflect the atmosphere of this wild landscape very well.

Beinn a Chearcaill, Torridon. This was one of the few moments between rain that sounded (and felt) more like hail, and wind that was too strong to photograph above 600 metres. Such a fabulous part of the world.

Dusk and approaching front over Cul Beag, Inverpolly.

Dusk and approaching front over Cul Beag, Inverpolly.

Liathach, Torridon.

Glen Isla.

Perthshire stream in spate.

Thistles blowing in the breeze, Perthshire.

Perthsire stream in spate.

Edinburgh at dusk.

Loch Awe at dawn.

Sandstones, Ben Mor Coigach.

Ullapool River.

Dusk over Quinaig, Suilven and Canisp.

Dusk, East Lothian.

Late Summer/early Autumn colours and an approaching front over Cul Mor at dusk.

Very heavy rain created this 'waterfall' (where there is normally no flow of water).

A six hour wait in thick mist was rewarded by a momentary clearing at dusk with the unmistakable shapes of Stac Pollaidh and Suilven appearing like ghosts, only to vanish again.

Beinn an Eoin and Stac Pollaidh with heavy showers in the distance.

Paint patterns on an old boat decaying by the shore near Ullapool. There is quite a bit of curvature on the hull (though that is not apparent here) and the lens was very close to it, so swing was used to 'correct' for the curvature and maximise sharpness.

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, at dawn.

Glen Etive.

Glen Etive in the rain. The boulders in the riverbed are fairly recent - the scale is not clear here, but they are enormous, so this stream must have been a raging torrent at some point. Every time I come here the river is in spate, which is a shame as I'm longing to try out the natural waterslide in the foreground!

Oronsay from Colonsay after a passing shower.

North Berwick Law.

Fidra lighthoust at dusk.

Mull from Colonsay after dusk.

Isle of Colonsay on the right and in the foreground, Isle of Oronsay on the far left. The road to Oronsay, being the seabed, is underwater at high tide!

Isle of Colonsay - mid Summer dusk

From Balnahard Bay, Isle of Colonsay, looking towards Oban.

From Balnahard Bay, Isle of Colonsay, looking towards the Isle of Mull

Cuillins from Elgol, November dawn.

Mull from Colonsay.

The Paps of Jura catching the last of the evening light, seen from Colonsay.

Kiloran Bay, Colonsay. Spot the whale!

Dusk on Colonsay, looking towards Jura.

Dubh Artach lighthouse (on left, in distance, and clearly visible on a large print), West of the Isle of Colonsay, with Atlantic storm approaching at mid Summer dusk.

Mid-Summer dusk over part of the Isle of Colonsay

View towards Kintail (you can see the Five Sisters in the middle distance) and Applecross (far left). I thought the foreground rock resembled a Stegosaurus, apt for such a Jurassic landscape.

Red and Black Cuillins at dusk (large format version).

Red and Black Cuillins at dusk.

Red and Black Cuillins (Bla Bheinn in the right, far distance).

Red and Black Cuillins at dusk.

Loch Torridon at dawn, from the North. The composition here is poor, and the colours almost overpowering relative to the foreground (they have actually been desaturated!), which is why I have sat on this image for some time. However I love this part of Scotland, and the light isn't too bad, so I felt it was worth posting this.

Sgurr a' Mhaim (the snow capped peak), Stob Ban and Steall waterfall from quite a precarious location (below the treacherous five finger gully) on Ben Nevis. I know very little about black and white, but I felt it suited the shapes in the landscape in this image.

Loch Lochy panorama at dawn; the foreground ripples were caused by raindrops falling from trees on the shore.

Liathach at dawn

Panorama of some of the Torridon hills at dawn, with the sun having risen over Liathach. With Easterly winds gusting over 65mph, this was trickier than it might appear. It sounded like there was a jet flying nearby. Perhaps more interesting than the image is what it took to stay warm: marino wool base layers, cashmere jumper, windproof fleece, thick wooly jumper, down jacket, goretex jacket & trousers, sheepskin hat, buff, 3 pairs of gloves (polartec base gloves, windproof middle, and wooly outers)...and it was still too cold to stay on top for long!! And for good measure, my ice axe was needed to pin my rucksack to the ground - I held on to the tripod.

Firth of Forth from Earl's Hill, at dawn.