3 May 2016 – Following an eventful hike up to see the Old Man of Storr, my wife and I headed out to the next destination on our list – the Fairy Pools of Skye. Located at the base of the Cuillin Mountains, the pools are a popular attraction for walkers as well as photographers. The…
Photographing Buachaille Etive Mòr – Scottish Highlands
4 May 2016 – The flow of a gently cascading waterfall in the foreground…check. Imposing pyramid shaped mountain in the background…check. Ominous dark rain clouds up above…check. A cup of hot chocolate and a toasted croissant…nope. Said beverage and food item aside, it seemed that my wife and I had all the right elements for…
The view from Calton Hill – Edinburgh, Scotland
28 April 2016 – As it turned out, the night was indeed dark and stormy, though not dark and stormy enough to keep the shutterbugs away! It was no surprise to see other photographers there when we arrived at the Calton Hill lookout just before sunset; after all, the popular public park does offer arguably the best…
On the Road to Staffin – Abhainn An Lethuillt, Isle of Skye
3 May 2016 – Being swept off your feet might seem a romantic notion, unless you happen to be standing near the edge of a cliff and the one doing the sweeping happens to be the wind… Having been spurned by the Old Man of Storr earlier that morning (as shared in an earlier post), my wife…
Visiting the Kelpies in Falkirk
30 April 2016 – A couple of years ago, while researching Scotland on the web, I stumbled across an image I found fascinating – it was of these two enormous horse head sculptures, dramatically and colourfully lit up against a deep, dark blue sky. It was an image that stayed in my mind and made…
Meeting the Old Man of Storr
3 May 2016 – The Old Man just wasn’t in the mood for visitors… Standing proudly on a hill in the Trotternish peninsula, the iconic rock had long been on my wish list of places to see, so when the opportunity arrived to visit the Isle of Skye I was convinced that a meeting with…