Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
I could not get this tune out of my head. An old classic from the 1960s by what is the only Floyd of significance to most people I know just seemed appropriate on this day of clear blue skies, gentle breezes and smiting sunshine. The plan was to park in Glen Clova, at the hotel,…
Carn Ferg Circuit
As a hill-goer of many decades, more than I care to remember if I’m being honest, one of the problems I occasionally encounter is a mental block when trying to think of new routes to tackle. This is compounded by advancing years and by that I mean my days of Munro bagging epics are behind…
Clais Fhearnaig Circuit
I have not updated this blog for a few weeks as the weather has been pretty appalling really and we have not been out doing much. Not much that anyone would find interesting anyway. The Clais Fhearnaig, locally pronounced something like Clash Yarnaig or Clash Yarnaich and meaning “Narrow Hollow Of Alders”, is a narrow…
Late 60’s Hippy No More
Although I was sort of forced to try make this work both age and, coincidentally, era-wise – 67 being both my age and The Summer Of Love 😀 – my lockdown flowing locks have now gone. Yesterday at Montrose Basin was the last straw, they were driving me nuts. Now I don’t know about you,…
St. Cyrus
Some of my photographer friends will only shoot landscapes when the light conditions are optimum, usually meaning sunrise and sunset, especially during the summer months. Being a lazy devil I just go out when the mood takes me and besides, much as I enjoy sunrise and sunset light I feel that limiting myself to those…
Lunan Bay After Lockdown
It was good to get back to this local and very popular beauty spot this morning. The car park has been open now for a few days after being closed for 3 months due to covid-19. This didn’t keep folk away of course; I had a chat with two local women out walking their dogs…
Rain, Five Mile Limits And Eagles
After a very wet winter here in North East Scotland we have recently gone through a period of dryness. Notice I don’t say unprecedented as, frankly, there is enough inaccurate sensationalism in the mainstream media about everything, especially weather. No, it was just a few wet months followed by a few dry months. Move along…
Fishtown of Usan
Ron Mitchell and myself were at Montrose Basin this morning attempting to photograph a Little Ringed Plover and a Ruddy Shelduck, both are quite rare sightings in Scotland. We did find both but they were too far away to make a decent shot. Still nice to see. Home for lunch then out once again, by…
Sandra
Sandra is an old fishing boat at Boddin just north of Lunan Bay in Angus, Scotland. She is not as young as she was once, but still makes a good model. A blend of 2 images. One at 1/60 sec (for the foreground) and another with a 10 stop ND filter at 90 secs. It…
Elephant At The Misty Waterhole
It rained all morning, but early afternoon the sun showed signs of breaking through. Off to the wonderful Angus sea cliffs with the camera. Elephant Rock and a misty North Sea. Nikon Z6 with Nikon Z 24-70MM lens at 32 MM. Two exposures blended: one at 1/125 sec to get the cliff detail and another…