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…
Carn na Drochaide
Well known Scottish mountaineer Hamish Brown wrote that Corbetts tend to make better viewpoints than Munros because of their lesser height. For those unfamiliar with this terminology, a Corbett is any individual Scottish hill with a height of between 2500 and 2999.99 feet and a separation of at least 500 vertical feet from any surrounding…
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…
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…
Sea Of Tranquillity
The fog cleared and the sun shone this morning, first time for about 4 or 5 days. I packed an ultra lightweight landscape photography bag: Nikon Z6, 24-70MM Z series lens, Lee filter kit, a circular polariser and a lightweight tripod then headed for the sea which I expected to be near flat calm. It…