Category Archives: Landscape

Ben Dubh walk: Loch Lomond

I went walking with friends today up the incredibly cold Ben Dubh above Luss. With wind chill, (and there was plenty of it),  it was bitterly cold and way sub zero at the top. All layers were on! I carried my 40D and my LX3 on a waistbelt on my rucksack and despite the flat...

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Loch Eck

Driving past Loch Eck (Cowal peninsula) yesterday was a pleasant experience due to the soft mist and low hanging cloud over the still loch. I had a deadline which meant I could only pull into a layby and grab my Panny from my bag, it really is a handy way to get a 24mm wide...

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splash

My lunch today was by the Clyde in Dunoon where I was working. The wind was strong enough to rock my car around and the waves were crashing all along the promenade. I wanted to take a picture but it was impossible to stand anywhere on the promenade without getting soaked. I cheated by driving...

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The Raw Truth

I am going to mention two things at once in this post, so I apologise in advance for not doing full justice to either. Here is a picture of friends Gerry and Elisabeth on the summit of the little gem of a mountain in the Trossachs called Ben A’n. I found it while doing a...

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Sally

This is one of my very favourite pictures. It doesn’t really cut it as a portrait, but the sheer starkness of Sally’s imposition against the Matterhorn is fantastic. Taking people-pictures in bright midday light always results in shadowy eyes. People wearing hats and sunglases makes the problem even worse. I this case Sally’s hat and...

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