Longhope Lifeboat Museum (07 Jun 2024)
Later that day, we visited the Longhope Lifeboat Museum over on Hoy. There are three lifeboat stations near each other – one that had a sailing & pulling (e.g. no engine) lifeboat, the one with…
Ring of Brodgar (07 June 2024)
Orkney is full of neolithic monuments, and the Ring of Brodgar is one of the best known and most stunning. Shutter speed: 1/1250s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 100 Focal length: 16mm Taken: 7 June, 2024 10:06 Camera: PENTAX K-3 Mark III Location: 59°…
Scrabster to Sromness (05 Jun 2024)
Terri & I returned to Orkney this year, and the ferry trip over had magnificent sea and skyscapes. Usually the route is along the west of Hoy, past the Old Man, but this time it…
Guttenberg Castle (22 Apr 2024)
Whilst visiting Germany, Terri had booked us a visit to the birds of prey flying display at Guttenberg Castle. It is billed as ‘The Castle of the Eagles’ and we saw Eagles! We also saw…
Kingsbarns Beach (16 Feb 2024)
I made my annual visit to Cambo to view the snowdrops, and that involves parking at Kingsbarns on the Fife Coastal Path and walking along the foreshore. On the way back I got this shot…
Birks of Aberfeldy (18 Jan 2024)
The Birks of Aberfeldy is a cracking walk, albeit steep in places. At the top are the Falls of Moness. Instead of walking back down the east (true left) bank, I walked along the Rob…
Fife and beyond from Maspie Den (17 Jan 2024)
I love the walk up to the Yad waterfall in Maspie Den, and down the other side often via the Tyndall-Bruce monument. Several months after I took this photo, I had trouble deciding what the…
West Lomond (11 Jan 2024)
I went for a walk from Holl Reservoir up Bishop Hill and back via Glenvale and Harperlees Reservoir. It was a gorgeous day with glorious light! This is just one of several photos I really…
Stronachie Forest (06 Jan 2024)
After a cold night I found these gorgeous patterns in ice on a puddle. Shutter speed: 1/160s Aperture: ƒ/5.6 ISO: 1600 Focal length: 85mm Taken: 6 January, 2024 13:01 Camera: PENTAX K-3 Mark III Location: 56° 15.28362′ 0″ N 3° 30.21948′ 0″…
Kinnoull Hill (03 Jan 2024)
Lovely natural almost monochrome effect with the Tay snaking into the distance. Shutter speed: 1/540s Aperture: ƒ/1.7 ISO: 57 Focal length: 4.38mm Taken: 3 January, 2024 11:01 Camera: Pixel 6a Location: 56° 23.3291667′ 0″ N 3° 24.0048333′ 0″ W