2018

We had a visit from Alister Benn and we both took a little walk around the quarry. I think Alister was quite surprised at how nice it was considering it’s an industrial wasteland really.

A return to the 365 after a long hiatus caused by lack of my main camera, an addiction to climbing, rain and green. This morning the light just begged to be photographed, even if it was just outside my bedroom window.

Ice on the German road, Kinlochleven

German road, Kinlochleven

Frozen Water below Grey Mare’s Tail, Kinlochleven

Glimpse of the Aurora, Rannoch Moor

Glen Nevis

My pipes were frozen…

The Callart Mausoleum

A stroll down to the river opposite our house

More exploring in Carness

More exploring across the water from Ballachulish

Near Carness, Loch Leven

The back of the house at twilight

A walk up the wee buckle

The garden fence

On a wonderful day with a matching dewpoint/temperature causing a classic temperature inversion, I wandered over to the Isles of Glencoe to take a photograph of Eilean Munde with mist behind it. Just at the last moment, the sun broke through the mist. Heavenly!

A mizzly day on the way to Kinlochleven..

A little wander near the Glencoe visitor centre revealed a nice stretch of river where it widens and washes through a variety of geologically interesting pebbles..

Taken in a layby near the top of Loch Lomond (so not really lochaber)

The dreich continues…

A little spot near Ballachulish on a very wet and windy day

On the way back from the Ice Factor…

In the Ballachulish quarry with a bit of snow and some diffuse light

Back garden from a few days ago

One from four days ago along the river Coe, looking back toward the Aonach Eagach ridge.

Still down south in front of a coal fire and hiding from the English weather so here’s a nice photograph of the A82 just by some underwater caving spots (or otherwise known as ‘potholes’ to the locals)

We’re down south in the mostly un-photographic enclave of Newark on Trent and so I’m posting a photograph made a few days ago. This one is from the Supermoon day while driving over to Kinlochleven

Not Lochaber but we’re travelling down south so a photograph from the banks of Loch Lomond while we swap drivers.

A walk down the Coe near the Clachaig to check out sunset light. Some nice ‘borrowed’ light from the top of the Aonach Eagach before sunset.

School’s out in Ballachulish

Very still with only a few clouds in the sky meant near perfect reflections so a quick trip to Torren lochan and a photograph of the sunset over Ardgour on the way back.

The view opposite the Isles of Glencoe

Second day of a winter skills course with Alex Nail and Richard Pyne saw us climbing Sgorr nam Fiannaidh (the start of the Aonach Eagach ridge just opposite the pap of Glencoe).

Spent the day on Buachaille Etive Beag practising some winter skills via Rich Pyne and organised by Alex Nail. A blustery day at times with 80mp gusts but a fabulous experience!

A very rainy day and I didn’t manage to get out so took a photo whilst shopping at Coop

Went for a walk up to Coire an Lochain at the back of Kinlochleven and we had some ‘blustery’ conditions. Taken on an iPhone because I’m an idiot and forgot my memory card for the big camera.

Nice weather for ducks…

Very windy day spent drinking coffee and having a natter with the visitor down at the Isles of Glencoe. Forgot to take a camera so had a wander around the garden instead.

On the other side of the Coe – surprised not to see anybody looking back at me

A quick nip down Glen Etive for a last glimpse of sun on a fresh dusting of snow

A day of rain and the snow is melting even faster. Most of the day spent in but a glimpse of light at sunset had me driving over to see friends in Onich and take photograph from ‘their’ beach. On the way back I took a couple of pictures to show the level of snow…

More snow melted today and I spent a half hour down at the jetty taking photographs of the swimmers (including my wife!) but while they were out of view I wandered over to the old slate dressing sheds. Definitely some compositions here given the right conditions!

All the snow is melting fast but that’s left a lot still in the gullys and all of a sudden Glencoe looks like Iceland!

The great winter weather finally broke and so I took it easy and just went for a quick walk around the Lochan

A fantastic trip out to Glen Nevis with Scott Robertson. One of the best days of the year and Rannoch Moor well avoided (6 mile tailbacks at the ski centre)

This was after walking about 400m into the snow (harder than it sounds) and just as I was stopping and putting my pack down I saw a lek of grouse settle in the snow just in front of my planned composition. A few moments later, the light did this…

What started off as a ‘no light’ day where I wandered Rannoch Moor looking for snowy compositions and was back in the house by 10:30 ended up with a gorgeous blast of light at about 4pm for which I had just enough time to cross the Ballachulish bridge and to get to the other side…

Our first blast of proper snow for the winter saw me heading off to Rannoch Moor. Roads were snowy but new winter tyres made everything a doddle although I was a little late arriving. Like many mornings, the light at Rannoch Moor rises to a peak just after dawn and then things go downhill as…

Wandering up and down the river Coe I found a nice stand of birch and some rocks with an aspect on the Aonach Eagach

Exploring new areas is one of the pleasures of walking. Here, just near Glencoe village, I’m walking around an area of woodland that doesn’t seem to have had much footfall and it has so much potential.