Some pictures from todays photoshoot.

Pictures from yesterday’s photoshoot

Some images from today’s photoshoot.

Some shots from a recent photoshoot with Lisa. She decided to dress up and try out her Ann Summers gear. This was also my first shoot with my Hilite. It made the job a lot easier and was a joy to work with. The dismantling and putting it back in it’s bag was a bit of a pain though.

A couple of weeks ago during one of our trips to Ken Dee marshes we decided on the way home to stop off at Turnberry lighthouse. This lighthouse was designed by Thomas Stevenson and was completed in 1873 on the site of the remains of Turnberry castle.

We reached the edge of Turnberry golf course about an hour before sunset. We parked the car and had a 10 minute walk to the lighthouse. The cloud had moved in as the afternoon wore on, so the chance of a good sunset was dwindling rapidly. This was my first time at this location so even though the light was poor, I wanted to try and make the most of it. I went down into the bay beside the castle and managed to get shots with some good colour in the sky from a slight break in the clouds above the lighthouse.

Further exploration of this bay led me to this wonderful row of granite rock. This made an excellent foreground for a good mono conversion using the dull grey sky to it’s maximum effect. The lighthouse had also just turned on it’s light, this was ideal and it was only a matter of waiting till the light was in view before taking the shot.

I moved back up to the lighthouse and went onto the ruins of the castle. I was hoping for any break in the clouds to show something of the sunset. Luckily for a minute or two the clouds parted to get a glimpse of the pink sky. It was just a matter of getting into position before the pink clouds disappeared to get the shot.

All in all; it was quite a good first visit, even though the sunset we expected never materialised. I will definitely be making a return here in the future when I have more time to explore the area fully.

Another couple of images from last weeks trip to the Trossachs.  Loch Arklet is nestled in a valley, so depending on the wind direction, good reflections can be found here.   The Loch’s water level was raised in the early 20th century by the building of a dam.  This Loch helps to supply Glasgow with it’s fresh drinking water.

This is Loch Arklet with Beinn Narnain, Ben Vane and Ben Vorlich in the background more commonly known as the Arrochar Alps.

Pictures from todays shoot.

Pictures from todays photoshoot with Mia.

Day 7

Our last day on Skye.  We decided to head to Talisker Bay.  Once we parked at the end of a single track road, it was a short mile or so hike along a farm track to the bay itself.  The walk was worth it as the bay revealed golden sand and loads of interesting rocks amongst the sand.  While this location is prbably better later on in the day when the sun is lower in the sky, I still managed a couple of images I was happy with.

Day 4

We decided to venture up the east coast of Skye towards The Quiraing. The Quiraing is a spectacular landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish Ridge on the Isle of Skye. The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips; the Quiraing is the only part of the slip still moving, the road at its base near Flodigarry requires repairs each year.  First of all we went down into Staffin Bay where the view looking across the bay towards the Trotternish Ridge and the Quiraing were very good.

We then drove up the small single track road to the top of the Ridge. A view from the Trotternish ridge looking towards The Quiraing.

A view from the Trotternish Ridge looking down towards Loch Cleat

After spending some time here we headed across the island with the intention of getting to Neist Point for a sunset.  On the way we couldn’t resist stopping to get this shot of Lamb Hotpot – Skye Style!