February 18, 2022
A virtual exhibition of photographs of the Barrow and Blackwater Rivers that drain the south of Ireland. Best viewed on a large screen.
January 27, 2021
Photo Blog: Photographs of Applecross
Applecross is a wing-shaped peninsula on the west coast of Scotland lying between Loch Torridon to the north and Loch Carron to the south. The Inner Hebridean islands of Raasay and Skye lie off its western coast. With the Covid-19 lockdown easing in late summer 2020 I had the chance to stay there for a […]
Genres: Cities, Colour, Landscape, Monochrome, Nature, Street Places: Dundee, Perthshire, Scotland
July 15, 2020
Photo Blog: Photographing Dundee in Lockdown
I’ve been spending the Coronavirus Lockdown in Dundee, on the ‘sunny’ north coast of the Tay in Scotland. Although generally occupied with reading, writing, cataloguing, and putting photos on-line, I have been out and about taking some photos of Coronavirus Dundee. Fortunate to be living just opposite the Dundee end of the Tay Railway Bridge, […]
Genres: Colour, Landscape Places: Cairngorms National Park, Perthshire, Scotland, Scottish Highlands
February 20, 2022
Gallery Page: Scottish Highlands
A further selection of my photographs gathered from trips to the Highlands of Scotland.
January 20, 2022
Gallery Page: The Forth Bridges
The River Forth between Edinburgh and the ‘Kingdom’ of Fife is unique in having three superb bridges of (when constructed) cutting-edge technology.
Genres: Colour, Landscape, Monochrome Places: Ireland
January 6, 2022
Gallery Page: The River Barrow, Ireland
The River Barrow (Irish: An Bhearú) is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest of the three rivers, and at 192 km (120 mi), the second-longest river in Ireland, behind the River Shannon. The catchment area of the River Barrow is […]
Genres: Colour, Landscape, Monochrome Places: Ireland
November 23, 2021
Gallery Page: The Blackwater River, Ireland
The Munster Blackwater (distinguishing it from other Irish and British rivers of the same name) (Irish: An Abhainn Mhór) is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. I had the chance to explore the lower part of the river while staying in County Cork in June and July 2021, hoping […]
February 3, 2021
Gallery Page: Applecross
Applecross is a triangular peninsula between Loch Carron and Loch Torridon on the west coast of Scotland opposite the Isle of Skye. The name is probably an Anglicised corruption of Aporcrosan, referring to the River Crossan (Abhainn Crosain) that flows into Applecross Bay. The gaelic name for the peninsula is A’ Chomraich, meaning ‘The Sanctuary’. This name […]
Genres: Landscape, Monochrome, Seascape Places: East Lothian, Hebrides, Perthshire, Scotland, Scottish Highlands
November 26, 2020
Gallery Page: Monochrome Scottish Landscapes
Sometimes the starkness of the landscape, or of the light, lends itself to a black and white image, or occasionally even sepia, cyanotype or duotone.
Genres: Colour, Landscape Places: East Lothian, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Scotland
November 25, 2020
Gallery Page: The Lothians, The Borders and The Trossachs
Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian were for a long time my local patch. Perhaps not the most photographed part of Scotland there is much of interest not far away from the city. The Borders The Scottish Borders are rich in history and contain rolling hills and attractive river valleys. The Trossachs The Trossachs is […]