The Commando Memorial, Scottish Highlands

This is the Commando memorial nr Spean Bridge in the Scottish Highlands.  I loved the moody sky over the mountains and how the dark clouds frame the picture. One of those lucky, by chance captures.

Elgol, Isle of Skye

Took a very long drive from our cottage to the south of the island - Elgol.  Elgol gives a great view over the sea to the Cullin mountains on another part of the island.  I was hoping for some moody skies over the mountain tops and I pretty much got what I wanted.  Waited in the car for about an hour as rain poured down and then headed for the rocky coastline to get a good vantage point.  Had some beautiful golden light and some more rain.  This is my favourite photo from this shoot.

Scottish Trip

 Eilean Donan Castle

Took a long overdue trip to Scotland in May.  Stayed a week on the Trotternish Penisula, Isle of Skye and then five days at lock Torridon.  Not my first trip to Scotland but I am always amazed by the vast areas of mountain wilderness - you seem to be able to drive for miles and miles through the most beautiful countryside.  It reminded me a bit of the drive between Banff and Jasper in Canada but also reminded me of the more mountainous areas of New Zealand. We had some fantastic weather, including sun, snow and thick fog.

Bude, Cornwall

My favourite photograph from my Cornwall trip.  Tripod was placed precariously on top of this rock as waves crashed in either side of me. The last of the colour in the sky was a deep red as the sun set into the sea.  The long exposure has created a misty white look to the sea, but it was actually this colour - the result of a huge build up of foam from the storms over the previous days.

Bude, Cornwall

Spent a week in Cornwall on the north coast near Bude.  Rained most of the week, but managed a photographic outing one evening when the rain had gone.  This was my first time to north Cornwall and there seemed to be lots to photographic opportunities with countless coves and bays and dramatic cliffs and interesting rock formations.  It was a shame the weather was so bad as I feel I could have made more of the location.

Amateur Photographer Magazine

A number of my pictures have been printed in Amateur Photographer - 20th March ed. Three of the images were taken during a New Year's break in the Lake District, one of which got Editor's choice. The other photograph was taken at the back of my father-in-law's house in Oxfordshire on Boxing Day.

Photographs of Worthing Pier at Low Tide

A couple of images from last weekend. I've only seen the tide out this far on a couple of occasions. Kind of like the woodwork on the pier. The long exposure was taken with the B+W ND110.