Capturing the beauty of Scotland one picture at a time.
Last year I had the privilege of receiving an invite to attend a private group tour of the magnificent Taymouth Castle. All doors were open, no restrictions made and photos were allowed anywhere we chose, how could I possibly say no! Well of course I didn't, I spent nearly the whole day there and the …
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A wander around part of the Carmicheal Estate.
Trying my hand at 35mm film.
When looking through my galleries on Instagram, Flickr or Google+ you'll see a pattern emerge. My pictures are mainly landscape, sometimes with old churches, castles or houses included but landscape all the same. There is another common recurring theme, the vast majority of my pictures are in colour. Colour always seems easier, it is after …
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Anyone who knows me will know that I love the outdoors, I love exploring and finding places to walk and to take photographs. I'm always on the lookout for new places to explore and capture and I am happy to share my knowledge with others in the hope they can benefit from it too. So, …
Continue reading "Photo opportunities & walks in and around Lanarkshire (updated June 2017)"
For years now I've been saying that I will go to the Edinburgh Festival, every year I say it. Do I go? Well no, never or at least I haven't been in the last 12 years, that was until last year when I finally managed to fit it in. Although it was quite a while …
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Its been a long while now since I posted, far too long in fact. So much has happened since my last post, so many days out, places visited and tales to tell. Where to start really. Well I felt a good place to start would be my nieces christening, as this site was supposed to be …
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A couple of weeks back on a smashing sunny day we took a trip out towards Falkirk. We had planned for a while to go visit the Kelpies and finally managed to find the time. Now these horses have to be one of the most photographed landmarks in Scotland recently, everyone has a pic or …
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Well this last few weeks the weather seems to have been all over the place. It wasn't to long ago we managed 3 seasons in one day! All of a sudden though we have some sunshine and warmth, good old Scottish shorts and t-shirt weather (10°+!). So, it was only the 2nd day of the …
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