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Frames of Mind

Thoughts inspired by images of the Peninsulas

​​​Ardgour | Ardnamurchan | Moidart | Morvern | Sunart

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Catching the Blues

I’ve been looking through my library of images in recent weeks, looking for common themes that might form the basis of a couple of projects for the next 12 months or so and noticed that there were a few photographs that were taken during what is called the “Blue Hour”, an incredibly photogenic….

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Words About Wisdom

I took the image below on a late February afternoon from the sandy beach at Port na Carraidh at the western end of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. Like many of my landscape images, the process involved finding the composition, framing the shot and then a significant period of time….

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An Elusive Summit

Although Ben Nevis sits just to the east of Fort William, its height of 1,345 metres (4,413 feet) not only makes it the highest mountain in the British Isles, but also means that it is visible from a number of places on the Peninsula. One such place is Lochan Doire a' Bhraghaid and this is where….

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Naming Moons

The image below shows a full Moon way out beyond the entrance of Kentra Bay, hanging in the sky above the Isle of Eigg and the snow-capped peaks of the Rùm Cuillin in the hour or so before it was due set in the north-west. Taken on the extremely cold morning of 30 December….

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Captivating Crescent Moons

From early July to late September, we have been treated to the sight of four full supermoons rising in the east at sunset and with two full supermoons happening in August, much was made of them on the television and radio and in the newspapers. In addition, social media was full of people’s photographs of what were truly magnificent….

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Seven Thousand Stars

When I moved to the Peninsula, after living for almost 30 years in and around Glasgow, I was immediately blown away by the number of stars I could see in the sky on a dark, clear night. Seven years have passed, and I still get awestruck by the sight above me when I am out under a night sky. This is especially true at this time of the year, when our planet is facing….

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Thin Places

Have you ever found yourself wandering in a place where you feel as if you are walking a fine line between this world and another? I ask because it is a feeling I often have when walking among the ancient oaks and between the moss-covered boulders of Ariundle Oakwood. I don’t know what it is about the place, but I feel that I am never too far away from the mystical…

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Tying the Knot

I took the image below at the end of an August day when sitting above the old crofting settlement of Smirisary situated just to the west of Glenuig. It is a place that is blessed with a fantastic view of the Small Isles of Eigg and Rùm and a place that is perfect for watching the Sun go down at this time of the year. After the harsh light of Summer, I find that the light….

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