​A collection of images taken in each month of 2022 that portray the varying landscape of this unspoilt part of the north-west coast of Scotland

Read the story behind them in my blog titled “A Year of Recovery”

Two Bridges
​River Shiel, Blain, Moidart

This shot was taken from high above the House Pool of the River Shiel at Blain. It is a place that I have often photographed, but this was the first time from high up. The use of a drone to gain some height allowed me to capture the shape of the river as it winds its way down from Loch Shiel, creating the boundary between Ardnamurchan and Moidart. I do like how the warm afternoon light is bathing the trees on the Moidart side of the river.

Riverside Tranquillity
​River Shiel, Blain, Moidart

Even on a grey and overcast day, there are images to be found. So, after wandering up and down the banks of the River Shiel just downstream of the House Pool at Blain, I settled on this composition.  The river runs still and deep at this point allowing for the reflection of the trees to be seen in the water beyond the stones and grass that I used to anchor the shot. I was really pleased with the tranquil feel of the resulting riverside scene.

For a Son
​Dalelia, Moidart​

This monument to Lieutenant Philip GJF Howard, who died in France during the First World War on 24th May 1918, was erected in by his father, Francis 2nd Baron Howard of Glossop. The Baron owned Dorlin House, which overlooked Castle Tioram and was where the Lieutenant had spent his honeymoon only a short time before his death. As I stood in the long grass beside the monument not far from the northern shore of Loch Shiel, I could not help but reflect on the grief that must have been felt by both him and the Lieutenant’s young wife on hearing news of his ultimate sacrifice.

Mist-laden Mountains
​Loch nan Lochan, Glen Moidart, Moidart

Loch nan Lochan sits nestled beneath the hills that circle the lower part of Glen Moidart, a place to me that is the quintessential Highland glen. On this incredibly calm and steely grey afternoon, the surface of the Loch was like a mirror. So much so, that the reflection of the mist shrouded mountains could clearly be seen, despite it being punctuated by the golden coloured stems of the reeds that can be found there.

Serpentine Boardwalk
​Garbh Eilean Wildlife Hide, Ardery, Sunart

The turf roofed Garbh Eilean Wildlife Hide sits on the shore of Loch Sunart among the great oaks of an ancient Atlantic rainforest. You get to it by following a gravel path and then a wooden boardwalk that winds its way through these trees. One this occasion, some of these trees were hanging on to the last of their autumn leaves. I was intrigued by the pattern of leave loss, with those closest to the loch and presumably the most exposed, losing their leaves first.

First Light, New Bridge
​River Shiel, Moss, Moidart

Despite being built in 1935, this is what’s known as the “new bridge”, which takes the A861 road over the River Shiel just to the north of Acharacle. The image was taken on in late November, not long after the rising Sun had cleared the flanks of Ben Resipole, which sits between it and the bridge. As the Sun rose, the first light of the day initially fell on the east facing side of the bridge, before eventually illuminating the grasses on the river’s edge.

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