Summer is on its way, though its hard to believe after several days of heavy rain here on Mull, so there is plenty to look forward to and can hardly wait to get back to flower photography. These images below were taken last year in Torosay Gardens. I have done a lot of commercial work [...]
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It is sometimes a difficult choice to make, should a landscape image be black & white or colour. Clearly there is merit to be had in both renditions of the scene and there are times when certain views and compositions seem to shout out one way or the other. However, with this particular image I [...]
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Tobermory, founded in 1788 is the capital of Mull, it is located on a sheltered bay in the north east of the island. The town’s name means Mary’s Well which is derived from its Gaelic name Tobar Mhoire where “Tobar” means well and “Mhoire” Mary. It is a popular tourist destination with brightly coloured rows [...]
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Winter returned to the Isle of Mull yesterday, with more high winds and heavy snow. I was prompted to put together this selection of winter images after a really horrendous return journey late last night from the Ross of Mull. We had been on the Ross for most of the day, had a really interesting [...]
One of the best places to start bird photography is on your doorstep, gardens make for some great photo opportunities. Many garden birds are readily attracted to food placed out for them so you can place your feeding station in a suitable position to give an uncluttered background. This small collection of images where all [...]
One from a couple of weeks ago taken during a calm sunny spell when these two Oystercatchers presented themselves and were too good a photo opportunity to miss. The reflection completes the composition, adding interest to what would have been an otherwise blank area of water. I like that they are facing each other, and [...]
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Although they can be elusive and shy there are plenty of opportunities for Otter watching on the Isle of Mull. The habitat of the Otter is mainly coastal, though they also like sheltered woodland inlets and fresh water streams, and the majority of the Isle of Mull’s 350 mile of indented coastline provides the ideal [...]
Iona Abbey on the Isle of Iona is one of the most important religious centres within Western Europe. It was here that St Columba brought Christianity to Scotland from Ireland in 563 AD and there are approximately 48 kings and clan chiefs buried here from Scotland and many parts of Europe. This small collection of [...]
All these seaweed abstracts were photographed exactly as they were found shortly after a receding tide. The light was perfect, a bright day with thin cloud cover producing almost shadowless lighting for best colour and detail. I really enjoy this kind of photography and this selection of images are taken from a larger collection that [...]
This series of Eider (Someteria mollissima) photos were taken in mid May last year at Loch Scridain on the Isle of Mull, almost all of these will be non breeding birds. Eiders are one of my favourite birds for a couple of reasons, the male always looks so majesticly proud and the far reaching ‘ah-hooo’ [...]
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