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Landscape photography of the West Highland Peninsula of Ardnamurchan

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  • The Return II - Sanna, Ardnamurchan

    The Return II - Sanna, Ardnamurchan

    Storm clouds and squalls return to the sky above Sanna, after a brief respite on what was an extremely stormy and windy day, blocking all but the last sliver of light that was falling on the waves as the ebbed and flowed onto the sand

  • The Return I - Sanna, Ardnamurchan

    The Return I - Sanna, Ardnamurchan

    Storm clouds and squalls return to the sky above Sanna, after a brief respite on what was an extremely stormy and windy day, blocking all but the last sliver of light that was falling on the waves as the ebbed and flowed onto the sand

  • Swordle Summer Sundown II - Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan

    Swordle Summer Sundown II - Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan

    A midsummer evening when the sun sets well round to the northwest, casting golden light on Swordle Bay and the surrounding countryside

  • Swordle Summer Sundown I - Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan

    Swordle Summer Sundown I - Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan

    A midsummer evening when the sun sets well round to the northwest, casting golden light on Swordle Bay and the surrounding countryside

  • Sunset on Spring - Kentra Bay, Ardnamurchan

    Sunset on Spring - Kentra Bay, Ardnamurchan

    The sun sets on the very last day of spring, providing an orange backdrop to the silhouettes the Small Isles of Eigg and Rùm, viewed out beyond the entrance to Kentra Bay

  • Distant Lighthouse II - Bay MacNeil, Ardnamurchan

    Distant Lighthouse II - Bay MacNeil, Ardnamurchan

    A stream flows through the sand at Bay MacNeil, catching the last colours from the sky beyond Ardnamurchan Lighthouse

  • Distant Lighthouse I - Bay MacNeil, Ardnamurchan

    Distant Lighthouse I - Bay MacNeil, Ardnamurchan

    A stream flows through the sand at Bay MacNeil, catching the last of the light from the sky beyond Ardnamurchan Lighthouse

  • After Eunice II - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse viewed from Bay MacNeil, Ardnamurchan

    After Eunice II - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse viewed from Bay MacNeil, Ardnamurchan

    On the evening that Storm Eunice left our western shore, the clouds beyond Ardnamurchan Point begin to clear to let the sun illuminate an orange sky.

  • After Eunice I - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse viewed from Bay MacNeil, Ardnamurchan

    After Eunice I - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse viewed from Bay MacNeil, Ardnamurchan

    On the evening that Storm Eunice left our western shore, the clouds beyond Ardnamurchan Point begin to clear to let the sun illuminate an orange sky.

  • Anticipation II - Loch Sunart, Salen Jetty, Ardnamurchan

    Anticipation II - Loch Sunart, Salen Jetty, Ardnamurchan

    In January, the sun rises very slowly, so it took an age to begin to appear from behind the hills of Morvern causing me to experience a great sense of anticipation as the light from it began to cast some lovely colours onto the wet stones of the Salen Jetty and the water beyond it.

  • Anticipation I - Loch Sunart, Salen Jetty, Ardnamurchan

    Anticipation I - Loch Sunart, Salen Jetty, Ardnamurchan

    In January, the sun rises very slowly, so it took an age to begin to appear from behind the hills of Morvern causing me to experience a great sense of anticipation as the light from it began to cast some lovely colours onto the wet stones of the Salen Jetty and the water beyond it.

  • New Dawn - Loch Sunart, Salen Jetty, Ardnamurchan

    New Dawn - Loch Sunart, Salen Jetty, Ardnamurchan

    A new day begins on a January Morning, when the sunrise in the south-east coincided with a high tide at the Salen Jetty, casting beautiful colours up into the sky from behind the hills of Morvern.

  • Many Moons - Rubh' a' Mhurain, Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

    Many Moons - Rubh' a' Mhurain, Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

    Many moon jellyfish cover the sand of the beach at Rubh' a' Mhurain as the tide retreats and while the late evening sun hangs above Sgeir an Eididh and the Isle of Eigg.

  • Hugh’s Boat - Rubh’ a’ Mhurain, Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

    Hugh’s Boat - Rubh’ a’ Mhurain, Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

    On this Summer evening, sea haar rolled in from the north-east to hide the Small Isles from view and then parted for a few minutes to reveal Hugh’s fishing boat and to also let some light shine on the sea.

  • Illuminated Isle - Isle of Eigg viewed from Doire Daraich, Ardnamurchan

    Illuminated Isle - Isle of Eigg viewed from Doire Daraich, Ardnamurchan

    As a summer day on Ardnamurchan comes to an end, the sun breaks through the clouds to illuminate the sea around the Isle of Eigg. The peaks of the Rùm Cuillin are to its left and the peaks of the Skye Cuillin are to its right.

  • Low Tide Approaches - Kilmory Beach, Kilmory, Ardnamurchan

    Low Tide Approaches - Kilmory Beach, Kilmory, Ardnamurchan

    The falling tide at Kilmory Beach, gradually retreats to reveal a line of seaweed and rock that draws the eye out of the bay and out to the Small Isles of Eigg and Rùm.

  • On the Edge II - Fascadale Bay, Fascadale, Ardnamurchan

    On the Edge II - Fascadale Bay, Fascadale, Ardnamurchan

    A northerly wind brings a swell to the sea between the north coast of Ardnamurchan and the Small Isles and drives waves into the rocky inlets around the edge of Fascadale Bay.

  • On the Edge I - Fascadale Bay, Fascadale, Ardnamurchan

    On the Edge I - Fascadale Bay, Fascadale, Ardnamurchan

    A northerly wind brings a swell to the sea between the north coast of Ardnamurchan and the Small Isles and drives waves into the rocky inlets around the edge of Fascadale Bay.

  • Out of the Bay - Kentra Bay, Arivegaig, Ardnamurchan

    Out of the Bay - Kentra Bay, Arivegaig, Ardnamurchan

    A view out of the entrance of Kentra Bay to the Small Isle of Rùm with its peaks sitting under a sky filled with golden and pink hues from a setting sun.

  • Beyond the Bay - Kentra Bay, Arivegaig, Ardnamurchan

    Beyond the Bay - Kentra Bay, Arivegaig, Ardnamurchan

    A distant view of Kentra Bay from the hills above Arivegaig, with the peaks of the Small Isle of Rùm beyond the bay’s entrance sitting under a sky filled with golden and pink hues from a setting sun.

  • Icy Past II - Sailean nan Cuileag, Salen, Ardnamurchan

    Icy Past II - Sailean nan Cuileag, Salen, Ardnamurchan

    The last of the ice from the prolonged cold spell of early 2021 clings on to the fringes of Sailean nan Cuileag as it loses the battle against a rising tide during sunset on a calm winter evening.

  • Icy Past I - Sailean nan Cuileag, Salen, Ardnamurchan

    Icy Past I - Sailean nan Cuileag, Salen, Ardnamurchan

    The last of the ice from the prolonged cold spell of early 2021 clings on to the fringes of Sailean nan Cuileag as it loses the battle against a rising tide during sunset on a calm winter evening.

  • Inkling of Change - Bay of Flies, Salen, Ardnamurchan

    Inkling of Change - Bay of Flies, Salen, Ardnamurchan

    Wispy cirrus clouds, which often precede a warm weather front, drifting high above the Bay of Flies giving an indication that the cold spell that brought ice and a thick blanket of snow to Loch Sunart was coming to an end.

  • Icy Blue - Kentra Bay, Gobshealach, Ardnamurchan

    Icy Blue - Kentra Bay, Gobshealach, Ardnamurchan

    Sundown at the end of prolonged cold snap and as the sun sets behind the hills on the other side of Kentra Bay, this frozen icy blue stream reflects the colours of the waning sunset just beautifully.

  • Light, Mist and Darkness - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Light, Mist and Darkness - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Looking over Acharacle towards Loch Shiel on a winter morning as the sun gradually makes its way above the horizon to the south-east of Ben Resipole, bringing the first light of the day to the village as it emerges from the mist.

  • Cold Last Moon II - Kentra Bay, Arivegaig, Ardnamurchan

    Cold Last Moon II - Kentra Bay, Arivegaig, Ardnamurchan

    On the morning of 30 December 2020, a Cold Full Moon and the last full moon of the year and of the decade travels over the Small Isles of Eigg and Rum, out beyond the entrance of Kentra Bay, about an hour or so before it would set in the north-west.

  • Cold Last Moon I - Kentra Bay, Arivegaig, Ardnamurchan

    Cold Last Moon I - Kentra Bay, Arivegaig, Ardnamurchan

    On the morning of 30 December 2020, a Cold Full Moon and the last full moon of the year and of the decade travels over the Small Isles of Eigg and Rum, out beyond the entrance of Kentra Bay, about an hour or so before it would set in the north-west.

  • Astronomical Beginnings II - Kentra Bay, Gobshealach, Ardnamurchan

    Astronomical Beginnings II - Kentra Bay, Gobshealach, Ardnamurchan

    At the end of the first week of astronomical winter, the cold weather begins and this and many of the other pools that are scattered around the salt marsh on the edge of Kentra Bay find themselves covered with the first ice of the season.

  • Astronomical Beginnings I - Kentra Bay, Gobshealach, Ardnamurchan

    Astronomical Beginnings I - Kentra Bay, Gobshealach, Ardnamurchan

    At the end of the first week of astronomical winter, the cold weather begins and this and many of the other pools that are scattered around the salt marsh on the edge of Kentra Bay find themselves covered with the first ice of the season.

  • Descending Calm - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Descending Calm - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    I couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of calm as I stood on the jetty at Acharacle and watched the colours of this winter sunset intensify while darkness descended, and the mist rolled in.

  • Frosted and Still II - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Frosted and Still II - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Dusk on a December afternoon and a frost covered jetty leads out to a still and mirror-like Loch Shiel upon which mist is starting to form.

  • Frosted and Still I - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Frosted and Still I - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Dusk on a December afternoon and a frost covered jetty leads out to a still and mirror-like Loch Shiel upon which mist is starting to form.

  • Sundown Frost II - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Sundown Frost II - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Sundown on a cold December afternoon with frost persisting on the shaded banks of Loch Shiel while Ben Resipole is warmly lit by the light of a sun setting far round in the south-west.

  • Sundown Frost I - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Sundown Frost I - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

    Sundown on a cold December afternoon with frost persisting on the shaded banks of Loch Shiel while Ben Resipole is warmly lit by the light of a sun setting far round in the south-west.

  • Sundown Side Light - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Ardnamurchan Point, Ardnamurchan

    Sundown Side Light - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Ardnamurchan Point, Ardnamurchan

    On a blustery late November afternoon, the light from the setting sun out to the south west of Ardnamurchan Point lights up the side of the lighthouse while waves crash on the rocks beneath it.

  • Dusk Calling - Kilmory, Ardnamurchan

    Dusk Calling - Kilmory, Ardnamurchan

    A freshly painted Kilmory phone box set against a backdrop of the Small Isles of Muck, Eigg and Rùm at dusk on a late summer evening as gold gives way to blue.

  • On the Horizon - Inverockle, Ardnamurchan

    On the Horizon - Inverockle, Ardnamurchan

    Overlooking the bay at Inverockle at dusk on a late summer evening as the sun dips to the west of the isles of Rùm, Eigg and Sky on the distant northern horizon.

  • Patience - Inverockle, Ockle, Ardnamurchan

    Patience - Inverockle, Ockle, Ardnamurchan

    “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet” – Aristotle. Much time was spent watching waves flow in and out of this rocky channel which leads out towards the Small Isles of Eigg and Rùm before the clouds parted to allow the sun to bathe the scene with the last of the evening light.

  • Red Horizon - Camas nan Geall, Ardslignish, Ardnamurchan

    Red Horizon - Camas nan Geall, Ardslignish, Ardnamurchan

    The last remnants of sunset red linger on the horizon beyond Maclean’s Nose as dusk falls on the coastline to the west of Camas nan Geall

  • Pink Rùm & Muck - The Small Isles of Rùm and Muck viewed from Portuairk, Ardnamurchan

    Pink Rùm & Muck - The Small Isles of Rùm and Muck viewed from Portuairk, Ardnamurchan

    Sitting high on the hill above Portuairk watching pink turn to blue in the sky above the Small Isles of Rùm and Muck as the day comes to an end

  • A Minute at the Point - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Ardnamurchan Point, Ardnamurchan

    A Minute at the Point - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Ardnamurchan Point, Ardnamurchan

    A one-minute long exposure smooths out choppy seas and fast moving cloud on a windy day out at Ardnamurchan Point

  • Enlightened - Isle of Eigg viewed from Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

    Enlightened - Isle of Eigg viewed from Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

    The clouds beyond Sgeir an Eidigh parted during this July sunset at Ardtoe to allow crepuscular rays to shine down on the Isle of Eigg and silhouette it against a golden backdrop

  • Water & Fire II - Isle of Eigg viewed from Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

    Water & Fire II - Isle of Eigg viewed from Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

    Waves lap on the rocks at the tip of Rubha Luinngeanach as the sun breaks through the clouds to fire up the sky above the Isle of Eigg during a July sunset at Ardtoe

  • Towards the Isles - Kilmory Beach, Kilmory, Ardnamurchan

    Towards the Isles - Kilmory Beach, Kilmory, Ardnamurchan

    High tide at sundown out on the rocks around Kilmory Beach and the water in this channel leading out towards the Small Isles captures some of the colour that is in the sky.

  • Pinks Carpet - Gobshealach, Kentra Bay, Ardnamurchan

    Pinks Carpet - Gobshealach, Kentra Bay, Ardnamurchan

    The first light of a mid-summer day lights the carpet of Sea Pinks that cover the grassy mounds of the saltmarsh at the edge of Kentra Bay.

  • Pinks Beneath Pink I - Gobshealach, Kentra Bay, Ardnamurchan

    Pinks Beneath Pink I - Gobshealach, Kentra Bay, Ardnamurchan

    A mid-summer pre-dawn at Kentra Bay where, under a pink sky, a beautiful carpet of Sea Pinks covers the grassy mounds in the saltmarsh.

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    Illuminated Isle - Isle of Eigg viewed from Doire Daraich, Ardnamurchan
    Low Tide Approaches - Kilmory Beach, Kilmory, Ardnamurchan
    On the Edge II - Fascadale Bay, Fascadale, Ardnamurchan