PigleT's Photos

misc slow worm

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:35:27 +0000

Closeup photographs of a slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) I found in the garden.

wistful lensbaby closeup

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:59:57 +0000

A handful of black-and-white closeup studies in the woodland, taken on the Lensbaby Composer for arty bokeh blur effects.

sunset loch awe

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:40:11 +0000

Three views of a stunning sunset and reflections in Loch Awe, Argyll

glencoe long exposure cliches

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:32:59 +0000

Experiments with long exposure photography in Glen Coe and Glen Etive: colourful sky reflections in Lochan na h'Achlaise, the mountains of the Black Mount and Loch Ba.

arran 2011 stacks

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:19:38 +0000

Experimenting with long exposure photos of water flowing around rocks: new red sandstone outcrop on the shore at Corrie; views of Pladda from Kildonan.

pentacon macro test

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:19:46 +0000

An experimental set of closeup/macro photos taken with a new (second-hand) Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 lens using the M42 adapter as extension tube: studies in fern spores, abstract patterns of oak tree leaves.

easdale long exposure 2011

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:51:38 +0000

Experiments with long-exposure photographs at Ellenabeich / Easdale on Seil Island: water lapping around rocks at dusk.

auchindrain 2011

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:41:33 +0000

The last township in Scotland: Auchindrain, in Argyll, was finally abandoned when the last resident left in 1967. Until then, it had been a subsistence farming settlement, with residents growing arable crops and raising sheep.

gleann a chaolais 2011

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:23:04 +0000

Photos from a walk in the impressive landscape of Beinn a Bheithir, the mountains above Ballachulish: sunlight, clouds, blue skies, shapely mountains.

easdale rocks low light long exposure

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:40:21 +0000

An experimental set: landscape/seascape photos of a very rocky coastline near Balvicar on the Isle of Seil, some looking towards Easdale, as the waves break on the rocks. Long exposures have resulted in drastic motion-blur softening of the water.

loch arkaig waterfall

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:23:56 +0000

Photos around 20110425/loch-arkaig_waterfall

gleann salach 2011

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:03:32 +0000

Photos from a quick afternoon drive around Gleann Salach, from Barcaldine down to Ardchattan: looking across trees to Loch Etive and Taynuilt in the distance; closeups of motion-blurred water cascading over stones in a small hillside burn.

taynuilt highland games 2011

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:50:12 +0000

Photos around taynuilt_highland_games_2011

20120115

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:35:42 +0000

The ones that got away: Highland landscape photos made whilst driving home. Grass glowing in golden sunlight, reflections in Loch Tarff and lines of mountains receding into the distance.

wester ross september 2011

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:29:39 +0000

Photos from a trip through Wester Ross: Glen Docherty, Slioch, Loch Maree, closeups of mushroom/toadstools, geology, light over distant landscape from Gairloch.

west coast white water

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:51:04 +0000

Photos of white water at the Falls of Lora tidal race, Connel; panoramas of Ben Cruachan from the Connel Bridge and the Sgorr Dhonuill peak on Beinn a Bheithir from North Ballachulish.

long exposure moray coast

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:45:42 +0000

Experiments with coastal long exposures: waves breaking on rocks by Kinnaird Head lighthouse, Fraserburgh; the viaduct and town of Cullen across the water as dusk fell.

fort william loch eil sunset

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:54:58 +0000

On the shores of Loch Eil: closeups of water flowing over stones in a small waterfall, Treslaig; boats on the water, Fort William and Ben Nevis bathed in glorious warm evening sunlight

argyll landscapes loch fyne june 2011

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:32:10 +0000

Landscapes around Loch Fyne: views from the disused slipway at St Catherine's, looking across to Inverary; boats bobbing on the water at Castle Lachlan.

north argyll landscape

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:33:38 +0000

A series of photos around Sutherland's Grove in Argyll: studies of trees' characterful trunks and branch shapes, closeups of small moss and bluebell flowers; two views of Loch Creran from South Shian.

rogie falls

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:03:51 +0000

Views of the Rogie Falls waterfall flowing; rocks, shapes and forms of trees.

arran 2011 20110926

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:19:28 +0000

Water rippling over seaweed at Corrie; a solar halo observed whilst climbing Goat Fell and views from the ascent, overlooking Holy Isle, Brodick and the mainland across the Forth of Clyde.

glencoe buachaille etive mor long exposure

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:10:25 +0000

Photos of a handful of locations in Glencoe: the canonical triangular aspect of Stob Dearg on Buachaille Etive Mor; a small burn flowing to join the River Coe; sunlight and clouds

pentacon test

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:58:06 +0000

A test of my new Panasonic Lumix GH2 in square aspect-ratio mode (using black-and-white preview), coupled with the Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 M42 manual lens: closeups of grass blowing in the breeze, trees butchered by automated pruning machines, light and bokeh; experiments in black-and-white and duotone processing.

loch maree extreme weather

Thu, 26 May 2011 04:18:40 +0000

Photos from a trip up the side of Loch Maree on a day of alternating heavy rain, hail and bright sun: trees in Slattadale forest and hail and rainbows around Loch Maree.

argyll complexity minimalism 2011

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:50:20 +0000

Simple things: closeup photos from a trip around Loch Awe, studying Zen-style minimalist composition through long exposures and water motion-blur

wester ross 20120212

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:27:42 +0000

Landscape photos from around Wester Ross: long exposures of Slioch across Loch Maree; snow-capped distant mountains of Skye from above Poolewe.

arran 2011 20110929

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:19:36 +0000

A walk through Glen Catacol (clear pure water in the river) to Gleann Diomhan (home of the rare Arran Whitebeams); also long exposures on the beach at Blackwaterfoot

north yorkshire dales richmond west burton

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:50:43 +0000

Photos from a trip around the North Yorkshire Dales: Richmond castle (tower, keep, stonework); St Andrew's Parish Church in Grinton (stained-glass windows); rolling purple heather landscapes and atmospheric optical phenomena (iridescence and anti-crepuscular rays).

borders 2011 st abbs eyemouth

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:46:32 +0000

Photos taken on a walk around St Abbs Head: coastline, sandstone rocks, lichen, waves flowing; also waves breaking over the harbour wall at Eyemouth.

borders 2011 lindisfarne sunset

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:44:03 +0000

Warm pink glowing sunset illuminating Lindisfarne Castle; small boats floating in the harbour.

borders 2011 dawyck

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:54:12 +0000

Closeup studies: flowing water in a small stream; buds, trees and sunlight at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Dawyck.

inveraray photo walk 2011

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:45:12 +0000

I spent a day out in Inveraray with fellow photographers from Blipfoto and other sites, exploring the town (particularly the jail) and waterfalls and mushrooms in the woods around Inveraray Castle grounds.

strathnairn snow 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:14:49 +0000

Snowy scenes around Strathnairn in the Highlands: trees silhouetted against the sky, frozen flooded fields, the Brin Rock hill covered in snow.

wycoller abandoned village 2011

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:43:33 +0000

Photos from a visit to Wycoller, an abandoned village in the rural east side of Lancashire: the Penopticon "Atom" above rolling Pendle landscape and the ruins of Wycoller Hall, flowers and packhorse bridges in the village itself.

arran 2011 20110930

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:19:38 +0000

Geological and farming exhibits at the Arran Heritage Museum, Brodick; also some long exposures of water and rocks at Corrie.

inverary photowalk dec3 2011

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:09:20 +0000

Photos taken around Inverary on a Photo-Walk in December: closeups of a rusting abandoned bike, water flowing around stones and a waterfall beside Dubh Loch.

borders 2011 borders gladhouse fields water

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:40:56 +0000

Photos from a day trip around the Scottish Borders: solitude through long exposures of water at Gladhouse Reservoir, studies of a farm field.

arran 2011 20110928

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:19:33 +0000

Sunlight in Brodick harbour; a day around the south of Arran, at Kildonan, views along The Ross, and a walk through Glenashdale forest to the waterfall.

arran 2011 20110927

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:19:31 +0000

A day of rocks and geology: a trip to Lochranza Castle and Newton Point to see Hutton's Unconformity; studies of a dolerite dyke at Lennimore near North Thundergay; the standing stones on Machrie Moor.

sea life centre 2011

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:58:10 +0000

A trip to the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary in Benderloch, near Oban: fish, seals, otters being fed, landscapes and boats on Loch Creran

lewis autumn 2010 calanais stones

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:53:09 +0000

Studies in light: sunsets, a sundog and silhouettes of the Callanish Stones, Lewisian Gneiss megaliths erected around 2600-2900BCE

loch awe reflections 2011

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:31:19 +0000

Perfect symmetrical reflections in Loch Awe: the opposite hillside, grey scree, trees and bracken foliage, on a calm still day.

loch tay august 2011

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:32:37 +0000

A study of interesting things one can find in a mile of road: landscapes across Loch Tay, road-side flowers, disused farm machinery and wide open skies.

loch garten autumn light

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:44:15 +0000

Four photos from a short trip to Loch Garten: experiments with long exposure, image-stacking and flare, trees by the shore of the loch and partly submerged in the water.

castle stalker 2011

Thu, 05 May 2011 03:15:20 +0000

Three views of Castle Stalker, taken from beside the road in Appin: one straight zoom (black and white), one ultra-wide panorama of sunlight on mountains, and one vertical (square) panorama.

lf handheld scans

Sun, 15 May 2011 23:31:13 +0000

Experimental abstract studies: patterns of light, shapes of silhouetted willow tree branches covered in lichen. Taken on the Shen-Hao large-format camera, hand-held.

arran 2011 20110925

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:19:27 +0000

Sunlight around Brodick: a fantastic strong double rainbow, sunlight on boats in the bay and orange light of sunset illuminating clouds.

inverawe loch etive landscape morning light nov2011

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:33:54 +0000

Autumn morning light: landscape photos from a walk through Forestry Commission spruce woodlands beyond Inverawe to above Loch Etive.

lunchtime light inverawe 2011

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:08:14 +0000

Warm Autumn light and landscape: a lunchtime walk around Inverawe