Achnaba, Loch Etive

Spring sunset 21 March 2011
at Achnaba on Loch Etive

Ardchattan Kirk at Achnaba.
This is a kind of practice shot for
a future view when the trees are in leaf.

More March snow

Various locations around Benderloch. Taken from the road to the Isle of Eriska hotel and from inside the bus to Oban.

Telephoto shot of the hills above Kingairloch

From Loch Linnhe shore looking east to Ben Sgulaird at the head of Loch Creran

Ben Lora above Benderloch from the Oban service bus

East up Loch Creran
(compare with Feb 18 photo)

Loch Creran from the car park at the Scottish
Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve

High tide at the junction of Lochs Creran and Linnhe

March snow

As often happens March has it's share of snow. As it melted these colourful crocus flowers stood out against the snowy, grassy background.

Misty Loch

Fishing boat moored on Loch Creran.
It was a showery day with low misty cloud but dry when I shot this. Its made from layering 2 images of 3exposures HDR. The camera was doing too good a job of clearing the mist in a normal single shot. The HDR method enabled me to reproduce the scene much as I saw it.