rannoch moor

Some nice pastels _DSC1357_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Some perfectly pleasant light _DSC1401_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Just before it got harsh _DSC1407_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

2022 was the summer that really kept on giving. Lochan na h-Achlaise _DSC1264_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _DSC1265_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _DSC1284_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr The wind picked up a bit so I moved on to the more sheltered Lochan na Stainge _DSC1318_DxO by...

One from the start of June _DSC1190_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _DSC1204_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _DSC1227_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _DSC1237_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _DSC1244_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Buachaille Etive Mor _DSC0329_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Lochan na Stainge _DSC0242_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Beag _DSC3656_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr River Coe _DSC3677_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Buachaille Etive Mor _DSC3729_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr...

Took my small format camera up to Rannoch Moor, Glencoe etc to see how it got on. Colour of Lochan na Stainge DSC_0006_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr B&W of Lochan na Stainge DSC_0007_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Tighter crop of the Lochan na Stainge angle DSC_0012_DxO by Stephen...

All 645z 28-45 With skies like this, reflections and light I took a lot for a variety of different crops and aspect ratio's _IMG2705_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _IMG2713_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _IMG2717_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _IMG2721_DxO by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr...

After being chased off Lochan na h-Achlaise by the most merciless and unrelenting of midges I went to my most well worn of all tripod holes. The light was still quite nice and the reflections reasonable. _IMG1983 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _IMG1988 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Then they...

1. Pastel colours at dawn _IMG1885 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr 2. Mists forming _IMG1904 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr 3. Subdued morning colour _IMG1930 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Not everyones cup of tea but I just love summer and the warm days. Not my best...but too good for the bin. The wee Buachaille - cropped and composed to hide my shadow _IMG1754 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Reflections where there should be falls... _IMG1765 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr...

_IMG1819 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _IMG1809 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _IMG1846 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Another series from Rannoch Moor taken in May. All with the 645z and 28-45 and 45-85 which can bring things that bit closer in _IMG1194 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _IMG0729 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

_IMG1437 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _IMG1438_2 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _IMG1463 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

These are probably the best pictures I've ever taken here and probably ever will do. Utterly splendid conditions, great reflections, no wind at all, and great light and a sky all at once. Rarely, if ever, does it all come together quite so well as this. For a May's day - bloody cold - looks like...

Lovely weather around at the moment, still a bit chilly and not really green at all but you can tell summer is coming and winter has been banished for good. It's therefore time to share some pictures of the most beautiful time of year. Loch Ba _DSC4557 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Lagangarbh...

Here's some more with the new 645z. First light _IMG0207 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Second light _IMG0220 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Why nothing inbetween - well - wind. That tree was moving around a lot so had to time my shots carefully then keep the best ones where the branches didn't...

Variety of crops and focal lengths here using the legendary Sigma ART 35 and 50mm Fog proved a bitch and it didn't shift until 3 hours or so after sunrise. Shame as I reckon the light is a shade harsh and a little flat. Had the mist cleared an hour or so earlier these would have been killer as...

Kilchurn _DSC9647 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Rannoch Moor _DSC9737 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr A more jumbled composition of Rannoch Moor _DSC9753 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Glencoe _DSC6367 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr More Glencoe _DSC6497 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr The pass...

Lochan na Stainge _DSC4718 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Lochan na h-Achlaise _DSC4735 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

_DSC3777 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _DSC3794 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

1. Faded light but a jolly nice hot summers evening to be out _DSC3692 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr 2. A quick nap in the car then Lochan na Fola first thing. Sadly it was a bit too cloudy for the strong light to come though and the early morning light was very diffused. _DSC2078 by Stephen...

It's finally almost June and summer is here. Sadly I cannot partake in the excellence that is on offer at the moment so will post some highlights from what is one of my favourite months in the entire year. The Torren Lochan _DSC1730 - Version 3 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr The Famous Falls...

May is one of my favourite times of year to shoot my local path. The month of May pretty much starts my photography year back up and is normally when I come out of my own "lockdown". As lockdown is now a reality I cannot really head out to shoot in the time of year I love the most. Here's some...

I thought I'd post a closer to home series to celebrate what is coming Friday at 11pm :D Along the West Highland Way... _DSC3044 - Version 4 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr A Foggy Dawn on Tulla _DSC2950 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr An old Favourite given a spruce up for 2020 _DSC2967 (1) by...

Some well worn tripod holes of mine got revisited this month. Torren Lochan _DSC4875 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr _DSC4883 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Rannoch Moor _DSC4471 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

What a summer this has been. It's either been totally grey, or totally blue skies with not much inbetween. Here are two from Tuesday in Glencoe. There was too much cloud, and haze around to really get the light onto the mountain (Meall a'bhuiridh). The reflections though were very nice...

_DSC4786 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr I grabbed this on a morning workshop last week. The best reflections and light were down on Rannoch Moor. I couldn't resist guiding the client to this spot at the edge of Lochan na Stainge and once they were set up taking a few of my own with the light...

Loch Tulla _DSC2985 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Loch Awe _DSC6961 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Lochan na h-Achlaise _DSC1821 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Rannoch Moor _DSC3053 (2) by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Loch Awe _DSC7012 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Loch Tulla _DSC2967 (1) by...

Been putting off working on this shot for a while - it's not my best of the summer from there. The light never really came through and this glimmer the only light of the day - shame really as the sky was epic and had it come through it would have been one of the all time great mornings...

Autumn really is a great time of year. Earlier today I decided to reprocess some of these, I felt the original renditions were a tad garish for my tastes now so went back over them. This has to have been one of my favourite trips out. Autumn colours, interesting sky, perfect reflections and...

A while back I posted a series of B&W renditions of my trip(s) to Glencoe. Here are the colour ones Black Rock Cottage _DSC1609_Rendition 1 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr Frozen Falls - I hadn't intended on taking this picture but when I saw the frozen falls I new I had too. It's not the...