Last Sunday was one of those days where it appeared for much of the day that the light was going to let me down as far as landscape photography was concerned.  I had headed north for a tour of the bulk of Wester Ross and was feeling things were not going to yield much.  However, as the afternoon proceeded there were a few interesting little periods of light, some clouds doing fascinating things and broken light, all making for a few good shots.

The above shot was taken on the way home, just after Achnasheen, heading westward with the sun relatively low in the sky, but mostly behind the broken cloud.  Rain/snow was threatening on the hills, producing some great textured clouds.  The railway line provides an excellent lead into the frame from the bottom left, moving the viewer's eye towards the centre of the action where the clouds meet the horizon.

The next shot was taken from the road to Red Point, near Gairloch.  I was actually heading back towards Gairloch and spotted these dramatic clouds in my rear view mirror and simply had to stop to try and capture the view.  These localised squalls are one of the great things about our weather in NW Scotland at this time of year.  It all seems to be lovely and spring-like, and then suddenly, out of the blue, comes a burst of rain or sleaty snow.  Never leave a warm jacket behind on days like these!

The next shot is of An Tealach, one of the great mountains of Wester Ross.  The Gaelic name translates as the Forge or the Anvil I believe.  The ridge is one of the most challenging in Scotland, and in parts rivals the Cuillin on Skye.  This view is from the road to Ullapool.  I always think it makes an excellent composition, looking through the spring green birch trees and with a little bit of zoom to emphasise the height of the ridge.

Finally, the next shot was taken during an evening walk at Drumbuie on 1st April.  There was promise of a decent sunset, which never really materialised, but I did capture this image looking along the main drainage ditch in the crofting township, as the sun set beyond Skye.  Not the best sunset, but I like the composition with the square crop.

What an amazingly wonderful spell of weather we have been having, but I have not had a great deal of time to get out with the camera.  Today though I had a few hours in the afternoon and I headed north to Torridon.  It was truly spectacular, but for colour photography the complete lack of any clouds rendered the scenery less appealing for the camera at least.  Fortunately I had my infrared converted Olympus Pen E-P1 camera with me, so I set about trying out a few IR shots.  These are my three favourites.