Today I’d like to share some images taken at the Strathmore games held at Glamis Castle.
Great food trucks, watching athletes competing and live traditional Scottish music playing, it was a great day out.
Scotland
Dunnottar Castle Sunrise – Drone Photography in Stonehaven, Scotland
Few locations on Scotland’s east coast carry as much atmosphere as Dunnottar Castle. Perched high above the North Sea, the ruins dominate the headland and remain one of the country’s most iconic coastal landmarks.
Captured by drone at sunrise, the first light revealed texture in the stonework and depth across the cliffs. The dramatic shadows emphasise both the scale of the castle and the rugged coastline that surrounds it.
The surviving buildings are largely from the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the Early Middle Ages.
Dunnottar is best known as the place where the Honours of Scotland, the Scottish crown jewels, were hidden from Oliver Cromwell's invading army in the 17th century.
This work adds to my wider series on Scotland’s coastal landmarks, using drone photography to document places where history and landscape meet.
Rattray Head Lighthouse at Sunrise – Coastal Photography in Aberdeenshire
in Scotland, Lighthouse
Scotland’s lighthouses have long been designed to face harsh seas, but few look as striking in first light as Rattray Head Lighthouse. Built in 1895, it still stands strong off the Aberdeenshire coast.
Photographed at sunrise, the tower rises above calm water with warm light catching its surface. The scene captures the balance of engineering and isolation that defines Scotland’s coastal navigation points.
Rattray head lighthouse was constructed in 1895 and stand 120 feet (37m) tall.
This lighthouse is part of my continuing focus on maritime Scotland, documenting structures that combine function, history, and striking design.
St Mary’s Chapel, Rattray – Historic Church Photography in Aberdeenshire
Tucked away in Aberdeenshire, St Mary’s Chapel at Rattray is thought to date back to around 1214. Its weathered stone walls stand as a reminder of centuries of local history.
This shoot continues my project of documenting Scotland’s historic churches, using simple photography to record places that hold centuries of community history.
Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church – Drone Photography in Angus
The spire of Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church dominates the skyline of the Angus town. Built in the late 18th century, with its steeple added in 1834, it remains one of the defining features of Montrose High Street.
Photographed from the air, the drone perspective shows the church in its urban setting, highlighting both the height of the spire and the layout of the town around it.
This work adds to my series on churches, using drone photography to show how historic buildings shape and define modern townscapes.
Scurdie Ness Lighthouse – Coastal Photography in Montrose, Scotland
Built in 1870 after numerous shipwrecks, Scurdie Ness Lighthouse stands at the mouth of the River South Esk, guiding vessels safely along the east coast of Scotland.
Photographed in freezing conditions, these images show the tower against clear skies, highlighting the engineering that still defines the Montrose shoreline today.
Scotland’s lighthouses remain some of the most practical yet visually striking coastal landmarks. This shoot adds to my ongoing series on maritime structures.
The Importance of Revisiting a Site – Photography Practice in Scotland
Returning to familiar locations often produces new results. Light, weather, and season all change, meaning a second or third visit can reveal details that weren’t there before.
This series shows how repeat visits create variety. The same place shifts character depending on the conditions, offering new compositions and perspectives.
Revisiting sites is part of my regular approach, ensuring subjects are documented in different moods and at different times. It keeps even familiar places fresh.
Elephant Rock, Lunan Bay, Montrose — Coastal Travel & Landscape Photography
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Walks out to coastal arches like Elephant Rock are reminders that nature’s shapes matter — rock, sea, sky combining into unexpected forms. A recent visit to Lunan Bay brought just that: the arch of Elephant Rock with cliffs and the chapel above, tides low, skies open.
Chapel of St Skae burial ground.
Elephant Rock (also called the Rock of St Skae) is a volcanic coastal arch, shaped over time by wind and wave. These photos capture its elephant-like silhouette — trunk and head — framed against cliffs, water, and sky. Nearby is the 12th-century Chapel of St Skae, perched above the cliffs; I included shots that show its position in the landscape and even the odd gravestone (like George James Ramsay’s) that gives the place character. Walking back via Lunan Bay, you get wide views: dunes, receding tide, sand ripples, the light changing across beach and cliff.
Upon leaving Elephant rock, we called into Lunan Bay.
Information if you are visiting.
Lunan Bay has attracted many visitors throughout the ages, from Viking armies in the 10th century to generations of holidaymakers. Today it offers a secluded haven on the dramatic Angus coastline.
Sites like this remind me why landscape travel photography is about more than the view — it’s about place, memory, and context. For more work in coastal landscapes and travel-informed photography, see my Places and Travel galleries.
Montrose Quay — Early Morning Port & Industrial Photography
Montrose Quay lights up quietly in the early morning. The vessels, equipment, and waterfront infrastructure are still moving, but softer light and calm seas lend contrast and detail to a place that in daylight is loud and full.
Ports like Montrose show how industrial activity, marine life, and structure blend. For more harbour or industrial photography, see my Places and Wind Industry galleries.
Exploring the Timeless Beauty of Arbroath Abbey — Medieval Architecture, Scotland
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Arbroath Abbey, founded in 1178, remains one of Scotland’s finest medieval ruins. Even in partial ruin, its arches, rose windows, and carved stone tell stories of history, craftsmanship, faith, and identity.
Built by King William the Lion, the Abbey is best known as the place where the Declaration of Arbroath was drafted in 1320 — a document that asserted Scotland’s independence. In person, the Abbey’s architecture speaks in stone: towered sections, pointed arches, weathered rose windows, and worn masonry. The play of light through open arches and across aged surfaces accentuates how architecture survives time. During my visit, I walked among the ruins, noting where shadows lengthen and details emerge in light — stone carvings, tracery, and subtle wear showing centuries of exposure.
Sunrise in the wind farm
in Renewables
Good morning, here are some images taken whilst sailing through a Scottish windfarm.
Loch Brandy
in Hill Walking, Hiking
Hello,
I hope that you are well and have had a lovely weekend.
Today I thought Id share a couple of simple shots from a recent hike up Loch Brandy.
Loch Brandy is a superb example of a mountain corrie, backed by craggy slopes and cradling a perfect loch. The walk has the benefit of a very well-constructed path making this a good short and relatively easy hillwalk.
Thanks
Lee
Offshore Vessels.
in Renewables
Happy Monday.
A couple of images from an offshore work site.
FRIARTON BRIDGE
Hello,
Today id like to share an image of the Friarton Bridge in Scotland.
With me working in Aberdeen and travelling the 350 miles each weekend home, i have driven over the bridge numerous times and the scale over the amazing Scottish landscape has always been a nice part pf the journey.
Friarton Bridge Is a steel box girder bridge with a concrete deck, across the River Tay on the southeastern outskirts of Perth, Scotland. The bridge was designed by Freeman Fox and Partners with the team being led by Dr Oleg Kerensky. The bridge was a pair of steel box girders (one under each carriage way) 4.3 m wide overlaid by a lightweight concrete deck. It forms part of the eastern spur of the M90 between junctions 10 (Craigend) and 11 (Broxden), the most northerly motorway junction in the UK. It also forms part of the important east coast road corridor from Edinburgh through to Dundee and Aberdeen. It was the first large box girder bridge to be built to the Merrison Rules which were introduced in 1973 after the collapse during construction of three box girder bridges during the 1970s. The bridge was strengthened during the 2000s to cope with modern traffic loadings.
Have a good weekend.
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Lee
Crane operator, working the supply vessel.
in Oil and Gas
Hello,
Today ill like to show how an oil rig offloads new supplies, which range from equipment, tools and most importantly food!
While it is down to the crane operator to offload the containers from the supply vessel, it is all orchestrated by the offshore materials coordinator.
The materials controller duties:
Arranging for the despatch and delivery of materials and goods
Making sure that materials and equipment have the necessary certification.
Ensuring that relevant stores are aware of deliveries and that they allocate space for goods on arrival.
Chasing up suppliers to ensure goods and materials are delivered on time to meet business needs.
Maintaining the materials management system.
Preparing reports on materials receipt and delivery and on the performance of suppliers
Acting as a focal point for suppliers and internal departments for questions about materials scheduling, problems, and the like.
Norwegian supply vessel crew, unhooking the containers.
