We travelled to the Kintyre peninsula for a short break for our wedding anniversary and after driving through 3 hours of rain, the sunset delivered with this view to Islay. I spotted this cobalt blue lighting in the cloud layer as the bottom area went Gold. I've never seen anything like this before.

I'm pleased that I am seemingly progressing well, doing something I had no experience doing whatsoever, in a media type I hadn't worked in before. If you have been kind enough to look at the sporadic links I have posted, thank you very much, I try not to spam my feed with every single video I do.

As Glasgow looks to at least five more consecutive days of rain for the coming week, another image of mine from an upcoming video around the city centre that, imo, pretty much sums up the current scenes and weather prospects.

I was out in dreich Glasgow city centre yesterday doing stuff for a new video so decided to use the conditions to do some mono stuff. Really enjoyable 90 mins in amongst the small lanes in the city centre.

As the rain hits my window in Glasgow, an image from a couple of weeks ago when I thought I'd manage to get a sunset image without the usual West of Scotland cloud base only to find it had been hiding. Sunset over the Arrochar Alps.

Loch Ard in typical summer weather this year in Scotland.

My latest video is about the three photography awards I picked up this weekend and the highly commended images were shot taken during filming of only my third ever onsite video, something I believe has never been done before on youtube and something I am really pleased about! youtu.be/8X9UFsecGH0

An image from my latest youtube video where I reveal, amongst other things, how this location created the singularly most uncomfortable shoot I have ever experienced plus you can vote on which images I should enter into this months BPA comp.

Stirling viewpoint, another image from an upcoming video, I thought mono would suit this image and, imo, it worked a treat. #scotland #landscapephotography #shoestringphotographer

In my latest video, I reveal three things that massively improved my photography and none of them involved buying more gear or spending money youtu.be/hwx6q8L0rSw

An image from this weeks video around the subject of bad weather photography. Just put "shoestring photographer" in the youtube search bar to find it.

Stirling View, Scotland. One of a number of images from an upcoming video.

Stirling view, 12-5-28. The flowering gorse has been out in large numbers this year, especially noticeable from this viewpoint.

My latest video about how I decided that doing a different photographic genre, dispensing with colour, using a single kit lens & creating the entire panel of images over two 1 hour shoots inside a dangerous ruin was a good idea for an attempt at an Associate panel with the BPA. youtu.be/9U9WA53GEMw

Loch Arklet sunrise, one of a series of images you can vote for me to use to enter the British Photographers Alliance Image of the Month comp this month. The link to that video where the vote is taking place is on my previous post.

Do you know an award winning image when you see one? Pick the best three of my images to go forward to comp and lets see which ones you all think are the best candidates for awards in the Image of the Month comp run by The British Photographers Alliance. youtu.be/jgDfQyOHJ6M

The Carse of Stirling is another recent award winning image of mine from last month.

Another recent award winner of mine of Loch Lomond.

Weird synchronicity time. Todays' Star wars day (May the fourth be with you) sees the last of total darkness in the night sky here in Glasgow for 12 weeks. So it could be interpretated that Star Wars banishes the darkness for 12 weeks (I'll get my coat 😜😂)

This image of mine was awarded Highly Commended recently. This was actually taken on just my second ever video shoot. To have won such a high standard award on only my second video, was above my expectations at this stage and gives me confidence that my unique approach should hopefully work.

My first results video has just dropped on youtube so if you are curious to see if what I am doing works, or is even a good idea, have a look.. youtu.be/x1e1VDuRQ5I

Another Loch Ard blue hour image from earlier this month, Scotland

The Vidiq website I am trialling says this hasn't been done before so if you want to watch something completely new in the photography genre in youtube, have a look at my latest video and maybe even get involved yourselves? youtu.be/TFAFX0z3Jik

Arrochar alps sunrise in the Loch Lomond & Trossachs national park, Scotland. An image from an upcoming onsite video.

A recent Highly Commended image of the Trossachs, Scotland.

My third youtube video has just dropped. This years weather in Scotland has been notable for its consistency, band after band of rain, wind and cloud so when I had the chance to go out in a window between fronts, I took it. youtu.be/RFR4DCq_jiY

Ben Lomond at blue hour as seen from Loch Ard, Scotland

Stirling Carse viewpoint, Scotland, one of my latest award winning images from this last month

My first onsite youtube video has now dropped so if you would like to have a look and maybe like & subscribe, I'd be most grateful youtu.be/XmyZ6AI9JD8

Ben Lomond sunrise, Scotland. 7-4-26

Blue hour at Loch Ard, Scotland. 7-4-26

The first of this months awards for me and a Bronze award for this image of Loch Lomond.

The direct link my youtube introductory video as bluesky removed my original shoestring photographer page for some reason and doesn't seem to want to make a second page visible www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv6y...

I've just gone live on Youtube with my own channel. So if you want to know a bit more about me, my photographic history and why what I will be doing is different from every other youtube photographer, the youtube link is on my bluesky page @shoestringyoutube.bsky.social

Stirling Castle & the Wallace monument from one of my favourite viewpoints. In other news, I am about to launch a youtube channel, details in the coming days. #throughmyeyes #scotland #stirlingcastle #wallacemonument #landscape #nikonzf

The snow fields of the Ochills was a recent Highly Commended award winning image for me. #throughmyeyes #scotland #awardwinning #landscape #snbow #ochills #nikonzf

Isolated blustery snow showers forecast today so here's an image from Loch Voil that is weather appropriate #throughmyeyes #weather #winter #landscape #scotland #nikonzf

Our brief warm period is set to end today with isolated heavy showers set to return so here's an image that will be representative of the next few days. Shower over Loch Lomond. #throughmyeyes #lochlomond #landscape #weather #nikonzf

The view to the Arrochar alps, Scotland, 14-3-26 #throughmyeyes #mountains #landscape #scotland #nikonzf

Ben Lomond light from 14/3/26 #throughmyeyes #landscape #benlomond #scotland #nikonzf

An image of the Wallace monument and the Ochills that did rather well for me a couple of years ago #throughmyeyes #awardwinning #scotland #landscape #nikon

Loch Lomond viewpoint and an image that is pretty representative of the current weather in Scotland. #throughmyeyes #lochlomond #landscape #scotland #nikonzf

Snow shower over Stuc a'Chroin & Ben Vorlich from earlier this year #throughmyeyes #winter #snow #mountains #landscape #scotland #nikonzf

The twin peaks of Stob Binnein & Ben More in low winter sun #throughmyeyes #winter #mountains #scotland #landscape #nikonzf

Ben Ledi viewpoint with dappled light #throughmyeyes #benledi #landscape #scotland #nikonzf

We've had hardly any winter temperature inversions this winter because of the relentless cloud and rain so here's an image from a few years ago of a notable one. #throughmyeyes #winter #campsies #scotland #landscape #nikon

Clouds above Ben Ledi, sometimes simplicity wins the day #throughmyeyes #benledi #clouds #winter #scotland #landscape #nikonzf

Stuc a'Chroin & Ben Vorlich from last month #throughmyeyes #maountains #landscape #scotland #nikonzf

Stirling Castle in late low sunlight with the Wallace monument looking somewhat brooding in the background. #throughmyeyes #stirlingcastle #wallacemonument #scotland #landscape #nikonzf