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Flower Moon - Loch Sunart, Rockpool House, Resipole, Sunart

The full moon of May 2018 rising over Loch Sunart. It is known as the Flower Moon as Spring has officially sprung by the time May arrives, and flowers and colourful blooms dot the landscape.

Delightful Dusk - Loch Sunart, Rockpool House, Resipole, Sunart

The view down Loch Sunart, about half an hour after sunset and the blue hour begins to take hold, with the pink and blue colours of dusk painting both the sky and the water.

Sunset Pinks - Sailean Dubh, Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

Sea thrift on the rocks around Sailean Dubh at Ardtoe, warmly lit by the sun as it sets behind the Small Isles of Eigg and Rùm.

Rising over Morvern - Taken from Loch Sunart Shore, Rockpool House, Resipole, Sunart

The moon and a small dot that is Jupiter, rise over the distant peak of Fuar Bheinn, both golden as the light from them is scattered by airborne dust particles in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Golden Moonrise - Loch Sunart, Rockpool House, Resipole, Sunart

The moon, low on the horizon, rising over Loch Sunart and turned golden as the light from it is scattered by airborne dust particles in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Pink Moon, Pink Landscape - Kentra Moss, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

The Full Pink Moon of April 2018 rising to the east of Ben Resipole. Although pink light from the sunset colours both it and the landscape, this is not the reason it is called a Pink Moon. It's actually named after pink wildflowers, ground phlox, which appear in the US and Canada in early spring.

Pink Moonrise - Kentra Moss, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

The Full Pink Moon of April 2018 rising from behind Ben Resipole, which was painted red by the light of a setting sun. April’s full moon is named the Pink Moon after pink wildflowers, ground phlox, which appear in the US and Canada in early spring.

Lyrid Over Resipole - Resipole Farm Holiday Park, Resipole, Sunart

Early in the morning of Sunday 22nd April 2018 a meteor from the Lyrid meteor shower, made from falling debris from comet Thatcher, streaks across the sky above Ben Resipole and Loch Sunart, following the line of the Milky Way.

Last Light, First Light - Looking across Briaghlann to Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Ardnamurchan

With the sun well below the horizon the last light of a glorious sunset fades from the sky and the first light from Ardnamurchan Lighthouse begins to flash a warning to passing sea vessels.

Pink Ribbon - Looking across Briaghlann to Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Ardnamurchan

Shortly after the sun dips below the western horizon, the last of its light creates a ribbon of pink in the clear sky between the sea and the clouds.

Wave Symphony IV - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse from Dubh Rubha Mor, Ardnamurchan

Sitting on the rocks at the north end of Dubh Rubha Mor, listening to the crashing of the waves and watching the sun set on Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is such an awe-inspiring experience.

Wave Symphony III - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse from Dubh Rubha Mor, Ardnamurchan

Sitting on the rocks at the north end of Dubh Rubha Mor, listening to the crashing of the waves and watching the sun set on Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is such an awe-inspiring experience.

Wave Symphony II - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse from Dubh Rubha Mor, Ardnamurchan

Sitting on the rocks at the north end of Dubh Rubha Mor, listening to the crashing of the waves and watching the sun set on Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is such an awe-inspiring experience.

Wave Symphony I - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse from Dubh Rubha Mor, Ardnamurchan

Sitting on the rocks at the north end of Dubh Rubha Mor, listening to the crashing of the waves and watching the sun set on Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is such an awe-inspiring experience.

Primeval Waters - Tennyson's Waterfall, Ardtornish Estate, Morvern

Tennyson’s Waterfall on Ardtornish Estate, looking rather primeval with old, gnarled and twisted trunks and roots that lie across the burn. A beautiful spot, where you could just imagine Alfred, Lord Tennyson sitting deep in creative thought.

The Way Home - Uileann, Ardtornish Estate, Morven

The Milky Way arches over distant aurora and the road that would take me to my home on the shore of Loch Sunart after a great few hours of photographing the stars and the Northern Lights over in Morvern.

Meet Steve - Camas Allt a’ Choire, Loch Arienas, Ardtornish Estate, Morvern

A STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement), or Sub-auroral Arc, dances in the western sky above Loch Arienas during a fantastic show of Northern Lights.

To the Lights - Loch Arienas, Ardtornish Estate, Morvern

The old fish-farm jetty at Camas Allt a' Choire leads the way out to the Northern Lights across a green Loch Arienas.

The Keep and the Stars - Kinlochaline Castle, Ardtornish Estate, Morvern

Kinlochaline Castle, a 12th-century fortress on Ardtornish Estate, sits under a starry sky by the bridge over the River Aline while Northern Lights illuminate the sky to the north.

River Lights - River Aline, Ardtornish Estate, Morvern

A time to pause when crossing the bridge over the River Aline by Kinlochaline Castle, to look up the river and take in the sight of the Northern Lights.