Scotland

Edinburgh between showers — St Giles', Victoria Street, and the Old Town's closes.

St Giles' and a patient philosopher.75mm · f/2.8 · 1/500s · ISO 100

Victoria Street, busy being famous.28mm · f/4.5 · 1/320s · ISO 100Old Town side street.45mm · f/5.6 · 1/100s · ISO 100

West into the Highlands: under the viaduct by road, then the glen from above the moment the rain allowed a flight.

Under the viaduct, single file.42mm · f/9 · 1/100s · ISO 100The glen from above.9mm · f/1.8 · 1/25s · ISO 150

Glenfinnan to Eilean Donan — paid for the rain in rainbows, and met some Highland locals who refused to be impressed.

A boat retired to the shoreline.58mm · f/5.6 · 1/125s · ISO 100

The Glenfinnan Viaduct, minus the train.9mm · f/1.8 · 1/30s · ISO 150Eilean Donan between showers.59mm · f/9 · 1/100s · ISO 100

Paid in rainbows.28mm · f/14 · 1/125s · ISO 100Locals, unimpressed.75mm · f/11 · 1/80s · ISO 100

The Skye day: up before four for the Storr, then Kilt Rock, Sligachan's old bridge, Neist Point at the island's edge, and Urquhart on the drive out. The weather changed twenty times; so did the photographs.

The Storr appearing and disappearing.28mm · f/4.5 · 1/100s · ISO 100

Old Man of Storr, hat on.28mm · f/4.5 · 1/100s · ISO 100Kilt Rock at dusk.28mm · f/10 · 6s · ISO 100

The old bridge, mountains brooding.28mm · f/8 · 1/125s · ISO 100A bay keeping to itself.20mm · f/18 · 1/125s · ISO 100

The walk out to Neist Point.20mm · f/11 · 1/250s · ISO 100

The lighthouse at the edge.20mm · f/11 · 1/250s · ISO 100

Mealt Falls dropping straight into the sea.9mm · f/1.8 · 1/8000s · ISO 340

Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness duty.47mm · f/10 · 1/100s · ISO 100

Loch Ness and a slow loop back — still water, weather arriving on schedule, valleys opening up.

Loch Ness, no monster on shift.28mm · f/7.1 · 1/80s · ISO 100

Still water through the trees.20mm · f/8 · 1/100s · ISO 100

Weather arriving on schedule.180mm · f/10 · 1/100s · ISO 125

The valley opening up.42mm · f/14 · 1/320s · ISO 125

One last look: Edinburgh Castle under a serious cloud, then south.

Edinburgh Castle under a serious cloud.60mm · f/10 · 1/320s · ISO 100