In the air

January has been a mostly pleasant month, with some exceptional calm and cold days.   The island is still in Level 3 whilst the mainland is in Level 4, effectively full lockdown.   Sadly all our mainland guests have had to cancel, but we are allowed island guests and it has been lovely hosting a few locals! 

I have been able to get the drone up in the air a few times. 

Feeding the sheep on the Point

A trip down to Lochbuie to photograph some stone sheep fanks from the air for the small exhibition I am taking part in in March at An Tobar.  This is Lochbuie from above Laggan. 

Kinlochspelve.

Kinlochspelve fank.

I had a job using the drone at Ulva Ferry to film the arrival and unloading of a modular house which is prebuilt in a factory and delivered on site in 5 pieces.  There are a total of 4 houses being built for the Mull and Iona Community Trust.  They are going to be economic to heat and affordable to rent houses for local families.  With wonderful views! 

Loch na Keal, Eorsa with Ben More beyond. 

Toechtamhor in the winter sun. 

Long shadows, mid afternoon over East, Middle and West. 

Flights along the coast

Good calm weather has enabled me to get the drone in the air, so I have been working on a couple of projects which is quite exciting.   One is for a collaboration with a textile artist called Eve Campbell, who is having an exhibition at An Tobar next spring - all being well.  I am going to be hanging a dozen of my aerial photographs in the corridor gallery at the same time.

The first 5 photographs here are taken from Port Haunn. 

The photographs from here on are taken from Crackaig and of the shore below Crackaig. 

Crackaig

Looking up towards the zigzag path to Crackaig. 

The coastline below Crackaig. 

Glac Gugairidh 

 

Easter Monday calm

A low tide late afternoon on Easter Monday. Down by the Ensay burn mouth.