G Dan Mitchell Photography

“Mountains, Clouds, and Shadows” — Clouds shadows drift across mountain terrain on the Isle of Skye.

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but one thing that impresses about the mountains of Scotland is that they have the appearance alpine terrain in my California High Sierra. There are few or no trees, the only vegetation is the sort that lies under your feet if you walk th...

“Eilean Donan Castle, Inner Sea” — Eilean Donan Castle, reflected in the waters of the Inland Seas of Scotland.

I have written before that we (or at least I) don’t always know everything ahead of time about places we visit. While it isn’t good to be completely ignorant, I think that this allows for surprises and “discoveries” and sometimes takes you to places and experien...

“A Highlands Cascade” — A small creek tumbes down a hillside, Isle of Skye

I live in s place (San Francisco Bay Area of California) that isn’t exactly a desert, but it also is not particularly wet. Virtually all of our rainfall comes during a mostly-winter rainy season that lasts just a few months, and the rest of the years is generally dry. In fact, by this time of the y...

“Kirk of St. Nicholas” — Black doors and entry arch, Kirk of St. Nicholas, Aberdeen.

There is a bit of a story about our May visit to Aberdeen, after our northwest Scotland loop and before we flew to Ireland. Patty had been to Aberdeen decades ago for a music festival, when she was on an international orchestra tour, and I think she has always wanted to revisit this place...

“Little Sur River and Beach” — The Little Sur River meets the Pacific Ocean along the Big Sur Coast.

I confess to having photographed this scene quite a few times. I live close enough to the Big Sur Coast that I can drive down for a morning of photography and be home for late lunch. This particular spot, where the Little Sur River flows across Little Sur Beach and into th...