In one of the wettest, dullest summers the UK has had for a long time, I made the awesome decision to take a short summer break, and go for a roadtrip in Scotland. I expected it to probably be the only place in the world that could be more grey, wet and cold in the middle of July.

The trip started with a few days in Edinburgh, then to little town called Elgin, on the coast of the north sea. Next was a day traveling west across to Inverness, and then down past Loch Ness, Loch Oich, and a finally staying a couple of days in Fort William, a town that lies at the bottom of Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the UK.

In the space of 5 days, I have seen everything from the historic Edinburgh streets, to absolutely gigantic mountains, miles of endless green wilderness, and crystal clear blue water as far as the eye can see. You may not believe me, but I have actually stood on the whitest, cleanest sandy beach I have ever seen in my life. Even the sun came out.

Everything was beautiful.

Safe to say I took a lot of photos, but as it was a road trip, we didn’t stay in one place for very long. I could so easily get lost in Scotland for days, exploring the lesser know parts of the country, waiting for great light and getting a perspective that captures the beauty and sheer scale of the Scottish landscape.

For this trip, I took just the Fuji X100, and the Nikon D700 with 35mm f1.4.So all of the photos I took during the week were all with a 35mm prime. Mmm, my favourite.

Some of the places we visited were just too big for a 35mm focal length, so some of these required a lot of photo stitching (some of the panoramas are 12 - 16 photos stitched together). If I get a chance to come back to Scotland at some point, I will be bringing an ultra wide angle, like a 14-24mm or 16-35mm.

These views were really that big.

Here are some favourites, hope you like them.