First Prize – Nigel Morton. He won the weather category with this stunning image of a rainbow appearing in the sky over Loch Clair, Glen Torridon and reflected in the water.
The image shows waves crashing against the cliffs at Yesnaby, Sandwick, Orkney. The sky is naturally divided into two parts: dark due to cloud cover and bright blue. Photo: Damian Shields.
This photo almost won. The mountain Sgurr Eilde Mor, wrapped in a winter coat by the sudden cold snap, catches the first rays of the day. The patterns on the lake are made of snow. Photo: Alex Nail.
The winter sky at Castle Ardvreck, Loch Assynt is a perfect mix of a vast sea of stars and the aurora borealis on the horizon. Photo: Craig McDearmid.
The winning image in the autumn category is of the River Garry in Killiecrankie, Perthshire. The rich colours of the leaves against the monochrome water create a striking palette. Photo: Michael Stirling-Aird.
Lightning strikes across the summer night sky at Stenhouse, Edinburgh. Photo: Grant Ritchie.
At Rawyards Park in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, a couple sit next to the Skytower sculpture in the beautiful sunset light. The work was created from hundreds of welded steel bars by Rob Mulholland. Photo: Mark McGillivray.
An early morning in Glencoe and its natural splendour. The gnarled branches reaching into the centre of the image add an eerie element to this image. Photo: Richie Johns.
The winning image in the Winter category, titled Two Trees at Rogart, Sutherland, shows two trees very close together, bathed in warm sunset light. Photo: Chris Jones.
The photo, taken in a mountainous area of Ballintin, Thornhillm Stirlingshire, is said to evoke a fleeting nostalgia for many people with familiar images such as dirt roads, cows grazing, etc. Photo: David Mould.
The author describes the light, shade and highlights shining on the slopes of the Mamores with a mist covering the background. Photo: Paul Webster.
Unbelievably beautiful! This photo shows a decaying shipwreck on a late summer afternoon on Longniddry beach, East Lothian, in July 2016.
A snowstorm in the Cairngorms National Park creates a scene straight out of a classic painting and is a testament to the harshness of winter in Scotland. Photo: Maritn Santbergen.
The author depicts reeds in the mist at Lochan an Daim, Schiehallion. Photo: Ian Biggs.
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