And they serve the image well, Peter.

Well then, thanks for bringing them back to the forefront, Andy. Hadn't seen them either - absolutely grand, Nigel, especially the last three.

Who needs sharp when you've got great images? Really like these, lenny.

Quite delicate...

Thanks Peter, Gareth. Hope you'll get the chance to go Gareth. Stay out of tourist season if you can though...

Thank you both, Johnathan and Lenny.

The light and composition of the first image are wonderful, Geoff. The snowy mountain is very much present, yet seems to be trying to hunch down into the shadows...
The second image has a beautiful painterly quality to it (the rendering of the sky and mountains especially), and the bit of appearing/disappearing wall in the bottom right is an intriguing punctum.

Stripy works for me, Steve My choice here might be the first, with the curvy green background contrasting with the stripy brownish foreground. But there's more than first meets the eye in the second, with its intricate double pattern. And I do like the third, quite rythmic in nature. So I guess if I had to choose it would be all 3.

That opening image is quite something, Bill. I'm thinking there's more than a myth or two equating hair with power - I'd definitely title this one 'Nature's hair'. Regarding the Sea Stacks I agree with Lenny above - the crashing waves are just right, especially in 5 and 6. And I'll second his assessment of #13, what a capture (and so much to see in it - keeps the eye and mind alert) . #11 is meditative yet vibrant (again, great choice of shutter speed - giving just the right amount of not-quite-movement to the grass). #9 is the dark one (the Beatles' 'revolution #9 just popped into my head as I wrote that - and I think it actually fits the image's strangeness), with a deep sense of solitude (perhaps loneliness is the better term?) emanating from the apparent separation of the individual dwellings, each one facing different parts of the stark surroundings - and yet there is also a sense of comfort in their relative proximity, as if they are looking after each other. 1, 9, 11, 13 - my pick of the lot!

That's much better (#1 is still my favorite) I believe there may be a maximum size allowed on the site, but it would be at least something like 1000 or so pixels on the larger side. Otherwise, you may also link from a photo hosting site.