Douglas Hood’s photograph of Liathach and Beinn Eighe was taken from a rowing boat in the middle of Loch Clair

Sylvia Beaumont took this photograph of the statute commemorating North Berwick golfer Ben Sayers, who watches over the west links golf course in the town

Eric Tomlinson’s photograph of a walker and dog captures the tranquility of the Threipmuir Reservoir on the Pentland Hills

Tom Steven took this photograph of Jasper, a hard working Scottish farm cat, who catches a lot of mice, rats and rabbits

Scotsman reader Douglas Fiddes sent in this photograph of the Cleared Coast on Skye

THIS beautiful photograph of the old pier near the Royal Yacht Britannia in Leith, with Western Harbour on the horizon, was taken by Rod Hanchard-Goodwin.

Ancient and modern Kirkaldy share the same frame in Sandy Cook’s photograph: Ravenscraig Castle, built in the 1460s, and a residential block, constructed in the 1960s

Jonathan Nisbet, of North Berwick, describes himself as a keen amateur photographer, however his image looking out to the Bass Rock is nothing less than professional

Reader David Reynolds from Edinburgh took this photograph in Glenmore Forest Park in the Cairngorms at Aviemore, capturing the rush and tumble of a Highland river

Haddo House – ancestral home of the Gordons, earls and marquesses of Aberdeen, and owned since 1979 by the National Trust for Scotland – was photographed by Marion McDonald

This unusual picture of Princes Street Gardens, with Edinburgh Castle on the horizon, was taken through the top portals of the Scott Monument by Walter McGillivray

Roger Bell took this photograph of people who probably weren’t wishing they were in the office instead of fishing in Beecraigs Loch in West Lothian

On a recent trip to Mull, Neil Sinclair from Edinburgh photographed several colourful milestones, including this bright yellow one

The distinctive towers of Cockenzie Power Station taken from Prestonpans by Scotsman reader Jon Gerrard on a day he describes as perfect for rowing

Aaron Krzyzanowski snapped this image as the sun rose at West Lomond.

A selection of pictures from our readers submitted to The Scotsman picture desk.

The Great Britain steam locomotive cuts a dash as it leaves Dunkeld, Perthshire, on an excursion last week in this photograph taken by Melrose-based reader Curtis Welsh

Some rare warm April sunshine brought out these frogs in a small pond at the Caerlaverock Wetland Centre in Dumfriesshire in this charming photograph sent in by Walter Baxter

Bill Clark’s photograph shows that Comrie’s new defences are holding up six months after the Water of Ruchill flooded the village

JOHN Ireland sent in this stunning image of RRS Discovery, the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain, which is now berthed in Dundee.