A record-breaking crowd descended on Dufftown to take in one of the most hotly anticipated Highland Games gatherings on the calendar.
More than 5,600 fans turned out for the 124th instalment of the traditional extravaganza on Saturday.
And the huge attendance set the tone for what was a day of record-smashing achievements on the field too.
Competitors from across Scotland, along with some from America, showed off their power during heavy events.
Kyle Randalls, from Grangemouth, impressed onlookers by notching up a string of victories en route to becoming heavy champion of the day – and he set a new record in throwing the 42lb weight 17ft 6ins over the bar, smashing a previous best of 17ft 3ins.
Meanwhile, Girvan athlete Andrew Murphy broke the former high jump record of 1.84m, by leaping 1.86m.
Earlier this year, fears were raised that the popular event may not survive until its 125th anniversary next summer, due to a shortage of organisers.
But president Linda Brown says its future has now been secured, as locals volunteered their efforts to make sure it can continue.
She said that, following the success of this year’s games, she envisions the event going “from strength to strength”.
“We’ve now got a lot of new people on the committee, which is much appreciated,” Mrs Brown said.
“The support we received on Saturday makes me think it’s looking very good for the coming years.
“The weather was good, so that helped our attendance, and the atmosphere really was fantastic.”
There was some local success to add to the feel-good factor in the arena, when the Dufftown and District outfit was crowned the best presented pipe band.
Mrs Brown said the award was especially heartening, given the relative inexperience of some members.
She added: “That was good for them, and good for the games that our own band came out on top.
“They have a lot of young members, and the win is a real credit to them.”
The Dufftown group was one of 13 pipe bands that completed massed marches during the day – combining to form a spectacular parade of 271 members.
Organisers reckon that dozens of nationalities were represented in the audience that witnessed the festivities.
For Glaswegian Allan McDermid the day was a special one, as he and a group of friends celebrated his stag do by attending.
