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Posted: Sunday, 07 October 2007 |
The weather has certainly been pretty variable this last while - blazing sunshine one day and then pouring rain the next. The thing to remember when it is like this is that there are often some good photo opportunities to be had.
On Saturday young Iain and I went up to the Mishnish Lochs for a while. The weather was very calm and still:
That's Ben Hiant seen from near the "red shed" - the boathouse.
Iain sitting beside some boats
The weather wasnt looking too great for the Darky Sky Scotland astronomical event that was taking place this weekend. However, it cleared to leave a beautiful sky - loads to see! But the best, I think was in the early morning just as dawn was breaking.
That picture shows the Moon in close conjunction with Venus. Always a nice sight. Actually Saturn wasnt far away either, so we got a good view of the rings through my telescope. Iain had never seen it before "in the flesh" so this was a good moment.
Didnt get a pic of that unfortunately, but here is an enlargement of the Moon and Venus:
I have only just started using the digital camera for night time pics - it is quite different from using film. And a lot less wasteful!
The morning sky was rather nice, with lots of mist:
Thats the view from our house over towards Morvern.
Later, I took a trip up Cnoc Fuar to see how the views looked:
Some cold spiders I would think....
The view from the path up to the masts, looking towards the Mishnish Lochs
And this is the view over to Ardnamurchan:
Great swathes of cloud filling Loch Sunart. Classic temperature inversion sort of thing. Visually, what you have is quite a nice scene. But there was an other element to add to it. Sound. The noise of the foghorn was very prominent as well as the roaring of rutting stags. It all added to the atmosphere.
So that was that, and hey, I havent mentioned geology. Not so fast..... Just for information, I am doing a talk in An Tobar, Tobermory on Wednesday at 8pm. It is called "Mull & Iona - a Geological Journey" and, like last year, it is a pre-cursor to the night classes which will begin next week. If you are around, do come along. Wont be too "heavy" - just lots of pics to whet the appetite.
More soon!
JW (Mountainman)
On Saturday young Iain and I went up to the Mishnish Lochs for a while. The weather was very calm and still:
That's Ben Hiant seen from near the "red shed" - the boathouse.
Iain sitting beside some boats
The weather wasnt looking too great for the Darky Sky Scotland astronomical event that was taking place this weekend. However, it cleared to leave a beautiful sky - loads to see! But the best, I think was in the early morning just as dawn was breaking.
That picture shows the Moon in close conjunction with Venus. Always a nice sight. Actually Saturn wasnt far away either, so we got a good view of the rings through my telescope. Iain had never seen it before "in the flesh" so this was a good moment.
Didnt get a pic of that unfortunately, but here is an enlargement of the Moon and Venus:
I have only just started using the digital camera for night time pics - it is quite different from using film. And a lot less wasteful!
The morning sky was rather nice, with lots of mist:
Thats the view from our house over towards Morvern.
Later, I took a trip up Cnoc Fuar to see how the views looked:
Some cold spiders I would think....
The view from the path up to the masts, looking towards the Mishnish Lochs
And this is the view over to Ardnamurchan:
Great swathes of cloud filling Loch Sunart. Classic temperature inversion sort of thing. Visually, what you have is quite a nice scene. But there was an other element to add to it. Sound. The noise of the foghorn was very prominent as well as the roaring of rutting stags. It all added to the atmosphere.
So that was that, and hey, I havent mentioned geology. Not so fast..... Just for information, I am doing a talk in An Tobar, Tobermory on Wednesday at 8pm. It is called "Mull & Iona - a Geological Journey" and, like last year, it is a pre-cursor to the night classes which will begin next week. If you are around, do come along. Wont be too "heavy" - just lots of pics to whet the appetite.
More soon!
JW (Mountainman)
Comments
Superb photos again, MM. I particularly like the dawn sky one. I was wondering how you would get that gradual shading effect by painting, but I think it would have to be an airbrush. I'm green with envy of the view from your house!
Jill from EK
Georgeous, just gorgeous. That second one from last is breathtaking.
Izzie from NE Wales
WOW!!!! the pics especially 7 & 8 are out of this world, thanks
carol from over here
Great photographs,,,
Offshore View from over yonder brae
Seven looks like an old chinese scroll...
Flying Cat from scrolling along
Do you ever see the ISS down your way? It is the brightest light in the night sky, apart from the moon, and always amazes me. Nice one MM.
Tws from Lewis
Coming up to Mull for month of November and will be looking for something to fill the days and evenings, love the photos and the scenery, let me know if you are giving any more talks
S J from Staines, Middx
Hello S J. Keep an eye on this blog for more info about future talks and stuff. I had a good turnout last night and it looks like the class will be going ahead OK. More info soon! Cheers James
MM from Tobermory
Thanks, will do, time is fast approaching, really looking forward to the long journey up, just checking on ferries to see if I need to book the car, will keep an eye on this blog for your talks as you suggest.
SJ from Staines
Exploring the hills and coasts of Mull and Iona and occasionally elsewhere, with a close eye on the geology
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