Wednesday 13 February 2013

Quite a Phenomenon


Some islands have remarkable profiles, but this somewhat hazy group on the horizon is very difficult to identify. Will anyone provide the authentic answer to the whereabouts of this image of some of the Western Isles?

Scottish Islands Explorer - aware of the mysterious

17 comments:

David & Margaret Gartside said...

The Treshnish Isles viewed from Coll/Tiree ferry?

John Kirk said...

Six 'islands' with flat tops and mostly concave 'sides', in Scotland??????

Hmmm!


John

Scottish Islands Explorer said...

Authentic and in Scotland, although the light and heat on a summer's day could be playing tricks on the lens.
I said 'Treshnish Isles' to the photographer, but was wrong.

David & Margaret Gartside said...

Perhaps NOT six separate isles? How a bout a trick of the light, causing an apparent splitting of a single island?
I'll try Staffa from the Coll/Tiree ferry!

Scottish Islands Explorer said...

Getting warm ... with a trick of the light. Go north ... as far as Lewis.

David & Margaret Gartside said...

How about The Shiants from the Tarbert to Uig ferry?

Scottish Islands Explorer said...

Certainly on the right lines, but on the wrong side of the island.

Fiona said...

Taransay?

Scottish Islands Explorer said...

Head north over the Harris / Lewis boundary.

Anonymous said...

Soay?

Marc Calhoun said...

Sea-fog over Mealista?

Marc Calhoun said...

Sea-fog over Mealista?

David & Margaret Gartside said...

With all your kind clues, these have got to be The Flannan Isles?

Scottish Islands Explorer said...

Correct island, but photographed from where?

Scottish Islands Explorer said...

Correct island, but photographed from where?

Marc Calhoun said...

If Gallan Head in foreground, perhaps the photo was taken from Pabay Mòr.

Scottish Islands Explorer said...

The prize goes to one of our more distant blog-observers ... Marc Calhoun from Seattle. The 'full story' will be on-line in about an hour's time.