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
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17 comments:

  1. David & Margaret Gartside13 February 2013 at 00:21

    The Treshnish Isles viewed from Coll/Tiree ferry?

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  2. John Kirk13 February 2013 at 00:42

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

    Hmmm!


    John

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  3. Scottish Islands Explorer13 February 2013 at 00:47

    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.

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  4. David & Margaret Gartside13 February 2013 at 07:59

    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!

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  5. Scottish Islands Explorer13 February 2013 at 09:12

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

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  6. David & Margaret Gartside13 February 2013 at 10:20

    How about The Shiants from the Tarbert to Uig ferry?

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  7. Scottish Islands Explorer13 February 2013 at 10:29

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

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  8. Fiona13 February 2013 at 11:01

    Taransay?

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  9. Scottish Islands Explorer13 February 2013 at 11:05

    Head north over the Harris / Lewis boundary.

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  10. Anonymous13 February 2013 at 11:52

    Soay?

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  11. Marc Calhoun13 February 2013 at 12:27

    Sea-fog over Mealista?

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  12. Marc Calhoun13 February 2013 at 12:30

    Sea-fog over Mealista?

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  13. David & Margaret Gartside13 February 2013 at 12:31

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

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  14. Scottish Islands Explorer13 February 2013 at 16:04

    Correct island, but photographed from where?

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  15. Scottish Islands Explorer13 February 2013 at 16:04

    Correct island, but photographed from where?

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  16. Marc Calhoun13 February 2013 at 19:29

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

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  17. Scottish Islands Explorer13 February 2013 at 22:43

    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.

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