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This picture represents the mysterious atmosphere during my visit at Old Man of Storr. Very fascinating piece of earth.
This is properly the most famous walk on the Island and definitely the busiest. The ‘Old Man’ is a large pinnacle of rock that stands high and can be seen for miles around. As part of the Trotternish ridge the Storr was created by a massive ancient landside, leaving one of the most photographed landscapes in the world.
The Old man of Storr #iphoneonly Bit of a project using only the iPhone with no filters or PP #apple #iphone #iphoneonly
For a sense of scale there are 3 hikers below the Old Man of Storr. This is an older image as the pine forest by the A855 is still there.
The Old Man (Gordon) taking The Old Man of Storr
The Storr and its Old Man are iconic landmarks, well seen on the drive north from Portree. (As pictured)
The Old Man is a large standing formation of rock part of the Trotternish ridge.
The Old Man of Storr juts out of the undulating terrain like an igneous shard of mythological proportions. A tentpole of the rugged vistas that characterize the Isle of Skye, this point of interest in the Scottish Highlands is a site of folkloric mysticism and natural grandeur.
Situated atop Trotternish Ridge—a peninsula in the northeastern region of the Isle of Skye, created as the result of a colossal landslip—the Old Man of Storr is a 160-foot pinnacle rock formation named after its likeness to, well, an old man. The Storr, which refers to the group of looming outcrops that include and surround the Old Man, is a title derived from the Norse word for “Great Man.”
Legend has it that the Old Man of Storr was a giant who resided on the Trotternish Ridge. When he was laid to rest upon his death, his thumb—the “Old Man”—remained partially above ground.
The Old Man of Storr towers over the Sound of Rasaay at an elevation of more than 2,300 feet, and a hike up the grassy mounds toward the group of curious pinnacle rocks that surround the Old Man provides magnificent, panoramic views of the water and the surrounding mainland.
The raw, bucolic landscape of the Storr and the encompassing hiking circuit known as the Quiraing, have landed the Old Man several movie features, including The Wicker Man (1973), Prometheus (2012), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).
After setting off in the dark the rewards that first light on the Storr gives you is more than worth the early start.
Isle of Skye
Scotland
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The view from the western side with the Old Man just visible.
Skye Scotland Taken 27/4/2013
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Una luz poco habitual en The Storr, en la Isla de Skye. ¿A dónde se fueron las brumas escocesas...?
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Scotland, 2016-08-16.
We were heading for the Quiraing and passed the Old Man of Storr which looked fabulous, with a dusting of snow.
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I decided to take the scenic route back from Portree today and was rewarded with this view of the Old Man of Storr. One of the downsides for a photographer living on Skye is that you see lots of brilliant photos of the usual views in superb light. I have never attempted to take a photo of this view because there are many photographers who have done it better than I ever could and I always think "What's the point?"
I'm not claiming that this is a showstopper but I quite liked the light and there was nobody about so I could get parked (not always easy). So four years after coming to Skye here is my first ever effort of this famous view.
The rock pinnacles of The Storr on the Isle of Skye.
A 4 portrait shot panorama - 50mm Sigma Art - nice lens for fine details.