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Had a drive up to Scotland this week for a few pints and a catch up with an ex work colleague. It rained all week and everywhere closed at 9pm! What an incredible place, beauty around every corner.
An early 1930 saloon – probably a Morris Oxford Six – pictured on A82, the road leading towards Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland. The centre of the photograph is dominated by the distinctive pyramidal shape of Buachaille Etive Mòr mountain. I discovered this fascinating vintage photographic print in an antiques shop in Glasgow.
Country of origin: UK
As England continues to swelter in one of the hottest summers I can remember here is a temporary reprieve from the heat and a quick glance back to what was one of the best winter climbing seasons we’ve had for years. The mountain is Buachaille Etive Mor (“big herdsman of Etive”), a great favourite of all British hill-walkers and climbers and quite possibly one of the most photographed mountains in Scotland. It is located amongst the Central Highlands and stands at the head of Glen Etive, where it towers impressively above the A82 Glasgow to Fort William road.
Buachaille Etive Mor takes the form of a broad, undulating ridge that is over 4 miles long and runs in a south-west to north-east direction. Starting from the south-west the 4 principal tops on the ridge are Stob na Broige (3,136 feet), Stob Coire Altruim (3,080 feet), Stob na Doire (3,315 feet) and Stob Dearg (3,353 feet). Both Stob Dearg (“red peak”) and Stob na Broige (“peak of the shoe”) are classified as Munros. Buachaille Etive Mor is most frequently climbed from Altnafeadh, on the A82 road to the north of the hill. A good footpath avoids all difficulties and gives access to the main spine of the mountain via Coire na Tulaich. All of the tops may then be easily visited without recourse to technical climbing.
The picture was taken looking towards Stob Dearg from near the head of Glen Etive.
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The general term ice age or, more precisely, glacial age denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. There have been at least four major ice ages in the Earth's past. Outside these periods, the Earth seems to have been ice-free even in high latitudes. There is evidence that greenhouse gas levels fell at the start of ice ages and rose during the retreat of the ice sheets, but it is difficult to establish cause and effect. Greenhouse gas levels may also have been affected by other factors which have been proposed as causes of ice ages, such as the movement of continents and vulcanism. Although the last glacial period ended more than 8,000 years ago, its effects can still be felt today. For example, the moving ice carved out landscape in Canada, Greenland, northern Eurasia and Antarctica. The erratic boulders, till, drumlins, eskers, fjords, kettle lakes, moraines, cirques, horns, etc., are typical features left behind by the glaciers. The Dutch IJsselmeer lake is covered with icerocks hummocks, caused by the cold weather of the passed days. At some places even higher than 6 meter!
Photo taken of hummocks at the IJsselmeer (Markermeer) near Uitdam. A hummock is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field, Hummocky ice is caused by slow and unequal pressure in the main body of the packed ice, and by unequal structure and temperature at a later period. Blue ice occurs when snow falls on the ice. The blue color is actually created for the same reason that water is blue, that is, its slight absorption of red light due to an overtone of the infrared OH stretching mode of the water molecule.
Een ijstijd of glaciatie is een geologisch tijdvak waarin ijskappen voorkomen. In het Engels wordt dit een periode van ice-house genoemd, als tegenhanger van een ijskaploze periode, de greenhouse ("broeikas"). Aangezien er gletsjers liggen op bijvoorbeeld Groenland of Antarctica, leven we tegenwoordig in een ijstijd. Men neemt aan dat dit in de gehele geologische geschiedenis van de Aarde minstens vijfmaal het geval is geweest, waarvan eenmaal zelfs zo sterk dat de ijskappen van de polen vrijwel tot aan de evenaar waren opgerukt. Ook zijn er periodes dat er aanzienlijke opwarming optrad waarbij die ijskappen grotendeels waren weggesmolten. Het klimaat op Aarde wordt beïnvloed door vele factoren, zoals de intensiteit van de zonnestraling, de ligging van de continenten, de continentverplaatsingen, vulkanisme, de zeestromen, de bedekking van het land door vegetatie, het weerkaatsingsvermogen van het aardoppervlak en vele kleine andere factoren. Met behulp van klimaatmodellen wordt door wetenschappers een reconstructie van het klimaat en de klimaatveranderingen in het verleden gemaakt. Alhoewel er een zekere consensus bestaat onder wetenschappers, zijn er nog vele onzekerheden en tegenstrijdigheden in dit onderzoek.Hierboven een foto van kruiend ijs. Zoetwatermeren kunnen spectaculair bevriezen. Grotere meren zoals het IJsselmeer (IJmeer) hierboven hebben bijna altijd wel golven, en dit werkt directe bevriezing van het wateroppervlak tegen. Eerst vormen zich kleine ijsschotsen, die naar de kust drijven onder invloed van de wind. Deze schotsen vormen zo een ijsveld op het water dat de golven dempt, en uiteindelijk vriezen alle schotsen aan elkaar vast tot een massa. Voordat dit gebeurt schuren de schotsen voortdurend langs elkaar heen en schrapen zo stukjes ijs van elkaar af; elke schots krijgt zo een witte rand. Zulk ijs is dus totaal niet geschikt om op te schaatsen. Wanneer grotere delen van het meer bevriezen beginnen de platen, die soms een paar vierkante kilometer groot zijn, langzaam tegen elkaar te bewegen onder invloed van de wind en stroming. Dit heeft kruiend ijs tot gevolg: de ijsschotsen worden met kracht gebroken en op elkaar gestapeld langs de dijken langs het meer. Dit hoeft niet alleen bij dun ijs te gebeuren; soms kruit het ijs bij een dikte van meer dan 20 cm. De stapels ijs worden dan hoog, en het geluid is oorverdovend. Deze foto is genomen bij Uitdam aan de rand van het Markermeer.
Not in the mood for editing tonight (Bad day. I had to work from 8:45am-7pm when everyone else and their dog had the day off and the heavy rain all day put me in a even worse mood...), so here's one I had already edited. Yep, more daisies.
Buachaille Etive Mòr/Stob Dearg, looking down Glen Coe.
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The highest of the Mamores peaks (Binnein Mor, in the distance on the right) from across Coire an Lochain at the base of Sgurr Eilde Mor.
One of the prettiest little peaks I've ever seen was the subject of today's excursion. What a wonderful place; total wilderness, no sign of human existence, and this to look at. Bliss.
The spectacular view of Eas Mor waterfall which is nestled at the foot of the Cuillin Mountains on the Isle of Skye.
On the descent I got caught up in high winds and a hail storm.
On the way to the Isle of Skye we chose the route via Glen Coe. The Buachaille Etive Mòr (gaelic for "the great herdsman/shepherd of Etive") is a distinctive mountain at the entrace to Glen Coe.
The Halo around the sun could also be seen without the camera, so this is not a flare, but a natural phenomenon
Resting In The Shade Of The Olive Tree - Paint version by Daniel Arrhakis (2018)
Layered Digital Painting techniques Artwork based in my photo :
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'sky and sea'
Cyfres o luniau sgawr o'r môr ar adegau gwahanol o'r dydd.
The idea for this picture came about after looking looking at caeciliametella’s photostream.
I find her use of strong colours, patterns, lines, shapes and abstracted forms to be constantly different, interesting and inspiring :))
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A link to my other landscapes / tirluniau
Sliding - I have my RAW set up for my preferences. I played around with the white balance to get these blues. 'Clarity' slider always pushed well over on my pictures. In elements - I combined two images to compensate for differences in exposure between sea and sky. Cropped and straightened to get the square crop. Lasso tool to select the water area, and an adjustment layer to tweak the levels. Unsharp mask to finish.
HSS! My first contribution to the group :)
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Just outside Kinloch Rannoch in Perthshire, Scotland sits Allt Mor waterfall. When we visited it was surrounded by beautiful autumnal colour which made for a splendid sight.
Dùn Mòr and the view from the Quiraing, out to Staffin Bay at dawn.
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Snow covered and weather beaten bridge, crossing one of the many little burns feeding the River Coupall, at the base of Buachaille Etive Mòr. Struggled with the harsh lighting on this one so a little HDR was needed.
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(Scottish Gaelic: Buachaille Eite Mòr, meaning "the great herdsman of Etive"), generally known to climbers simply as The Buachaille or The Beuckle, is a mountain at the head of Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland. Its almost perfect pyramidal form, as seen from the A82 road when travelling towards Glen Coe, makes it one of the most recognisable mountains in Scotland, and one of the most depicted on postcards and calendars.
Buachaille Etive Mòr takes the form of a ridge nearly five miles (8 km) in length, almost entirely encircled by the River Etive and its tributaries. The ridge contains four principal tops: from north-east to south-west these are Stob Dearg (1022 m), Stob na Doire (1011 m), Stob Coire Altruim (941 m) and Stob na Bròige (956 m). Stob Dearg and Stob na Bròige are both Munros; the latter was promoted to Munro status by the Scottish Mountaineering Club in 1997.
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The White Corries
End of October and the clocks were going back… Bliss , an extra hour in bed…
However the first significant snows had hit Scotland’s Mountains and the forecast for Sunday was looking rather good…. Bags packed the night before and the alarm was set for 5.30am (well 6.30 body clock time!).
Feeling rather good when woken by the alarm (mainly due to the extra hour factor) I sprung out of bed and set about defrosting the car whilst making some porridge and getting set to go.
-3 degrees and the skies were clear as I headed north on the A9 aiming to meet Gerry at Choire Collie at a leisurely 0830 am. Arriving in unison we discovered out first problem of the day – finding a parking spot!! The place was heaving and it seemed a few cars had been there overnight judging by the frost on the windscreens. Subsequently we met a few people coming back down form the bothy after an adventurous evening.
Winter gear on for the first time this season and we were soon saying our hellos to the Wee Minister and not long after started heading up the slopes of Stob Coire Gaibhre. The snow line was reached and the landscape turned white with the monochrome landscape contrasting the bright blue skies. What a day it was turning out to be. After stopping for a small time on Gaibhre, we were soon heading up the 15th highest mountain in Scotland. The snow was laying a few inches deep and the rime was plastering the boulders. From our viewpoint the Grey Corries lay before us with The Aonachs and Ben Nevis providing a suitable back drop.
The slight breeze that had greeted us on Claurigh was now disappearing and the sun was beating down. I had to delayer and was soon striding along the ridge in my base layer, felt more like the Alps than Scotland! Days like these live long in the memory and we just took our time enjoying the views as we made our way along the ridge. To the south the great mountains of The Mamores, Glencoe and beyond were all instantly recognisable. Eventually we reached our final peak of the day – Stob Coire Easein and decided to leave Choinnich Mor for another day, a great excuse to return!
The day wasn’t over yet though as we still had a fair bit of walking to do. We had managed to park at the parking spots nearer the gate so decided to take the old tram line back to the car.
A nice route although one of the burn cross resulted in me slipping and face planting the rocks – I was thirst anyway so took the opportunity to have a wee drink
What a grand day
On the way to the Isle of Skye we chose the route via Glen Coe. The Buachaille Etive Mòr (gaelic for "the great herdsman/shepherd of Etive") is a distinctive mountain at the entrace to Glen Coe.
"Lo que está muerto no puede morir".
Un árbol caído de más de 300 años espera su lenta descomposición para convertirse en tierra.
La tarde noche del primer día del año volvió a pasar y una tormenta solar de alta intensidad permitió que por tercera vez en menos de un año se pudieran ver Auroras en estas latitudes. Aunque lo que vemos desde aquí es solamente la parte superior y más alta de las mismas y de ahí su color rojizo característico, es muy emocionante contemplar los resultados aunque tenga que ser a través de la tecnología de las cámaras fotográficas y la edición. Espero que os guste.
Una vez más se la dedico a mi querida madre, un año ya sin ella.
Reto elegido por Juan, para el mes de enero-25 "Mi mejor foto del mes".
Elegida para Flickr Explore It la madrugada del 1 de Febrero 2025.