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Early evening glow at Duffus Castle.
Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.
Vintage look, produced with JixPix
Mottes were common in Scotland the 1100s and 1200s, before they were replaced by stone castles. They were fortifications, usually consisting of a wooden keep on top of an artificial earthwork mound. Some also had an enclosed courtyard or bailey, containing additional wooden buildings, protected by a ditch and palisade.
Duffus Castle was a fortress–residence for more than 500 years, from the 1100s to the 1700s. The stone castle we see today was built in the 1300s, replacing an earlier timber fortress.
Once one of the strongest castles in Scotland, it was reduced to a decaying ruin by the time of its abandonment in 1705. But the castle remains an impressive sight, situated on a mound rising out of the flat Laich of Moray.
Sunday 7th September saw the second total lunar eclipse of the year. Unfortunately the total phase had just ended at moonrise so was not able to capture the blood red moon but was able to capture it emerging from the earth's shadow as it rose in the sky. Captured from my backgarden in Torquay, UK.
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Discovered in 2011 by French astrophotographer Nicolas Outters, the Squid Nebula (Ou4) is distinguished by its elegant bipolar shape and the vivid blue glow of doubly ionized oxygen (Oiii). It is nestled entirely within the reddish hydrogen-rich emission nebula Sh2-129, also known as the Flying Bat Nebula.
Recent research indicates that Ou4 lies roughly 2,300 light-years from Earth and resides within Sh2-129. This makes Ou4 a dramatic outflow, originating from HR 8119, a triple system of hot, massive stars at the nebula’s core. With an enormous physical size of nearly 50 light-years, the Squid Nebula stands as one of the largest and most intriguing emission structures in the night sky.
Capturing the Squid Nebula is a real challenge and requires very long integration times over several nights... The perfect challenge to test my new deep space imaging rig.
Equipment:
Telescope: Sharpstar SQA106
Mount: Sky-Watcher Wave 150i
Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro
Filter: Baader RGB, 3nm Ha & 4.5nm Oiii with a ZWO EFW
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Autoguider: ZWO ASI 385MC with Artesky UltraGuide 32mm
Rig control: ZWO Astrophotography ASIAir Plus
EXIF
130x 30s with RGB
50x 300s Ha
150x 300s Oiii
Total exposure time: 20h
Hovering against the expansive blue, the Juvenile Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) embodies the spirit of Sebastian Inlet State Park. In this shot, the pelican's poised demeanor and the spread of its powerful wings against the backdrop of clear skies capture the essence of freedom. Through the lens, I sought to encapsulate not just the bird's form but also the essence of its untamed world. My focus was on the interplay of light and shadow over its juvenile plumage, illustrating the delicate textures and patterns crafted by nature.
The photograph is a technical ballet, balancing exposure and shutter speed to freeze the pelican's flight without sacrificing the sharpness of its features or the subtleties of natural light. To fellow photographers, it's a moment that underscores the patience required to seize such ephemeral beauty, where timing and environmental awareness converge into the creation of visual poetry. This image is a celebration of avian life and the photographer's unyielding quest to do it justice.
©2020 Adam Rainoff
Burghead is a long, sandy beach. At low tide there is vast, wide expanse of sand, but this all but disappears when the tide comes in. It is a popular place for boating as well as for walking along the beach, taking in the scenery.
This part of the Moray coastline is one of the best places in the country for spotting dolphins and even, if you’re very lucky, whales. Behind the beach there are sand dunes as well as a nature reserve. Roseisle Forest lies south of Burghead Beach Caravan Park. It offers a picnic and play area and trails through the scented pinewoods.
There was no change in color in the editing for this beautiful pink sky captured on Moreton Island. I'm not sure if there is a saying about a pink morning sky, but the day definitely turned out to be rainy and gloomy.
Happy New Year Flickr Friends!
This is part of my on-going project 'Duffus Castle' through the seasons.
Duffus Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle in use from c.1140 to 1705. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland.
At the beginning of the 12th century Moray was ruled by Angus, grandson of Lulach Macgillecomgan, who had succeeded Macbeth as King of Scots in 1057. Angus rebelled in 1130 and King David I began to populate the province with nobles. Among them was Freskin, of Flemish background, who built the great earthwork and timber motte-and-bailey castle in c. 1140.
Freskin’s direct line ended in 1270 and the castle passed into the ownership of Sir Reginald le Chen. With his death in 1345, Duffus passed to his daughter Mariot who was married to Nicholas, son of the 4th Earl of Sutherland. The Sutherlands were also descended from Freskyn and remained in their possession until 1705 when the castle was abandoned.
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Daytime capture there in the upper areas of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone. Captured with the CPL filter, so the colors really popped nicely in the sun. Took it into monochrome here to really make it pop against the sky.
Captured while standing on the world's largest super volcano ;)
One of my first attempts at the night sky. This is a single 30-second exposure with one bright meteor and few faint meteors scattered across the night sky. Captured the other night with my Canon EOS 60D in the Bay Area of California, USA. Enjoy!
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
By 1350, the castle had passed to a younger son of the Earl of Sutherland through marriage. It may have been then that the keep was abandoned, possibly because it was beginning to slip down the mound, and a new residence established at the north of the bailey.
Viscount Dundee, leader of the first Jacobite Rising, dined in the castle as a guest of James, Lord Duffus in 1689, prior to his victory against King William II’s government forces at Killiecrankie. Soon after, Lord Duffus moved to the nearby Duffus House. The castle quickly fell into decay.
Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.
Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.
A dramatic sky captures the golden light of the setting sun as a storm blows in towards windswept Smeale Beach on the north coast of the Isle of Man. An angular and skeletal piece of driftwood stranded on the sand made for a really fitting foreground to the drama up above. A good example of being in the right place at the right time…although moments after this was taken I was soaked! 😂 ️
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Vor der mächtigen Wand des Schlernmassivs ruht eine idyllische Almhütte auf der Seiser Alm. Der Blick auf die Santner-Spitzen, das satte Grün der Wiesen und der klare Sommerhimmel lassen die Ruhe und Schönheit dieser Landschaft fast greifbar werden. Ein Ort, der wie geschaffen ist für Natur, Stille und Bergzauber.
In front of the towering Schlern massif and the iconic Santner peaks, a peaceful alpine hut stands on the Seiser Alm. The vibrant greens, the neatly stacked firewood, and the deep blue sky capture the serenity and beauty of this stunning Dolomite landscape – a place made for peace and mountain magic.
As the early morning sun rises over Rome, St. Peter's Basilica is bathed in a golden glow, its majestic facade illuminated in the soft light.
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Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 61 / ZS61
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro
Mount: iOptron GEM28
Filter: ZWO UV IR CUT 2"
My first official picture from the Great Lake Star Gaze. The Dark Shark nebula.
Took this on the first night there. The skies are simply amazing there. I could never get the dust details at home with my badly light polluted skies.
Captured with 61mm Refractor with Color Camera.
141 - 3 minute exposures for about 7 hours total capture time.
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Captured near Staffin on The Isle of Skye, Scotland. I just loved the frame of four slightly uneven poles descending into the mist here and couldn't resist the shot. I think that was a Sparrowhawk on the second pylon, it certainly had some fun chasing a murder of hooded crows after I took this.
While away motorhome touring on Skye I played around with new subjects and photography techniques and loved every minute of it.
I spent hours out in the cold dark night sky capturing The Milky Way too but sadly forgot to use mirror lock-up for those shots so while the long exposures captured a beautiful Milky Way they are not quite sharp enough for publishing anywhere. It was amazing to see hundreds of stars again as where I live the light pollution means that only a handful of the very brightest are visible.
Still, I hope you like this shot and I may post a few more of my experimental captures too - it really was fun to just 'play' with my camera in new surroundings. Enjoy!
Mottes were common in Scotland the 1100s and 1200s, before they were replaced by stone castles. They were fortifications, usually consisting of a wooden keep on top of an artificial earthwork mound. Some also had an enclosed courtyard or bailey, containing additional wooden buildings, protected by a ditch and palisade.
Duffus Castle was a fortress–residence for more than 500 years, from the 1100s to the 1700s. The stone castle we see today was built in the 1300s, replacing an earlier timber fortress.
Once one of the strongest castles in Scotland, it was reduced to a decaying ruin by the time of its abandonment in 1705. But the castle remains an impressive sight, situated on a mound rising out of the flat Laich of Moray.
photograph of an industrial plant at night, illuminated by lights and smokestacks against the dark sky. captured with a sony alpha a7r iv, using a wide-angle lens, f/4 aperture for depth of field, and a range of iso settings from base to upper parts of the factory. --ar 128:79 --quality 2 --profile 7luen3i --v 7
A fantastic sunset in Isla Mujeres, in Mexico. The cloud seem to form a door in the sky captured with my Irix 11mm
Spring southwestern skies captured somewhere in the Moab area of Utah. Thanks for viewing and have a great week. :-)
THIS IS THE OVERLAPPING OF FOUR ORIGINAL PHOTOS OF MINE
THE LIGHTHOUSE IS PLACED IN THE ARCHPELAGO OF MADDALENA (SARDINIA, ITALY)
I SOW THE SUNSET COMING BACK IN THE CONTINENT FROM THE FERRY BOAT
THE WAVES, THE ROCKS AND THE WIND SENSATION ARE FROM SARDINIA....
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Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.
Duffus is a village in Moray, Scotland.
The Duffus Village Inn, the local shop, Post Office and Duffus Village Hall provide a focal point for the community. Nearby are the remains of Duffus Castle, St. Peters' Kirk, and Spynie Palace.
Duffus Castle: www.flickr.com/photos/hopemanfoto/albums/72157712146815576
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
By 1350, the castle had passed to a younger son of the Earl of Sutherland through marriage. It may have been then that the keep was abandoned, possibly because it was beginning to slip down the mound, and a new residence established at the north of the bailey.
Viscount Dundee, leader of the first Jacobite Rising, dined in the castle as a guest of James, Lord Duffus in 1689, prior to his victory against King William II’s government forces at Killiecrankie. Soon after, Lord Duffus moved to the nearby Duffus House. The castle quickly fell into decay.
A colourful post-sunset sky captured over Derwentwater, in the English Lakes, from the sheltered shorelines of Brandlehow Bay. Thanks for viewing.
Da var nordlyssesongen 2015-2016 i gang. Rundt midnatt var jeg ute og sjekket, før jeg gikk i seng, og oppdaget av noen var på gang. Fikk ikke tid til å dra ut og tok bildene fra hustaket mitt. Et flott og klart nordlys som varte en god stund.
The Aurora season 2015-2016 has started. Beautiful and strong Aurora last night. Visible and very clear for a long time over my home community Sjoevegan. This is a promising start on the Aurora season.
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