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@withaveeay There was. I was in Findhorn and Nairn for it. Quite a good one. Went right overhead. Teriffic downpours. Funky clouds. Etc. :D

https://mastodon.online/@xylophilist/110528189930352888

With very little of the day left spare, I made a beeline for the nearest bit of the Highlands.
Needed that.

Explorations off the Sma' Glen.

#perthshire #highlands #scotland #blackandwhite #clouds #nature #photos

@real_jamescain Each to their own. Buy whatever lens gets the jobs you want to do, done.

I'm a Fuji 3-zooms person as well. f/2.8 is adequate even in "low" light.
Tried to be a primes-based landscapie about 5yr ago and lasted 2 months before going straight back to zooms.

A favoured youtube channel ("The Shear Zone" by Rob Butler, Uni of Aberdeen).
A favoured place in the north-west.
Forensic geology, studying the site of a meteorite impact crater 1.2bn yr ago.

Interest: piqued.
I am *so* going exploring next time I'm in the area.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmOf6TODAL0

#Assynt #geology #meteorite #rockology #scotland #Clachtoll #CentreOfTheKnownUniverse
(prod @withaveeay ;) ) #Stoer #highlands

@withaveeay There was. I was in Findhorn and Nairn for it. Quite a good one. Went right overhead. Teriffic downpours. Funky clouds. Etc. :D

https://mastodon.online/@xylophilist/110528189930352888

Around Lady Mary's walk yesterday afternoon

Trowan Lodge ruin (finally worked out what it's called)
Hazy moods
Reflections in the River Earn
Another bluebell

#Crieff #perthshire #scotland #spring #bluebell #photography #fujifilmxh2

Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold

An amazing atmosphere - shades of green and white - distant Scots Pine trees standing majestic and tall through the thick morning mist billowing around - I think the distant slopes of Creag na Callich or Creag Fhearchair.

Prints etc: https://shiny.photo/photo/Far-over-the-Misty-Mountains-cold-9ab3b41efd1a17605f293bd0141099f7

#GlenAffric #Scotland #photography #autumn #mist #trees #CaledonianForest

@withaveeay @mookie @vmstan We still have the remains of the GDPR, which means
1) they have to use the least personal data possible
2) they have to detail what personal data they use, for why and for how long.

Having DDG'd their privacy policy document, https://octopus.energy/policies/privacy-policy/ does not list gender as one of the things slurped, therefore they're in breach of the GDPR.

Many thanks to everyone who's liked, boosted and commented on that. Over 200 favourites (and counting!) makes it my most popular post by miles. Appreciated :)

#grateful #gratifying

High Chair Cottage, FK15

Situated 2.1 miles (3.38km) outside Braco and 6 miles (10km) from Auchterarder, High Chair Cottage boasts a spacious interior with natural ventilation, coming with some furniture and excellent 5G reception.

#ruin #building #scotland #perthshire #blackandwhite #bikeride #funny #rundown #property #fujifilmxh2 #photography

@ScottishGreens The tech might be great and the idea desirable, but you *have* to think how you funnel people in towards them.

My gas boiler died 6yr ago. Within 10mins I was onto the Worcester-Bosch site, clicked a few buttons and had several local fitters beating a path to my door within a couple of days..

Currently all mentions of grants shift the effort onto customers - https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/funding/grants-loans/ says I need a cuppa + 45mins + work it out myself.

I wonder why it isn't happening??

In the Woods

"There's a nice track over the other side of the road going up the hillside. I wonder where it goes?"
An hour and quarter of the way up The Cobbler later, I'd exceeded the step-count for the day.
This little scene caught my eye - particularly the hints of light in the needles of the trees and brighter splash of light in the yellow moss undergrowth.

Moody & atmospheric.

Prints etc: https://shiny.photo/photo/In-the-Woods-fa26b0ad8b46fe0d46ed2e1eb94ad4b9/buy

#argyll #woodland #scotland #highlands #photography #landscape

@donkey ::(

Autumn morning at the Nice Place™

A couple of photos from a year ago - a Scots Pine tree at sunrise and a birch among aspens (? I think).

Prints, cards etc via the website: https://shiny.photo/gallery/glen-affric

#autumn #glenaffric #landscape #landscapephotography #scotland #highlands

Aurora, Edinburgh

Sometimes you just gotta sit on a bench beside the Observatory, eating fish & chips from a favoured chippy (Stefano's on Morningside Road) in a chilly -1ºC under light of a full moon whilst watching the remains of an aurora display as Orion rises.

Fuji X-H2, 8-16mm @ 10mm, a 3-frame vertorama processed in DxO, Hugin and LuminarAI.

#aurora #auroraborealis #edinburgh #scotland #NightPhotography #nightsky #photography #vertorama #astrophotography

Aurora, Edinburgh

Sometimes you just gotta sit on a bench beside the Observatory, eating fish & chips from a favoured chippy (Stefano's on Morningside Road) in a chilly -1ºC under light of a full moon whilst watching the remains of an aurora display as Orion rises.

Fuji X-H2, 8-16mm @ 10mm, a 3-frame vertorama processed in DxO, Hugin and LuminarAI.

#aurora #auroraborealis #edinburgh #scotland #NightPhotography #nightsky #photography #vertorama #astrophotography

Right time, right place.

Aurora and meteor by the Frandy Tree.

Wow.

Edit: slightly improved image. Prints now available via the website, too: https://shiny.photo/photo/Aurora-and-Meteor-by-the-Frandy-Tree--20230918-022b2fba0d5f4c85257d409ccae6ba7d

#aurora #tree #scotland #nightsky #night #landscape #photography #perthshire #astrophotography

Today's a day for sunshine and showers...

...and for listening to Joe Satriani loudly. https://open.spotify.com/album/0dJS86XtJLRa6a8EVADPAT?si=8XK9KYKTSkKTVqBv3oVekA

#weather #Perthshire #convectiveweather #music #random

During this afternoon's stroll I heard House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Flycatchers, Robin, Yellowhammer, Great Tit, Willow Warbler, Oystercatcher, Rook, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Song Thrush, Blue Tit, Wren, Tree Sparrow, Common Chiffchaff, Common Woodpigeon, Blackbird... and saw a Red Kite :)

#birds #redkite #perthshire #scotland #countryside #nature