SHETLAND, But Also ORKNEY and their many treasures
Featured Work
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Sumburgh Head by Terry Mooney
Sumburgh head (Shetland), sandwiched between the cloud and sea.
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Sunset, Gaarda Stack, Foula by ShroomIllusions
Another Gaarda Stack pic, I made the most of the one good sunset of the 2 days I spent on the island. Nikon D60, Nikor 12-24mm, Cokin G2 soft grad (no holder), polariser.
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St Ninian's Tombolo by ShroomIllusions
View of St Ninian’s Isle from the other end of the tombolo.
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Storm clouds over Sumburgh Head by ShroomIllusions
Taken from the view point at Whiteness, looking south. One of my favourite views as you look down the voe, across Tundra, Burra & St Nins towards Sumburgh. About 20 miles of view in one.
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Wiggles in the sand, St Ninian Isle, Bigton by ShroomIllusions
Loved the effect of the tide on the sand.
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Sunset at the Old Man of Hoy by Terry Mooney
early evening at the Old Man of Hoy (Orkney).
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Brough Head by WatscapePhoto
Brough Head on the Brough of Birsay. A small tidal island off the northwestern coast of Mainland in the Orkney Islands. CANON A-1 / CANON FD 35-80mm Multimap Reference
Recent Work
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winter blues by NordicBlackbird
From the Shetland/Lerwick series - Facade from the High Level music shop, / “da street”, Detail. / Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK. Come and wander around tea time along “da street”, Lerwick’s main “shopping alley”. – eeriness fills your eyes and heart, as most Lerwegians gather around tables, down to the pub or their own home. / This shop’s granite facade really caught my eye. / I could hear its fiddle.
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northern night in november by NordicBlackbird
From the Shetland series - Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK Lerwick’s old harbour around the 18th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month… 09. / No horizontal rain, no distress calls from fishermen… all is quiet on 60N.
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Yesnaby by WatscapePhoto
The wild Atlantic coast at Yesnaby on Mainland in the Orkney Islands. CANON A-1 / CANON FD 35-80mm Multimap Reference
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Brough Head by WatscapePhoto
Brough Head on the Brough of Birsay. A small tidal island off the northwestern coast of Mainland in the Orkney Islands. CANON A-1 / CANON FD 35-80mm Multimap Reference
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North Atlantic Sunset by WatscapePhoto
From the deck of the Lerwick to Aberdeen ferry, somewhere between Shetland and Orkney. CANON A-1 / CANON FD 35-80mm Multimap Reference
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Sunset at the Old Man of Hoy by Terry Mooney
early evening at the Old Man of Hoy (Orkney).
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'The Nab' from the Lodberries, Lerwick by ShroomIllusions
The Nab is one of the tug boats that operates out of Victoria pier. The Lodberries are fishermens cottages dating from the 18th centuary. Taken with a wide angle lens that I had on hire in June, this is one of the most classic areas for scenic shots in Lerwick. Hopefully this one is slightly different…
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Simmer dim sunset, St Ninian's Isle by ShroomIllusions
View straight down the tombolo at St Ninian’s, not quite the midnight sun this was taken about 10.30pm
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St Ninian's Tombolo by ShroomIllusions
View of St Ninian’s Isle from the other end of the tombolo.
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Sumburgh Head by Terry Mooney
Sumburgh head (Shetland), sandwiched between the cloud and sea.
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Storm clouds over Sumburgh Head by ShroomIllusions
Taken from the view point at Whiteness, looking south. One of my favourite views as you look down the voe, across Tundra, Burra & St Nins towards Sumburgh. About 20 miles of view in one.
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Sunset, Sumburgh Airport by ShroomIllusions
Looking across the bay from Eastshore towards Sumburgh Airport. The faint otange blob is the wind sock on the runway.
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A collection of views, landscapes, seascapes and skyscapes, wildlife and all the wonders that make these magic islands [ORKNEY/SHETLAND ONLY, please!] a Mecca for their local folk and you, adventurers!
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