Photo of the Week 2024-12-02

 

While researching locations to visit during our full day on Orkney, I discovered this seaside trail featuring a sea stack. This became our primary objective for our last stop of the day and it did not disappoint. I could have wished for bigger waves or better light but I think this turned out just fine.

 

' Yesnaby Castle Sea Stack '

The Yesnaby Coastal Walk was a wonderful conclusion to our full day on Orkney.

Here are a couple other views of the sea stack ...

' defiant '

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

' independent '

 

' last legs '

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

' Yesnaby - The Story in the Rocks '

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2024-11-25

 

' A Birsay Bay Tearoom View '

On our second day on Orkney, after arriving in Birsay and making a number of images from a seaside parking area, I parked the car at the tearoom and stowed the camera gear for lunch. As luck would have it a grand scene developed outside our table-side window ... and me with only my cell phone :-/
 

I posted this shot at the time, direct from the phone complete with reflections in the window. Here, I've cleaned up the reflected lights, added a touch of processing magic and cropped more to my liking.

 

A few minutes later, it looked like this :-O

 

It was a great day, a great lunch and a great view !

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2024-11-18

 

 

' a stone still standing '

The Stones of Stenness today consist of four upright stones up to 6m in height

 in a circle that originally held 12 stone

 

' The Stones of Stenness '

 

The stones were encircled by a large ditch and bank, the form of which has been lost over time by ploughing. Some of their story is told on the interpretive panels at the site.

 

 

 

 DJE

Photo of the Week 2024-11-04

 

As we docked, then left St. Margaret's Hope for our Orkney accommodations in Stenness, rain came and then quickly passed. By the time we parked our car to unload, the heavy skies were breaking up ...

 

' Across to Graemsay and  further to Hoy '

 ... this was the view that greeted us from the entrance to our home for two nights on Orkney. The sun was beaming rays through the cloud down onto the northern tip of Hoy.

 

 

DJE