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...during a gap between snow showers I was shooting across Loch Torridon, this appeared out of the sky...

Camera:Canon EOS 5D MkIII
Lens:Canon EF 24-70mm f/ 2.8 L USM
Recording media:RAW (digital)
Title:Strange Sighting...
Username:Scottishlandscapes Scottishlandscapes
Uploaded:17 Nov 2012 - 12:20 PM
Tags:Highland, Landscape / travel, Scotland, Torridon, Wester ross
Votes:Voting Disabled

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jeanie
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17 Nov 2012 - 12:50 PM
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Very odd but makes for a great dramatic image Smile

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AnnChown
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17 Nov 2012 - 1:14 PM
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That really is peculiar Dougie - it looks like a giant mobile phone aerial. The mixture of lovely light on the hill and the showers is very atmospheric.
Ann

Daisymaye
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17 Nov 2012 - 1:22 PM
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Looks like a tall cross delivering a ray of sunshine. How beautiful! .......Sandy

Sylviwhalley
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17 Nov 2012 - 1:30 PM
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Beautiful, atmospheric image.
Sylvia

marktc
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17 Nov 2012 - 1:34 PM
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A really beautiful image, a very strange formation indeed, but a real bonus.

RonnieAG
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17 Nov 2012 - 1:36 PM
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The light catching on the snow capped peak contrasts so well with the heavily shadowed f/g, Dougie: wonderful light and winter colouring, and it does look COOOOOOLD.
Ronnie.

Hermanus
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17 Nov 2012 - 1:37 PM
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Excellent photo !! This is really a stunning image Smile

fificat100
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17 Nov 2012 - 1:48 PM
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An amazing sighting. Well caught.

Lavina

mrswoolybill
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17 Nov 2012 - 2:08 PM
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Bizarre, never seen anything like that - I shall come back in the hope that someone with meteorological experience can give an explanation! I know you don't like sending photos to the BBC Weather people but they can be very informative on such matters.
Moira

woolybill1
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17 Nov 2012 - 2:10 PM
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Not "Krakatoa East of Inverness"?
Very striking; must have been amazing to see 'in the flesh'.
The light on that snowbound peak is fabulous.
Regards
Bill

bill33
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17 Nov 2012 - 2:12 PM
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In the Hands of the Gods here Dougie, another wonderful capture with some amazing lighting, Its surprising what nature can do at times,you were fortunate to witness and capture this scene, very well done, Bill.

DeSilver
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17 Nov 2012 - 3:03 PM
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Could be an "Exploding Haggis" Wink

Whatever caused it its a once in a lifetime experience and very well caught. Well done! Smile


David.

barbarahirst
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17 Nov 2012 - 3:52 PM
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how very unusual

nonur
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17 Nov 2012 - 5:02 PM
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Very interesting! Beautiful shot!

Niknut
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17 Nov 2012 - 5:20 PM
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Beautiful shot !!!....love the light catching the top !!

Can't explain the cloud formation ??.....but even the name 'Alligin' has always sounded a bit creepy, so perhaps
there's some deep goings-on atop that craggy peak ???????.Smile

milky
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17 Nov 2012 - 5:28 PM
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Nice capture, Beautiful colours--------Milky

Scottishlandscapes
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17 Nov 2012 - 6:48 PM
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Thanks for all your comments and ideas, I have to say that the mark in my opinion is a snow drop or two which fell on my Lee filter, it's quite a big target.

I have to say that I was worried at firts when I saw it that all the images were marked, fortunately just a couple.

DougieTongueTongueTongueTongue

Richsr
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17 Nov 2012 - 6:58 PM
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A nice apperance to make a fine image Dougie, good to be around and readyh when that happens
Regards Richard.

saltireblue
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17 Nov 2012 - 8:29 PM
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I prefer to ignore your somewhat fantasy-filled explanation, Dougie and believe instead in the supernatural as being a more realistic explanation.Wink
No matter, it does nothing to detract from what is a magnificent view, beautifully captured. That brooding, threatening sky could just have produced such a phenomenon.

Malc

Lillian
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17 Nov 2012 - 8:36 PM
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Well Dougie, whatever it was / is it has helped to exercise our thoughts
a great shot
Lillian

pluckyfilly
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17 Nov 2012 - 9:51 PM
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How unusual Dougie but well caught good reporting

Tynnwrlluniau
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17 Nov 2012 - 11:17 PM
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A beautiful capture, Dougie with lovely light and more of that stunning scenery.
Alun

jaktis
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18 Nov 2012 - 3:54 PM
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So lovely

Peter

almiles
19 Nov 2012 - 6:33 AM
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A good comp here, even without unusual gaps in the clouds. The weather is the real star here; dramatic clouds and sunlit snow. It's great!

andy_AHG
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20 Nov 2012 - 12:06 PM
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Fantastically atmospheric image. Super work Dougie.

Andy

Cliff1944
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22 Nov 2012 - 6:07 PM
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Fantastic clouds and light falling on the snow dusted mountains.
Cliff

AnnJ
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22 Nov 2012 - 6:13 PM
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And yet another excellent one! Ann.

brownsilent
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30 Nov 2012 - 10:42 PM
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Looks like an antenna.... aliens?
Johanna

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