iPhone photography – Page 233

Knockan Crag

22 August 2011 / General, Photography, Technology, Travel / iPhone camera apps, iPhone photography, Knockan Crag

The exposed rock at Knockan Crag is extremely interesting as it distinctly shows two different geological layers.

It is also unusual as the older rock is on top of a younger rock – this arises through tectonic movements over many hundreds of millions of years.

There is a visitor centre and a well illustrated walk up the hillside to what is called the Moine Thrust, where you can see and touch the rock layers,. From there you can continue up to a great viewpoint complete with benches to sit on and admire the view from. For more details on the Moine Thrust Belt go here to Wikipedia.

I tried out the Pano app from this viewpoint.

I have only looked at the results on my small iPhone screen not on a bigger screen yet but the image on the iPhone seemed OK. The app was very easy go use – and fun. One thing to remember is if you manually select an exposure point then remember to set it on each of the mosaic images.

Other images from Knockan Crag

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Statsraad Lehmkuhl

22 August 2011 / Photography, Travel / coffee, iPhone camera apps, iPhone photography, Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Ullapool

We got to Ullapool and on the walk down from the car park we saw the tops of these masts over the buildings. The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is a really big ship and I could not get it all in the frame – hence the mast detail.

Whilst having coffee I have had a quick a Google and search of the App Store and found a well rated app Pano – for making panoramic shots with the iPhone camera. Below is a quick try out in the cafe. (Not sure what size image to post with the WordPress app so I will use medium as always – and check it later on my PC.)

It has done a reasonable job, in the closeness and clutter of the cafe where there are some parallax errors in making the original images but it looks OK. However it was a disaster on the tall ship – I will try it on some landscape later.

I got far enough back on the harbour to get most of the ship in – and a small detail of the design work on the ship.

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Highland Aviation Museum

21 August 2011 / General, Photography, Travel / Inverness, iPhone photography, planes

On the recommendation of the owner of the Highflight bookshop in Dingwall we decided to visit this small museum run by enthusiasts.

It is excellent – plenty to see with many planes and cockpits you can get inside. There are a range of exhibits in the buildings including one about early Scottish island aviation.

If you choose to come be prepared; once you get to Inverness Airport there are no signs! We went into the airport and had to 3-point turn out of there, but then we found a sign to the industrial park and then the museum. (The local council had removed the signs as part of their preparations for the Open Golf Championships – this is what the staff told me.). So get details from their site below before setting out.

www.highlandaviationmuseum.org.uk

Nimrod MR2 – XV254

Valiant B (K) Mk. 1 – XD875

English Electric Lightning F.1A – XM169

Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 – XK532

Tornado GR1 – ZA362

Handley Page Herald – G-ASVO

Jet Provost T4 – XS176

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Cromarty Firth

20 August 2011 / Photography, Travel / Cromarty Firth, iPhone photography, photography

After dinner we went for a walk down to Ferry Point.

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Nairn

19 August 2011 / Photography, Travel / iPhone photography, Nairn, Scotland

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The Speyside Way – day two

18 August 2011 / Camping, Outdoor Gear, Photography, Technology, Travel, Walking / Aviemore, iPhone photography, outdoor gear, Scotland, Speyside Way, walking

Had a good night at the site, it rained overnight but stopped before I got up for breakfast. Tried out “instant porridge in a bag” – making it in a mug is OK but then cleaning out the gloopy porridge afterwards is a chore. So my solution was put the instant oat breakfast, dried milk and sugar in a poly bag, and then use that as the bowl – and it was a success. Dirty bag in the bin afterwards.

Crossing the Spey

Unlike yesterday the route today keeps reasonably close to the Spey.

The door was open at the distillery

Below the foot bridge over the Spey at Aberlour – for me the end of a real good overnight trip. Now off to the cafe to await Diana and a ride back to Aviemore.

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The Speyside Way – day one

17 August 2011 / Camping, Outdoor Gear, Photography, Travel, Walking / iPhone photography, outdoor gear, Scotland, Speyside Way, tea, walking

A Curling Club in summer

Don’t miss this turning on the right (below) at NGR NJ 06982 28725 – I did – it is the path down to the disused railway track that makes up the path as it passes Cromdale. If you walk over the bridge over the old line you have gone to far. Watch out for the bridge sign on the right – the path markers are not very prominent,

Lunch, tuna with BBQ sauce and tea with some cashew nuts and banana chips. I found a convenient, and comfortable pile of logs, in a sunny clearing.

I was charged by a deer (above) – which leapt the fence on the right to avoid me.

I got caught in a shower during the afternoon but it had stopped by the time I reached the campsite at Cragganmore and I got the tent up in the dry – and got a chance to dry out my rain jacket. The site is free and has a toilet, a stand pipe for water, a bin and a couple of picnic tables which made unpacking (and packing) the rucksack very easy, as well as having somewhere to cook and eat in comfort.

One other thing the site had was midges – lots and lots of midges.

Having got my tent up, I was just sorting out the brewkit for a mug of tea when I was joined at the site by another lone backpacker, Emily. So whilst she put her tent up I made us both some tea. We then spent a very enjoyable couple of hours chatting, and sharing bits of our evening meal – her contribution was chilli flavoured olives and some milk sachets from the B&B she stayed in last night, mine was fruit and spice oat cakes and introducing Emily to whiskey in her tea! (She also let me use her midge spray – she borrowed my compeed stick.)

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