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Logie Steading

24 August 2011 / General, Photography, Travel / iPhone photography, Logie Steading, tea

The weather forecast today was not so great, so we planned a trip to the secondhand book shop at Logie Steading.

Well as you can see from the photos – it was excellent weather.

Click on the Pano image below for a larger version

There is a walk from the visitor centre/shops down to the River Findhorn, where it passes through a gorge.

Below was the view we had from our picnic spot on the banks of the river. Click on it for a larger version.

Click on this Pano image below for a larger version

So remember if you come to Scotland assume the weather will always be unpredictable!

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Dornoch

23 August 2011 / Photography, Travel, Walking / Dornoch, iPhone photography, outdoor gear

Jeremy and I walked down to the coast at Dornoch today. We took the small brew kit and had a brew and noodles with tomato soup for lunch.

There was plenty of RAF action whilst we were there with pairs of Tornados performing “power turns” in front of the beach, displaying their underneaths and weapon loads.

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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

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