Durness
It had rained all day long, so Monty and I were forced to sample the delights of the local pub rather than go wandering in the hills. You can imagine what a trial it was to eat their Haddock and chips, washed down with a pint or two of Orkney Gold. The fish was landed only a few miles down the road at Kinlochbervie and I tell you it was so fresh it was practically still flapping about on the plate! Anyway, I had prepared the rucksack for tomorrow's jaunt, and was just about to settle down for the night in the tent when the rain stopped and the clouds began to break. ....And then this happened. In a desperate rush I quickly pulled on my trousers and tee shirt (forgetting those would not have been good... or pretty...), jumped into my boots, grabbed the camera and Monty and shot down to the beach. After it had persisted down all day long, this was a sight for sore eyes - the sun had just set, but was catching the back edge of the storm clouds, providing a stunning backdrop to the beach and rocks of Sango Bay.
One of the best sunsets that I can remember, at Sango Bay, Durness in the far north west of Scotland. Faraid Head is in the distance.
Between leaving Assynt and arriving at Duncansby Head we made several other stops at pre-selected locations, both inland and along the northern...
A long exposure shot taken at Sango Sands beach, Durness in the very far north of Scotland - an incredible place!
A rather epic day trip with Iain this weekend took us to the far NW of Scotland. We started at Lochan Hakel near to Tongue with the spectacular Ben...
Durness, Sutherland
The Milky Way over the 'secret beach' near the cleared Ceannabeinne Township by Durness on the north coast of Scotland. The eastern edge of the...
..In North West Sutherland, Scottish Highlands. The Monolith or standing stone is modern, erected in 2000 to remember the Celtic past and pay homage...
Another of the wonderful beaches in the far north west of Scotland. Sango Bay is at Durness, and has an excellent campsite above the beach, but even so it is usually really quiet and there is plenty of opportunity to explore the spectacular rock formations that spring up from the sand. This was taken just as the sun was dipping down and just before it sank behind the cliffs. The sun provided wonderful side-light through a break in the clouds, and this contrasted beautifully with the leaden stormy sky just out to sea. The big spikey rock in the centre of the image is at least 40 feet high.
A long exposure monochrome shot taken at Durness beach in the far north of Scotland
The picturesque Rispond Beach at Sango Bay in Durness.
A beautiful morning in Durness, north Sutherland Shire.
Another one from my fantastic night on Ceannabeinne beach near Durness The rock formations on the beach give the photos a real otherworldly feel,...
The aurora, stretching across the horizon, as seen from the cliffs above Ceannabeinne beach near Durness
Had to make a HDR, because the differences in exposure between the sky and the cave
Apologies for a sporadic showing on here of late, my main laptop died, and I've had to transfer everything over to a substitute.
Anyway, here's another from a particularly fine sunset at Sango Bay, with the back end of storm clouds being lit up by the rays of the setting sun. The pink of the sunlit cloud, and the reflected pink on the sea really set off the dark blues of the storm cloud further into to the cloud front.
Another long exposure from the spectacular Sango Sands beach, Durness in the very far north of the Scottish mainland.
Far to the north west of Scotland in the region of Durness you come across a nice little spot called Sango. The beach there has this unusual feature...
I visited Sango Beach a little while back because I wanted to catch a shot of the unusual view of the black basalt rock stacks climbing out of the...
.. At Durness, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands. Low tide, unfortunately...or not.
Yet another photo from my amazing night on Ceannabeinne beach on the north coast of scotland with the aurora and Milky Way providing entertainment in...
.. With the hills Beinn Ceannabeinne and Meall Meadhonach distant, North Sutherland, Scottish Highlands
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Durness!
Most notably Clive Griffiths.