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Midnight Moonlight over Brodick Bay

11/4/2015

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Moonlight at midnight over Brodick Bay on Arran
Long exposure turns Brodick Bay into glass

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Pladda, Ailsa Craig and the most wonderful light at Kildonan

7/2/2015

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Tingling senses down at Blackwaterfoot

3/2/2015

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Dramatic skyline this morning as we rounded 'The Doon' and headed along the edge of the Shiskine Golf course and a welcoming coffee at the club house.
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Ice crystals shimmer on the beach in winter sunlight
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Surely one of the most beautiful golf locations in the UK?

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Snow comes to the Isle of Arran

18/1/2015

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arran mountains in snow
After the beating that Scotland has endured since the start of 2015, this mornings blue skies and sunshine must have been welcomed with a huge smile from Arran Islanders north and south, and all points in between. To compliment this day, our icing on the proverbial cake arrived dramatically overnight, with a coating of snow on the major peaks. On the wall of the bridge at the top of the String road, the untouched flakes combine to measure some four or five inches in depth.
arran snow, scotland
arran snow, scotland
arran snow, scotland
arran snow, scotland
arran snow, scotland

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The Isle of Arran in Vintage Postcards

25/9/2014

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Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran, Scotland
Isle of Arran & Loch Ascog from Canada Hill Circa 1985
Cordon, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Scotland
Brodick Bay & Goatfell, Arran circa 1930 Scotland
View from Golf Course, Whiting Bay, Arran circa 1957 Scotland
Druidical Stone & Goatfell, Arran, Scotland
North Goatfell from Ben Tarsuinn, Arran, Scotland
Entrance to Glen Sannox, Arran, Scotland
Lamlash Main Street circa 1907, Arran, Scotland

Wonderful Images of the Past available to buy

We are following our friends @OldPostcards on Twitter, and when they posted one of these evocative cards of Arran I thought what a lovely feature they would make on our blog. So, with their permission here are a few of the ones they have on offer and you can see more here.

Click on any image to open the lightbox and enjoy them in all their glory.

Postcards of other areas are available (and searchable) on their main site www.oldpostcardsetc.co.uk

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Islands of Pladda and Ailsa Craig seen from Kildonan beach on ArranĀ 

18/9/2014

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Pladda

Pladda (Scottish Gaelic: Pladaigh) is an uninhabited island 1 km off the south coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde at grid reference NS027191, western Scotland. It is home to the automated Pladda Lighthouse. The island is privately owned, having been put up for sale by Arran Estate in 1990

There appears to have been a church or chapel on Pladda. John of Fordun and other chroniclers from 1400 to 1500 speak of the isle of St Blase of Pladda.
Nothing now remains to mark its site, and its whereabouts are unknown.


(Source Wikipdia)

Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig (/ˈeɪlsə/; Scottish Gaelic: Creag Ealasaid) is an island of 219.69 acres in the outer Firth of Clyde, 10 miles from mainland Scotland, upon which blue hone granite was quarried to make curling stones. The now uninhabited island is formed from the volcanic plug of an extinct volcano.

The island, colloquially known as "Paddy's milestone",[6] was a haven for Catholics during the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century, but is today a bird sanctuary, providing a home for huge numbers of gannets and an increasing number of puffins.


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King's Caves Photography with Aerial Drone

1/9/2014

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King's Caves with aerial camera

Unique viewpoint adds drama to the location

The King's Caves near Machrie, on the west coast of the Isle of Arran, are a dramatic spectacle renowned for their (would be) connection of being the refuge of Robert the Bruce. These natural sandstone caves are the pilgrimage of many a visitor (and local) from either the car park at Machrie or the more enduring walk from Blackwaterfoot.

There can't be many instances when a photographer feels they could be the first one to capture a given image of the landscape, certainly in a viewpoint perspective, but I'm quietly confident that this may just be the case with this shot?

I'll hold my breath until someone tells me otherwise!
Quadcopter in flight
The Quadcopter with HD camera

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Lochranza Castle Arran - a birds eye view

28/8/2014

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The 'Twelve Apostles' Catacol, Arran

27/8/2014

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Spot the difference!

Drive to Lochranza on the north west side of Arran, and shortly before arriving you will pass through the village of Catacol. Here you will find the photogenic properties known as the 'Twelve Apostles'. Built originally to house those people evicted from surrounding countryside during the 'clearances', when much of the interior of the island was set aside for deer.

Look closely and you will see that each of the upper first floor windows is a different shape to it's neighbours. The theory was, that these former farmers would turn their hand to fishing, The differing shapes would allow the woman of the house to signal her man by placing a candle in the window while he was out fishing in the Firth of Clyde. Sadly, but understandably, most of the dispossessed moved away to other parts of the island in protest against their eviction.

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Rock Pile Story on Arran

26/8/2014

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balanced stones, arran, scotland

The Stone Story by Chuck Keys

I was staring at a stone today, it didn't move, it just sat, resting, relaxed in the warm mid-day sun. The wind moved around it and it's lazy motionless nearby friends, effortlessly.

They all looked alike, maybe they were all family on vacation without a worry on their minds if they had minds.

They didn't or couldn't smile or frown, no beards or mustaches were visible, clean shaven. They didn't look hungry or thirsty. Of course how does a hungry or thirsty stone look? I could have brought them water or food.

After much further intense thought, I realized they don't have to worry about clothes or lack of ... Do they need clothes? Do they need anything? Nothing. Nothing, is what they need.

I am envious.


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