On a dark November evening ferry to Islay

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Picture of a view from a ferry on a dark night
On a dark November evening ferry to Islay

A dark November afternoon turning to evening, looking down from MV Finlaggan on to the water rushing past while we’re on the way to Islay

Starry night sky over Loch Indaal from Ballitarsin, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a wide starry night sky seen from a hill. Two villages in the distance, a road lit up by a passing car below
Starry night sky over Loch Indaal from Ballitarsin, Isle of Islay

The counterpart to the starry night sky over Ballitarsin, the view out over Loch Indaal from it. Plenty of stars up in the night sky, you can just about make out the Milky Way. The lights of three villages in the distance, Bowmore and behind it Port Charlotte on the left and Bruichladdich on the right. A car driving past lighting up the single track road below. Something I’d usually avoid in a starry night picture, but I think here it enhances it.

Starry night sky over Ballitarsin, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a clear starry night sky above a house with some light inside, some clouds on the horizon
Starry night sky over Ballitarsin, Isle of Islay

A brief clear moment during an October night at Ballitarsin, plenty of stars in the sky over the lodge.