Tag Archives: Argyll

Current next to the boat at the Corryvreckan whirlpool, Isle of Jura

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Picture of a current/eddy next to a boat in a gulf between two islands.
Current next to the boat at the Corryvreckan whirlpool, Isle of Jura

I found it quite challenging to capture the Corryvreckan whirlpool in a picture as seen from a boat in the Gulf of Corryvreckan. There are currents and eddys everywhere and they change from one second to the next, sometimes before you can react and take a picture. There’s activity everywhere. This picture is one of the closest I managed to take, an eddy swirling right next to the RIB, with the Isle of Scarba in the background (and mainland Argyll in the distance on the right).

Early morning June sunshine at the Bay of Small Isles, Isle of Jura

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Picture of some colourful early morning hazy sunshine above a bay with some small islands
Early morning June sunshine at the Bay of Small Isles, Isle of Jura

After the sunrise the sun quickly started to climb up in the sky, partially hiding behind some clouds. The light was still beautiful, with the sun reflecting on the water while the Argyll mainland was visible in the distance,

Early morning light at the Bay of Small Isles, Isle of Jura

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Picture of a bay with some small islands in the early morning June light
Early morning light at the Bay of Small Isles, Isle of Jura

Some beautiful mild early morning light on the east coast of Jura, looking out over the Bay of Small Isles from Craighouse. The Argyll mainland in the background.