Jura and Mull from the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a small lighthouse on an island, another island with a mountain in the distance behindA view north from the ferry leaving Port Askaig on Islay. The lighthouse is at Carragh an t-Sruith on Jura with the Isle of Mull in the distance. The big mountain is Ben More on Mull, the only island Munro outside the Isle of Skye.

Admittedly this is not a view you’ll get with the bare eye, this was taken with my 80-400mm lens fully extended to 400mm.

 

Entrance to the Sound of Islay, seen from Jura

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Picture of the entrance to a sound between two islandsA view over the southern end of the Sound of Islay from Brosdale/Jura House on Jura. Am Fraoch Eilean on the right hand side of the sound. McArthur’s Head with the lighthouse towards the left next to the steep dark cliffs.

On the morning ferry from Islay to Jura

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Picture of a red Mini Clubman on a small ferry across a sound between two islandsA picture from the day I climbed two of the Paps of Jura a few years ago. I took the first ferry in the morning from Islay to Jura to have as much time as possible. While it was a bit cloudy at first it did clear up nicely later in the day for some great views. My destination can be seen just left of centre in the distance.