Skywatch Friday - Salisbury Crags


Another 5 pm sunset seen from the office. The difference yesterday was that the sunset was all in the east. Weird, but it made a great backdrop for the rocky outcrop of Salisbury Crags. The Gazeteer of Scotland tells me that the Crags are the "glaciated remains of a Carboniferous sill, injected between sedimentary rocks which formed in a shallow sea some 340 million years ago". I find that rather wonderful.

If you manage to get this photo to enlarge (I never can with my own photos, tho I can enlarge those on other blogs with no problem - technical advice welcome!) you might see that the Crags are pimpled with people at one point. A great place for skywatching.

Hundreds of other Skywatch photos are at the Skywatch Friday site.


Comments

  1. simply beautifully captured shot...lovely colours int he background!

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  2. That's a great shot! Love the colours!

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  3. What a spectacular view, from the office window??? I am very envious. Amazing capture. Nice bit of stats too - isn't geology very cool?

    I'll send you an e-mail on how I post - I just know the basics on HTML (the new saying should be "It's all HTML to me"!)
    Julie in Sydney and J-bar also from near-by know a lot about HTML.

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  4. The age of rock formations is mind boggling. I would love to know more about geoology. I think the clouds look like fire behind the rocks. I didn't manage to enlarge your photo either.

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  5. The photo is so lovely!

    As to your problem....I would assume that it has to do with the size your photo is when you save it.

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  6. No, I couldn't see them, but I really like that steepled building on the left.

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  7. I like where you work.

    The size of your picture depends on what size jpeg you upload. I download from my camera into Aperture. Then I export from aperture to the blog. I can send a small size, medium size or large size, based on what I choose on the drop down menu. Most likely you use a different program, but take a look at what you are exporting to upload on to the blog.

    Hope that helps.

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  8. wonderful clouds.... I love the fact that sunset and sunrise can take over the whole sky at this time of year...

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  9. Wonderful picture with great contrast, Linda. You have really a pleasant view from your office!

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  10. What a beautiful capture Linda, I love the pink anvil cloud and the rock formation is stunning. I too would love to know more about geology...it is simply fascinating. Have a great week.
    Smiles

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  11. This is an excellent cloud shot. really pink and looovely.

    Do a larger photo first (say 1200 x 900) and then it will be bigger when clicked?

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  12. Love the pink cloud above the Crags. Well caught.

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