The Old Man of Hoy
by Neil Maclachlan
Title
The Old Man of Hoy
Artist
Neil Maclachlan
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
From the Scrabster to Stromness ferry, the Old Man of Hoy presents an imposing figure when you're travelling to the Orkneys. To provide some perspective on the height of the Old Man, just visible in this image is a person at the top of the cliff to the right.
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October 25th, 2020
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Henk Meijer Photography 23 Days Ago
A very beautiful scenery and object....great shot, Neil
Neil Maclachlan replied:
Thanks Henk. The scenery in that part of the world does tend towards the beautiful end of the spectrum.
Lesley Evered
CONGRATULATIONS - your picture, now on the group Home Page, was voted into SHARED FIRST PLACE in the contest COASTAL SEA CLIFFS ON THE ISLANDS OF THE UK in the group Islands Of The United Kingdom... 6th July 2022. The link to the results page will be on the weekly group e-mail on Thursday. Meanwhile you may like to visit the Permanent Archive for Contest Winners in our Discussions.
Lesley Evered
CONGRATULATIONS, your picture has been featured on the home page in the group ISLANDS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM on 6th May 2022. This is an excellent picture....like and favourite. Please look in the group discussions to see the features for this week and any message you may like to leave there will be most appreciated. Very many thanks. See group e-mail for the link.
Lesley Evered
A super shot Neil.....I was with Michaela when she saw it through mist so it was the same for me. Can you please add ORKNEY to your notes. Thanks.
Michaela Perryman
Fantastic, I only saw it through thick mist - faved
Neil Maclachlan replied:
Yep, we were lucky. I have a photo, from the return trip, of the boat almost tipping over (OK, slight exaggeration) as people went to one side to take this photo.
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