Tag Archives: sunrise
Striped cloud formations coloured red, orange and yellow by the rising sun.

Striped dawn

We were late for rugby this morning. A major part of the reason was the sunrise. When I went out to feed the pigs, with plenty of time to spare, I discovered the sky was spectacularly striped by a combination of cloud formations and the light of the rising sun. Feed the pigs and get [...]

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A typical sunrise behind Dunnideer and Bennachie.

Snow erases the sunrise

As I was putting the boys on the school bus this morning, I noticed that not only did we had a beautiful sunrise but there was also a snowstorm blowing in from the west. I decided to see if I could capture the moment when the two events coincided. By the time I brought the [...]

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Crows fly as dawn unfolds behind Dunnideer.

Crows at dawn

We’ve seen several ‘flash’ sunrises over the past few days, where a dark sky gives way to just a few minutes of pastel colours before everything turns grey. I missed several opportunities to capture the colours, by seconds on two occasions, but finally caught them this morning.

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Waiting for the sun to rise behind the Stonehead Circle on the Winter Solstice.

Sunrise at Stonehead on Winter Solstice

I fed the livestock at a run this morning as I wanted to photograph the sun rising behind the stones of the Stonehead Circle at dawn on the Winter Solstice. After finishing my chores with about 10 minutes to spare, I collected the camera equipment and set myself up before the stones, which date  to [...]

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Clouds tinged red over Dunnideer and Bennachie

Red sky in the morning

An ominous dawn sky behind Dunnideer and Bennachie. Related articles Breaking dawn revisited (stoneheadcroft.com) Sunrise over the croft (stoneheadcroft.com) Sunset, Plan B (stoneheadcroft.com)

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