2nd November
A few Autumnal pictures
at Cronkbourne this morning. Panasonic TZ200 2/11/19
    
   
4th November
Some aerial photography
in Sulby Glen, just downstream from Tholt-y-Will. Here two tributary
streams join the Sulby River, one from the west side via a high waterfall
and one from the east through a steep sided valley. Not much water
comes in via the east stream now, as it is dammed higher up to form the
Block Eary Reservoir and water is diverted from there by pipe to feed the
hydro electric power station in the valley. By the time I did the
flights, the sun had long since set in the valley, which probably only
gets a few hours direct illumination each day at this time of year.
DJI Spark 2/11/19
    
    
   
9th November
Some aerial pictures
at Snaefell summit yesterday afternoon, not long before sunset. The
trams have stopped running for the winter, so a hike up from Bungalow was
required! I was originally planning to do some more Sulby Glen aerial
pictures, but the light winds and better illumination made Snaefell more
attractive. The colours have changed from the greens of my September
visit, to the browns of winter.
DJI Spark 8/11/19
    
11th November
Some aerial photography
yesterday morning at Port Erin. DJI Phantom 4 Pro 10/11/19
    
 
12th November
Aerial photography on
Sunday morning in the Cregneash area. DJI Phantom 4 Pro 10/11/19
    
    
14th November
Some pictures taken
on a walk through the Ballaugh Curragh wetlands area, which was indeed
very wet! Panasonic TZ200 10/11/19
    
    
On the way back home
via the Druidale Road and stopping for some pictures of a snow capped Snaefell.
Light levels were getting low and these pictures are 'HDR' photographs
each combined from five original camera shots with varying exposure.
Panasonic TZ200 10/11/19
  
A final stop on the
way home to observe this amazing collection of Rooks wheeling around at
dusk close to Algare Farm in Baldwin. I couldn't even start to guess
as to how many there were here, but the collective noun 'A Clamour of Rooks'
was very appropriate! Panasonic TZ200 10/11/19
  
15th November
Four views from my window.
Panasonic TZ200 13/11/19
   
At Niarbyl, early afternoon
on Wednesday. Panasonic TZ200 13/11/19
   
   
The Calf Sound.
Panasonic TZ200 13/11/19
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16th November
Another visit to Ballaugh
Curragh, on Thursday afternoon. Walking on (and off!) some of the
paths that have been produced through this fascinating wetland area.
Water levels are high at the moment after a lot of rain in recent weeks.
The first picture was take on the way there, at Guthrie's on the Mountain
Road. Nikon D7100 14/11/19
    
    
    
A few pictures of the
non native residents of Ballaugh Curragh.
   
 
18th November
Some ground level and
aerial pictures taken yesterday morning at Cronk-ny-Arrey-Laa. Panasonic
TZ200 & DJI Spark 17/11/19
   
    
   
19th November
A location that I had
long wanted to photograph from the air, South Barrule. The hill rises
to 1,585 ft above sea level, but the climb up from the nearest road is
only around 500 ft. The hilltop was the site of an Iron Age hill
fort, dating from around 500 BC. From ground level the size of the
fort is not particularly apparent, but from the air you can easily see
the line of the stone rampart that enclosed the settlement. The predominantly
brown colours in the photographs are from the heather that covers the hillside.
In summer this is green, turning to purple as the heather flowers around
August, but has now died back for winter. More information on the
site is available from Culture
Vannin.
DJI Phantom 4 Pro
18/11/19
    
  
20th November
The weather was so great
on Monday that we went for a 'stroll around' at Peel in the afternoon.
I quick walk up the first part of Peel Hill for some photos of the Castle
ended up with a walk to Corrin's Tower and a bit further to return on the
westerly path. With the short daylight hours at the moment it was
dark when we arrived back at the car in Fenella Beach car park. Beautiful
light though and I took loads of pictures, so here are some of them.
Panasonic TZ200 18/11/19
    
   
  
    
   
    
    
    
22nd November
A few pictures taken
today in the Injebreck area of the West Baldwin valley. Nikon D7100
22/11/19
    
24rd November
A trip yesterday morning
back to the waterfall at Injebreck in the hope that overnight rains had
increased the water flow over it. It was a bit bigger than the previous
day, but I suspect that forestry operations on the hills above may have
changed the rate at which water drains into the river, resulting in a larger
peak flow but over a shorter time scale than used to be the case.
After the waterfall I took a a walk into the area above, where plantation
fellings have opened up some now views, although new tree plantings will
probably take them away again in a few years. Nikon D7100 23/11/19
    
    
    
    
28th November
After days of breezy
and rainy conditions, yesterday morning was calm and sunny, so I took the
opportunity for some aerial photography, initially from Douglas Head to
look at the town and coastline. DJI Phantom 4 Pro 27/11/19
    
    
 
Returning to sea level
to watch the 'Stolt Cormorant' enter harbour. Panasonic TZ200
    
29th November
The second set of aerial
pictures from Wednesday morning, moving a bit down the coast to Port Soderick
and Keristal. DJI Phantom 4 Pro 27/11/19
    
   
  
30th November
A stroll along the Silverburn
from Ballasalla to Silverdale late in the afternoon. Nikon D7100
27/11/19
    
    
    
Some aerial photography
from two locations on the Marine Drive, yesterday morning, taking a look
at the two archways.
DJI Spark 29/11/19
    
    
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