A short visit to the area over Easter to visit friends afforded us the chance to fly the drone, this was taken mid afternoon, after driving 463 miles in 8 hrs and was a great way to stretch after the long drive. The islands off the coast are the Rabbit Isles, and the mountains inland are Ben Loyal and Ben Hope, both over 3000ft.

Water is amazingly clear and the bay is quite sheltered, making it a great location for a flight, just wish I had panned a little slower at times, but thats what you get for being up at 3am and driving for 8 hrs+!

Lovely colors this time!

What a stunning location and the colors are magnificent.    Great job after such a long drive to get there.  

Lovely beach.

Depp Posted at 5-16 21:30
Lovely beach.

Hoping to have another go at it and Skinnet beach onthe way to Orkney - we are staying a night with friends in the area, so a bit of an opportunity

Well worth the stop-off after such a mammoth journey.  Lovely location.

What a beautiful place.  

Albion Drones Posted at 5-16 22:15
Hoping to have another go at it and Skinnet beach onthe way to Orkney - we are staying a night with friends in the area, so a bit of an opportunity

Ah, Orkney, probably the best place for prehistory that I know.

Depp Posted at 5-17 03:18
Ah, Orkney, probably the best place for prehistory that I know.

Been twice before, and loved it, MiL wants to go back, so I aint arguing, will be my first time there with the drone, so expecting a lot of flying - assuming the weather is good and the NT wardens dont work 24/7 ;)

Albion Drones Posted at 5-17 03:30
Been twice before, and loved it, MiL wants to go back, so I aint arguing, will be my first time there with the drone, so expecting a lot of flying - assuming the weather is good and the NT wardens dont work 24/7 ;)

I don't remember encountering any NTS there in June 22. Thought it was mostly HS. For the top sights (Maes Howe at least) you probably have to prebook weeks in advance, we couldn't get in.
For the tourist hotspots I went before or after normal opening hours...

Depp Posted at 5-17 04:59
I don't remember encountering any NTS there in June 22. Thought it was mostly HS. For the top sights (Maes Howe at least) you probably have to prebook weeks in advance, we couldn't get in.
For the tourist hotspots I went before or after normal opening hours...

Yeah, it is HS, we did Maes Howe the last 2 times, and I think most of the drone flying wlll be in the evenings, its the week after Solstice, so weather should be good and the light lingers late, so plenty of opportunity to get the footage once the wardens have gone..