Twenty Five Years
of Island Images - July 2000 - 2024
    
    
    
    
    
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12/7/25
As mentioned in the
previous set of pictures, on Thursday afternoon I did a bit of 'river walking',
a short distance up the Sulby River where it passes through the narrowest
section of the glen. It's been hot here recently and the river water
was lovely and cooling on the feet and ankles and at the end of the short
walk I was able to take a dip in one of the deep pools. A word of
warning, the stones in the river are very slippery and there are large
underwater boulders in the pool!
The pictures here aren't
in the order taken, as I thought it would be best to start with the aerial
shots showing the amazing location. I love it that you can still
see the locations of the tracks, now covered with bracken, that served
the upland farms that have probably been disused for over 75 years now
in most cases.
DJI Mini 4 Pro, DJI
Osmo Pocket 3, GoPro 9, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 10/7/25
    
  
    
11/7/25
I didn't have time yesterday
to do the second set of pictures from the Archallagan area, mainly because
I had a very enjoyable afternoon splashing around in the Sulby River!
Pictures and (maybe) a video to come later. So these are the pictures
shot from the western side of Archallagan, looking over the central valley.
DJI Air 2S 9/7/25
    
 
10/7/25
We're currently in a
stable weather situation on the island, with high pressure giving (generally!)
blue skies and light winds. Yesterday afternoon I decided to do some
aerial photography, flying from two locations either side of Archallagan
Plantation on the south side of the central valley, looking over the 'Plains
of Heaven'. The plantation used to one of the nicest on the island to walk
through, but is currently completely closed off to the public with huge
areas being completely cleared of trees, supposedly after storm damage.
Whether there will be anything left worth walking in when they have finished
remains to be seen.
The first set of pictures
are from the eastern side of Archallagan.
DJI Air 2S 9/7/25
    
  
8/7/25
A walk down from the
main road to Dhoon Beach, not taking my usual route down in the glen past
the waterfall (which may still be closed anyway) but using the outside
path that follows the top of the south side of the glen, before dropping
down to the beach via a series of zig-zags. I was deliberately going
at low tide as I wanted to visit a feature that I discovered many years
ago and christened 'The Mermaid's Cave', which vanishes below water at
high tide.
Panasonic TZ95 &
Insta360 Ace Pro 7/7/25
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
6/7/25
Yesterday afternoon
we did a trip to St John's and then Peel to visit a couple of shops.
I took a few pictures in Peel and then a series at the amazing wildflower
sown roundabouts on the Poortown Road. We came back via a 'scenic
route' and I stopped for a few photos by the end of the Little London road.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
5/7/25
  
Roundabouts of Peel!
  
    
Continuing our journey
home, stopping at the end of the Little London road to take in the views.
A bit overcast and dull, but fantastic scenery!
As I considered all
the originals to be on the 'flat' side, I've processed alternatives in
Snapseed, click the big images to see the alternative.
  
5/7/25
Happy Tynwald Day!
(Although as it's a
Saturday the ceremony and public holiday is on Monday!)
On Thursday afternoon,
after my pause for photos in Sulby Glen, I continued on to the the north
west coast, with no particular destination in mind. Just to
the north of Jurby near The Lhen I came across this bright yellow field,
not the usual Oilseed Rape, but a more daisy shaped flower. I presume
that it's being grown as a cultivated crop as the whole field was full
of it. I would have liked to take some aerial shots but it was just
too windy for the mini drone there. After that I went on to the beach
just north of there at Cronk y Bing where there is a lovely little nature
reserve in the dunes behind the actual beach, although I didn't actually
go in.
Update - the yellow
flowers are Corn Marigolds!
Panasonic TZ95 &
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 3/7/25
  
   
  
4/7/25
Happy Independence Day
to my visitors from the USA!
We currently have a
(replica) Spanish Galleon visiting in Douglas Harbour. Due to where
she is moored it's a bit difficult to get good ground level photographs
of her, so yesterday afternoon I though I'd try to get some using the mini
drone. Conditions weren't ideal as the wind was a little on the strong
side for the Mini 4 and there were fairly regular rain showers passing
through. Apart from on the first pic I've taken the liberty of cloning
out the bright orange RIB dangling over her side!
For more information
'El Galleon' has a webpage in English here.
DJI Mini 4 Pro 3/7/25
   
  
After shooting the pictures
at Douglas, I decided to head towards the north west of the island, driving
via Sulby Glen. There was a heavy rainshower on the way but by the
time I reached the bottom of the glen it had stopped, with sunshine reaching
through the clouds, and I stopped at a favourite spot by the river.
Staring with a few ground level shots right by the river, then some aerial
pictures culminating with a short video flying along the river.
Insta360 Ace Pro &
DJI Mini 4 Pro 3/7/25
    
    
   
A short video flying
up the valley over the river. (3:56)
3/7/25
Three nautically themed
pictures taken at Douglas Bay yesterday afternoon (on the way to the shops!)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2/7/25
  
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