Luskentyre beach named in world's top 25 7 hours ago please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT DONALD MACKINNON A beach in the Outer Hebrides has been rated one of the top 25 in the world in a travellers' guide. Luskentyre beach on the Isle of Harris came out ahead of the Virgin islands and some of the most photographed beaches in Spain and Italy. please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT MARTIN PATTON The poll for Tripadvisor rated the top three global beaches as Baia do Sancho in Brazil, Grace Bay beach in Turks and Caicos and Playa Paraiso in Cuba. Luskentyre was ranked 13th - seven places above Woolacombe beach in Devon. Here are a selection of some of your pictures of Luskentyre. please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT MARK FUSI please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT ANNETTE HOOD please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT GARY OGDEN please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT AGNIESZKA ŁĘKAWA please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT JACKI GORDON please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT JENNY NOBLE please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT CHRISTIAN WAGNER please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT CHRIS THIRLWALL please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT ALAN PERCIVAL please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT LORRAINE YOUNG please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT JO CATLINN please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT STEVEN (ABERDEEN) please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT AILEEN ROURKE please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT CHRIS MERRY please log in to view this image IMAGE COPYRIGHT DOROTHY FOTHERINGHAM Pity it's usually blowing a gale and pissing down with rain out there!!
Seeing a lot of activity on the Clyde this weekend....wish I had a better camera! Didn't we used to have a warship thread?
Aurora and rare moonbows light up the night Published 5 days ago please log in to view this image Jamie Fraser photographed the Aurora Borealis from Nairn The Aurora Borealis could be seen in the skies from parts of Scotland overnight. Also known as the Northern Lights, the displays are linked to activity on the surface of the Sun. The aurora is caused by the interaction of solar wind - a stream of charged particles escaping the Sun - and Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. When weather conditions are favourable, Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland offer some of the best places to observe the aurora, or Northern Lights as the phenomenon is often known. please log in to view this image Andy Walker's image of a moonbow at Durness in Sutherland please log in to view this image Moonbows, also known as lunar rainbows, are a rare sight. This picture was also taken by Andy Walker at Durness Moonbows were also spotted overnight. Also known as a lunar rainbow, the rare optical phenomenon is caused when the light from the moon is refracted through water droplets in the air. please log in to view this image Andrew Allan's image of the aurora at Blairgowrie in Perthshire please log in to view this image Gordon Mackie's picture of the aurora over Thurso Bay in Caithness please log in to view this image Ruth Adams saw the Northern Lights from Lairg in Sutherland please log in to view this image BBC Weather Watchers also captured displays of the aurora, including this shot taken from Mavis Grind, Shetland please log in to view this image BBC Weather Watcher Mercuryblue's picture of the Northern Lights from Portknockie in Moray
It's a great picture - never been to New York - is part of Central Park heated or is that just some clever photo-editing?
Obviously undersoil heating... I was in NY in 2011 Christmas week and we visited the 'Top of the Rock' on a crystal clear blue sky day with temps at -5C, the view was amazing, around 50 miles to the horizon. We got some great photos of Central Park and the whole skyscape, I'll have to find out where they are. I do remember that evening being in an Irish Bar (surprise, surprise ) and watched us lose 0-2 to ManUre, shortly before Warnock got the bullet...
Some lovely autumnal pictures this week.... please log in to view this image Ray - this drop of golden sun adds the finishing touches to Marion Reid's portrait of autumn. please log in to view this image Canoe believe how beautiful the light and the broody sky look for this kayaker on Loch Bracadale, Skye? please log in to view this image Oh deer - this majestic creature was waiting for a snack from Marc McCubbin from Renfrew at the Kingshouse Hotel in Glencoe. please log in to view this image A molten sunset pours liquid gold over Seamill beach in Arran. please log in to view this image Ahead of the curve: Stephanie Brough got the best part of the day on her morning run through the McLennan Arch on Glasgow Green. please log in to view this image Having it Largs: A rainbow encapsulates the North Ayrshire town, spotted from the Cumbrae ferry terminal by Maureen Kerrigan. please log in to view this image This tree-mendous picture of Finn the Cocker Spaniel at the Cat Gates at Culzean Castle has a cinematic feel to it. please log in to view this image Stephen Robertson soaked up the rich colours of autumn highlighted in this beautiful sunset over the hamlet of Altandhu and the summer isles. please log in to view this image Mist and yellow fruitfulness: Autumn colours take over in the back garden of Sarah Morris in Hamilton. please log in to view this image Gene Webster saw some shades of Halloween in this in-tree-guing shot taken at Glenmore in Aviemore. please log in to view this image Leave me alone: Ross Collins witnesses a car-free Kelvin Way in Glasgow as it remains pedestrian-only for social distancing. please log in to view this image Craig Buchan's photo from St Fillans looking out over Loch Earn looks like the start of a movie with the morning mist breaking over the still loch. please log in to view this image In the run-up to Halloween, this moody picture of the light at the end of the tunnel on Inchcolm Island in the Firth of Forth has a hint of Harry Potter about it, and He Who Must Not Be Named. please log in to view this image It's not Ard to see why we loved this mirror image shot of Loch Ard by Alan from Glasgow.