The Highlands of Scotland from space

[Brian G Turner]

A bit of a gratuitous thread, but I simply liked this image of the Highlands of Scotland (sans islands) taken from the International Space Station - though I am surprised how difficult it is to see any sign of human activity, not least the town where I live!

'Cloudless' Highlands captured from space

 

[Alexa]

Maybe the image was taken to high to see any trace of human activity. Nevertheless, this is a very beautiful one.

 

[Abernovo]

O, Tìr mo chridhe.

Thanks for sharing, Brian. Through the atmosphere at that height, colours seem to be less distinguishable in photos. More so at an angle. Probably not helped by brown of peaty land and the predominant reds, greys, and browns of the built environment.

A bit like with the aerial shot that did the internet rounds a few months ago, I'm naming all the mountains and locations I can recognise. And getting homesick.

 

[Vertigo]

Cracking image! Makes it really easy to see the dominant east west 'grain' of the mountains.

 

[Brian G Turner]

It also shows that the far north of Scotland is relatively flat - which surprised me when I first drove across it.

 

[Vertigo]

Yeah I think the key word there is probably 'relatively'

 

[Ursa major]

I am surprised how difficult it is to see any sign of human activity

I expect that you're somehat less surprised that we can't see Nessie....

 

[Alexa]

Maybe Nessie hangs around Canada right now.