UK - Scotland - Approaching Storm at a Passing Place on Isle of Skye
As you travel further north and west of Scotland, in particular on Scotland's islands, you will sooner or later find yourself on a road too narrow to pass the vehicle coming the other way towards you. Driving these roads requires thought and concentration. There are usually plenty of passing places (but they can get fewer and further between on more minor roads), and these are usually, but not always, marked with the sign captured on this shot.
The trick on single track roads is to drive with a combination of consideration and assertiveness. In an ideal world, vehicles approaching one another should adjust their speeds so as to meet at a passing place. That way neither waits for the other, and both proceed at best speed. It doesnt always happen like this, but in general, people in highlands are very friendly and tend to behave this way. Extra bonus is to watch those confused tourists that are just getting used to driving on the other site than in their home country so they tend to pick the first passing place, park on the opposite side as they would do in continental Europe and wait, staring like a scared rabbit being caught in headlights (I used to be one of them too, but no more!!).
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 24.00 mm, Aperture: 5.0, Exposure time: 1/60 s, ISO: 160
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© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (35 months ago | reply)
bob956 (35 months ago | reply)
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rinogas (35 months ago | reply)
bellissima !
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Mathieu Noel (35 months ago | reply)
Superb ...
deja (35 months ago | reply)
Damn, what is that ? Now that's impressive !
LAR's [ Larry ] (35 months ago | reply)
its look like a super typhoon coming over there... wow very interesting
Sadeq Nader Abul (35 months ago | reply)
wow! .. the view is amazing and scary!!
soumitra911 (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful !!!
Haja Sheriff ... BACK! (35 months ago | reply)
Terrific shot!...as usual....lovely!
OliverMavrak (35 months ago | reply)
eyecatching,and breathtaking shot! fav.!
[StolenMoments] (35 months ago | reply)
wwooowwww
stella-mia (35 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture!
Dave Heuts (35 months ago | reply)
Nice shot of this arriving rain shower. Did you keep it dry :-)
Andy Clancy (35 months ago | reply)
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awesome shot
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bcnfoto (35 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot¡¡
Malc H (35 months ago | reply)
Love that sky ... and that skye !!
Dylan Toh (moving) (35 months ago | reply)
wowsers - that's some contrast in conditions from left to right - hope you didn' get caught upo in it
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Richard Tierney (35 months ago | reply)
Stunning image... there again they all are :-)
Axxolotl (35 months ago | reply)
Impressive capture of the approaching rain!
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Peter_C (35 months ago | reply)
This is awesome.
noompty (35 months ago | reply)
A storm cloud like this and you talk about driving? Hope you weren't in a convertible then. A spectacular view well captured BTW.
dmnaz1 (35 months ago | reply)
Very dramatic! Great shot.
Faisal! (35 months ago | reply)
wonderful
Julien+ (35 months ago | reply)
Great light on the foreground, and very dramatic sky, nice capture Lucie
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Priyanka Haldar (35 months ago | reply)
wow!!! awesome as always :)
¡Don Quijote de la Mancha! (35 months ago | reply)
Wowww vaya foto chula! :) un momento precioso!
Un beso!
Luiz Lage (35 months ago | reply)
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Crooked Hill (35 months ago | reply)
Wicked sky! Classic scene from the Highlands, and you're correct about some of the roads up there!!
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NatureCyril (back from his worldtrip) (35 months ago | reply)
terrific !
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Mina Y (35 months ago | reply)
amazing shot ... wonderful cloud movement
odell_rd (35 months ago | reply)
Glad you liked the Highland roads - & hope you didn't drive into the passing place when it was on your right hand i.e. driver's side.
The shot is incredible (actually 'normal' might be a better adjective given Highland weather, but I think you know what I mean!) - and to include the sign is a touch of total genius, as is the timing of the sweeping cloud.
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©Helminadia Ranford (35 months ago | reply)
WOW! An outstanding image Lucie...
marlesghillie (35 months ago | reply)
typical Skye weather!!
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Great image.
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Thunderbolt_TW (35 months ago | reply)
love the tone and compo!!!
splendid shot!!! Bravo!!!
yeoldeblackhippie (35 months ago | reply)
breathtaking
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I like the dramatic background ,GREET TIMING
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whoah! that is dramatic and cool!