It was a wet miserable day with periodic gusts of wind. On entering the “terminal” of Oban airport we were informed that the pilot would make a decision 15 minutes before scheduled departure, to see if she was prepared to fly the twin prop plane.
We were hoping to fly to the Island of Colonsay off the west coast of Scotland, as was another lady there. The plane itself heads to Islay first, then on to Colonsay before returning to Oban airport (which is actually at Connel).
Then there were three men also waiting. There destination? Oban! They simply wanted to take the plane to get a view of the islands and so while taking off from Oban they stayed on the plane the whole time all the way back to Oban.
The plane flew and while the weather was poor one did get a glimpse of what it might look like on a fine day. It was breathtaking.
Hopefully these images give some idea of the sights to be seen. We even got to see the Island of Seil and the Bridge Over the Atlantic where we had been the previous day. One can understand the thinking behind the three men in taking that journey from Oban to Oban, via Islay and Colonsay.
The flights are heavily subsidised and I would have to recommend this experience. As for us, we took the plane to Colonsay and then a few days later came back on the ferry.
Currently flights are operated by Hebridean Air.
Hope you enjoyed the tour of the isles by air!
Meticulous Mick 
Very nice pictures, great job. 🙂
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Thank you Ahmed, haven’t been around for a while but hope to be bursting with new stuff soon.
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What a great flight and great pics given the weather. I can understand the men with their round trip, just to see it if you had limited time would be fantastic.
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Totally. On a good day it must be unbelievable. Have a great weekend Lee 🍀
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Great images MM 🙂
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Thanks Julie, I wasn’t going to put the post up at first as the images were understandably not great. Then I thought it is not just about the images…..have a great weekend 🍀😘
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I’m like that .. It’s not always about the images is it! Have a lovely weekend MM. 😊
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No, it is the story too. Many thanks and have a great weekend yourself – guess you are all wrapped up for the weekend now as we hit mid-day on a Friday….Enjoy 😎
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Looks like a great experience John.
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Well recommended…Hope all good with yourself Aidy…🍀
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Lovely. You could have used your images with part of the plane in your “Vivid” series! 😉
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I never really thought of that – when thinking of the day all I could think of was wet and windy, so wasn’t to the fore when thinking of “vivid”. Next time..😏
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Very cool pics, John!
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Cheers, the journey was very much the cool part….😎
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Fantastic clarity in the the images given the atmospheric conditions. What particular equipment did you use from your Canon bag of tricks John?
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Cheers Denis, was using the 24-105mm l lens on a 5d mk iii. Did need a bit of work in lightroom to lessen the shadows and the usual stuff….
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