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Arctic Tern over the Rainbow - the Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Pickieterno over the rainbow

I’m out taking photographs of the female Grey Phalarope. Yes, this one: I did come here to take photographs of Dunlin, which …

The dunes of Maspalomas, Gran Canaria - The Hall of Einar

The dunes of Maspalomas

My son has a specific photograph in mind and he wants to get it. He’s a very driven young man. The location’s …

Rainbow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey

View from the ferry

The higher the sun, the lower the rainbow. The lower the sun, the higher the rainbow. This photograph must have been taken …

Rainbow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Swallow over the rainbow

I’ve seen some spectacular rainbows on Westray. Some have been fleeting. Some have been intense. Some have been full arcs which split …

Rainbow Wave - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Rainbow waves

At the north end of Westray the Atlantic is unrestrained and waves crash into the coast making blowholes, sea caves and spectacular …

Sun Dog - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Sun dog

I’ve seen a sun dog before but never this clearly. There are two of them either side of the sun. Here’s one …

Rainbows at Noup Head - photograph (c) 2016 David Bailey (not the)

Rain Bows

I shout into the wind that I can see rain heading over the sea towards us. I’m wrong; it’s hailstones.