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NATO assault on poor old Garbh-eilean (Cape Wrath area).
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Err, hope that was a telephoto you used :-)
dek - 05/Jan/06
You bet! - 500mm from 5 miles away, near the Cape, but still disconcerting. The Parph was officially closed, but I came round the blindside from Sandwood, not expecting a war zone.
streapadair - 06/Jan/06
Awesome photo!
Malcolm - 06/Jan/06
its port stanley all over again!
jools - 06/Jan/06
I can see the headline, "Seaguls bombed - Terror Threat To Tourists Eliminated".
great image.
Rich
Lawman - 08/Jan/06
"The prime minister was confirmed saying that 'We have launched a pre-emptive strike on this small outcrop, as we have reliable information it is storing WMD, and as such we took the decision to strike war on terrorism".
You'd think they'd have better things to do than this, wouldn't you?
BigChris - 11/Jan/06
I thought chipping holds wasn't allowed?
Chris Harris - 15/Jan/06
Must get back into wearing a helmet
pdufus - 15/Jan/06
Does the Harrier pilot call "BELOW" before pressing the button?
O Mighty Tim - 20/Jan/06
what had Garbh-eilean done to get this treatment? cracking wide-angle shot ;)
AlXN - 26/Feb/06
Did he check for Bird restrictions??
jonnyboy - 19/Aug/06
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