Where and what time of day

[Concerto]

This striking photograph was taken where?
And what time of day?
It is a photo captured from a short video taken on my phone.

 

[newtothis]

Somewhere in Scotland (aren't they always?)
Time: early, late or middle of the day, depending on the filter.

 

[Concerto]

Not Scotland.
The photo has not had any adjustment to the video taken on the iphone 5S camera. It is just a frame from the video.

 

[Pete7]

Lyme Bay as you realise you now have 8 hours of bashing into the wind after rounding Portland

 

[mainsail1]

Can someone explain how anyone except Concerto could possibly know the answer?

 

[ashtead]

From a beach somewhere late at night trying to escape police arrest ?

 

[RichardS]

Can someone explain how anyone except Concerto could possibly know the answer?

God knows.

Literally.

Richard

 

[NealB]

God knows.

Literally.

Richard

Surely ...... only if there is a god?

Anyway, that's by the by, and rather beyond this forum's remit.

We don't need God ....... we've got Concerto

 

[Cantata]

Well, knowing his local waters as I do (very well) it could well be dusk in the Thames Estuary, a gloomy evening, heading for home up the Swin and that blob on the horizon might be the old Grain power station.

 

[Concerto]

Sorry Cantana, not my local sailing area of the East Coast. Pete7 is getting warmer and along the right lines about a long beat.

As to the time of day, I should say it was a July day so long hours of daylight. Just choose an hour.

 

[NealB]

Well, knowing his local waters as I do (very well) it could well be dusk in the Thames Estuary, a gloomy evening, heading for home up the Swin and that blob on the horizon might be the old Grain power station.

I've only sailed those waters since 1961, so I've looked, and I've looked, and I've even looked again ........ but I still can't really put my hand on my heart and say where it is.

Do you think a visit to Specsavers might be overdue (for me?).

 

[NealB]

Sorry Cantana, not my local sailing area of the East Coast. Pete7 is getting warmer and along the right lines about a long beat.

As to the time of day, I should say it was a July day so long hours of daylight. Just choose an hour.

Well ..... my first reaction on seeing your OP was ....... (drum roll, please):


............approaching Portland from the South?

 

[Concerto]

No NealB, not Portland.

 

[NealB]

No NealB, not Portland.

Well ... it was just a vague initial reaction, honest!

 

[Concerto]

I am surprised no one mentioned the underlying large rollers, that should be the hint. To explain, this photo was taken about due south of Lands End as I was beating singlehanded to the Isles of Scilly in about a force 6 with double reefed main and genoa on my Fulmar. What made it so dramatic was it was 4 in the afternoon. The massive dark cloud had almost obscured the sun except for the reflected light under the cloud. It looked much nearer sunset, but the lack of a red tinge in the light should have been th clue.

 

[Just_sayin']

this photo was taken about due south of Lands End as I was beating singlehanded to the Isles of Scilly in about a force 6 with double reefed main and genoa on my Fulmar.

Dammit, I got the location, the boat, the fact you had no crew AND your sail plan but was still working on the time of day