Mike Bolam

Photographer, Film Maker, Weather Geek, Astrophotographer and dark sky lover.. Mostly, I make pictures. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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2024-10-14 19:51:19

Comet Tsuchinshan viewed from Perthshire in Scotland. Finally after almost a year of waiting, the sky stayed clear just long enough to be wowed!!
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/307/494/974/882/156/original/b739c3c551bb5666.jpg

2024-10-13 08:10:19

Sunday Sunrise, in South West Scotland.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/299/082/563/302/376/original/2cb0bf39655edb89.jpg

2024-10-08 09:04:27

The Aurora Borealis from South West Scotland last night, wonderfully visible to the naked eye, with brief busy spells of dancing pillars. Adjusted to be more akin to what we actually see, this is a 1 second exposure, giving much more detail to these ephemeral structures.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/270/980/629/620/358/original/a777db5a45120053.jpg

2024-09-27 22:21:26

Last light above Corehead in the Moffat Hills, Southern Scotland, on the road Peebles, and home.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/211/832/066/012/386/original/bbe0c573aaeba23d.jpg

2024-09-07 00:11:02

The Milky Way from my garden in Galloway, South West Scotland. With just a handful of clear nights this summer, it’s a magical sight.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/093/355/825/513/173/original/a93d4816e7257ee3.jpg

2024-08-14 13:00:12

Lucilia ceasar, a close relative of the blue arsed fly we hear so much about… the flowering plants in the garden are covered in pollinators today, and they are busy!
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/960/471/489/804/730/original/d0b80fd4a5339ca4.jpg

2024-08-13 09:04:42

Aurora season is upon us again in South West Scotland with Solar Max promising some great nights ahead this autumn.. I’ve captured many images of this view, from the garden gate looking North across the farmland.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/953/857/652/665/146/original/38d3a6d26d21f5cf.jpg

2024-08-13 06:36:12

Sunset at Crawick Multiverse, Charles Jenks, Art Landscape at a former open cast coal mine just outside Sanquhar in Upper Nithsdale, Scotland. The landform of Andromeda seen through the silhouette of the North South line.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/953/297/141/421/523/original/3b04a2d2004cb636.jpg

2024-08-11 19:08:37

August at Scotland most Southerly point, The Mull of Galloway. The heavy sweet scent of Heather, strong enough to taste.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/944/946/447/777/311/original/809beb4708567b48.jpg

2024-08-09 20:47:19

Another Galloway sunset, a drone shot looking towards the Galloway Hills from Kirkgunzeon.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/934/007/488/533/037/original/16c1329c6edb9f55.jpg

2024-08-07 20:23:37

Late summer sunset in Galloway, South West Scotland.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/922/579/004/793/316/original/7eadde0b96786dbb.jpg

2024-08-02 05:27:55

Criffel and the Nith Estuary in South West Scotland, with the tide coming in.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/890/747/016/080/141/original/96ab565a2f3ec11f.jpg

2024-07-29 22:29:13

Sunset over Rough Island in the Solway, South West Scotland.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/872/120/308/235/348/original/c28691ace8275465.jpg

2024-07-28 13:41:23

It feels like summer at last here in South West Scotland, and an overdue explosion of insects has happened. This is Uroceras gigas, the giant woodwasp, a monster compared to other indigenous wasps, but thankfully, completely harmless.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/864/375/865/611/328/original/5a4de9bb3da18fad.jpg

2024-07-23 19:13:53

Loch Skeen the highest loch in Southern Scotland at the top of the 200ft Grey Mares Tail waterfall.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/837/353/771/322/620/original/8296a40612b32e6e.jpg
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2024-07-22 21:35:18

Sunshine has been in very short supply so far this summer here in Galloway, however the cloud has often made an exception around sunset…
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/832/281/274/002/196/original/e33108d175cbbf35.jpg

2024-07-21 22:39:12

An Emerald Damselfly at rest, waiting for the day to warm up.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/826/863/061/443/680/original/23608284d069c119.jpg

2024-07-08 12:10:36

Between the land and the sea, saltmarsh and mudflats on the Solway, near Southwick in Galloway, South West Scotland.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/750/770/834/242/849/original/04cc507cbbbac835.jpg

2024-07-06 19:14:53

Stormy skies and Sea Radish on the Solway Shore. Looking across to Anthorn in Cumbria, from the Scottish side of the Solway.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/741/097/185/908/695/original/c78a8d212295345c.jpg

2024-07-02 07:58:29

It’s been an excellent season for Noctilucent Clouds so far here in Galloway, South West Scotland, despite our rather cool summer. This display early on the 1st of July was one of the best I’ve seen.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/715/811/027/891/334/original/16e65885ac45ab15.jpg

2024-06-11 21:25:33

Sunset over Galloway in South West Scotland, after a rather cold dull day.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/600/086/986/226/779/original/7144d4c978ab5ed1.jpg

2024-06-11 06:46:01

Noctilucent clouds from Galloway, South West Scotland at around 1am local time.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/596/624/799/222/675/original/186e6cc733d8fd2f.jpg

2024-06-02 07:49:03

The Golden Hour in Galloway, South West Scotland. Two views from home, looking roughly North and South.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/545/897/074/975/810/original/a4e730c367951fdd.jpg
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2024-06-01 22:41:52

The first Sunset of Summer in Galloway, South West Scotland, taken with the drone.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/543/753/745/320/165/original/0e5467ffeea167a4.jpg

2024-05-19 21:41:17

Another afternoon of lively thunderstorms here in Galloway, South West Scotland. This cell photographed from about 20 miles away produced an intense cloudburst lasting about 15 minutes.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/469/861/850/712/036/original/86e0d7540c17b754.jpg

2024-05-19 16:46:23

A short piece of audio from this afternoon in the garden.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/468/754/373/370/783/original/6ebc64b3d029191a.mp4

2024-05-18 20:16:31

Thundery showers cleared, petrichor in the air.. I love this long view to the Galloway Hills, back lit with golden light
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/463/919/613/129/423/original/00e5df54e8a602fd.jpg

2024-05-18 18:40:56

It was the warmest day of the year here in Galloway, generating some superb thunderstorms late this afternoon.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/463/546/187/255/383/original/983f5979ab45ca27.jpg

2024-05-18 14:23:41

Lot’s Wife, a small eroded sea stack on the Solway Coast in Galloway, South West Scotland.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/462/530/858/927/485/original/5c8261f676561ae0.jpg

2024-05-17 05:16:03

Sea Pinks at sunset on the Solway shore, at Rockliffe in South West Scotland
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/454/719/786/758/188/original/508811c2884db9f3.jpg

2024-05-13 18:38:32

Rough Island on the Solway Coast in Scotland, a sanctuary for ground nesting birds, and a few Bluebells..
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/435/207/406/269/407/original/d970b4dd52c855ec.jpg

2024-05-13 08:10:14

Sunset over Galloway in South West Scotland at the end of a glorious warm weekend.
This is a nine shot panorama taken with the drone from above the garden.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/432/726/574/372/451/original/9797ef06f83ace6b.jpg

2024-05-11 19:33:08

Last nights incredible Aurora, from Crawick in Upper Nithsdale, Scotland.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/424/114/747/708/939/original/c864bf832e07d701.jpg

2024-05-10 15:20:23

Huge sunspot AR3664 viewed through a filtered telephoto lens, here in sunny south west Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 we might be in for a memorable, if short night of powerful Aurora, but being this far north is not ideal for viewing this close to mid summer..
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/417/444/936/887/240/original/57fe9f32a4e78abc.jpg

2024-05-07 06:18:57

Aquamarine sea at Clachan Sands on North Uist, Scotland, from last summer.
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/112/398/329/771/039/573/original/0a907f4695c0b175.jpg

2023-09-23 07:49:11

The Autumn equinox, from Galloway, in South West Scotland. Possibly three autumnal storms coming our way in the week ahead, so making the most of this!
https://media.mastodon.scot/mastodon-scot-public/media_attachments/files/111/113/340/781/988/149/original/93bc23447245385e.jpg

2023-09-16 23:30:18

The firmament, filled with the Milky Way. Super clear skies here again in Galloway, South West Scotland.
https://media.mastodon.scot/mastodon-scot-public/media_attachments/files/111/077/401/292/221/034/original/cbe8de77bd364383.jpg