Bird, plane, monster? Sidney believes he has captured the elusive Nessie in this picture.
Posted on 04/23/2007 1:40:35 PM PDT by presidio9
AN English holidaymaker thinks he may have taken the first picture of the season of the elusive Loch Ness Monster.
Sidney Wilson was in the city with his wife Janet when they decided on a cruise down the loch to take in the sights.
And it was as they approached Urquhart Castle that he ended up taking this intriguing photograph.
Sidney, who comes from Nottingham, said: "I was just taking pictures of everything as we sailed down the loch.
"As we approached the castle, two power boats appeared and circled us at speed, leaving a large wash in their wake.
"Thinking that it would make a good photograph, I fired off two quick shots and on the second, there appeared to be something in the water."
After enlarging the image, Sidney could swear he could see a head and fin in the boat's wash.
"After showing the image to staff at the National Hotel in Dingwall, they advised us to contact the Highland News," he added.
The sighting took place on Tuesday, March 27.
The earliest claimed reference to Nessie is taken from the history of St Columba in which it is said he saved the life of a Pict who was being attacked by the monster.
The first modern sighting occurred on May 2, 1933. A report in a local newspaper claimed a Mr and Mrs John Mackay saw "an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface".
Most sightings take place between March and September – a coincidence cynics claim coincides with the tourist season.
Bird, plane, monster? Sidney believes he has captured the elusive Nessie in this picture.
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That’s some Nessie-headed hoax there.
Looks more like a polar bear to me. Somebody call Algore.
Was reading a National Geographic artilce not too long ago about 90 new species of fish discovered within the last few years...makes you wonder.
No.
Okay, yes, if you insist.
Fish nothing. The mountain gorilla was not discovered and was presumed to be a myth until right around the turn of the last century.
That means there are more sightings during the time when there are more people in a position to see something? Go figure.
But I want to know if the weekend violence is getting out of hand in Inverness.
It's not likely a hoax, considering that it was sort of endorsed by some hotel staff.
“Why is it that whenever you see a picture of the Loch Ness monster, a UFO or Hellboy it’s always blurry?”
There is no Nessie. It’s fun to think about, but there simply isn’t enough food to keep a creature like that alive in the loch.
OTOH, Batboy is high-def, which is further proof that he is for real.
Batboy bit my sister once.
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Ted Kennedy skinny-dipping?
Incidently, plesiosaurs everywhere are demanding that you be suspended for two weeks at the very minimum for that comment. Al Sharpton wants you fired. You should go on his radio program and clear things up.
Why is it always someone who can’t use a camera worth a damn? These images could be anything.
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