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Throwback Thursday… Mallaig

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MV Coruisk (Coir' Uisg')-20050905a (Mallaig)MV Coruisk (Coir’ Uisg’)
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 50mm, 1/200, f8, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

19 years ago it was bustling port of Mallaig in the Highlands of Scotland.

The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Coruisk (Coir’ Uisg’) (named after Loch Coruisk in the heart of the Cuillin of Skye) was plying its trade between Mallaig and Armadale on the Isle of Skye. It was built by Appledore Shipbuilders of Bideford in Devon and launched on 3 May 2003.

MV Coruisk (Coir' Uisg')-20050905b (Mallaig)MV Coruisk (Coir’ Uisg’)
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 28mm, 1/200, f8, ISO 200

The fishing vessel AMETHYST (BA.123) was undergoing a repaint when photographed, she was/is a 14m long wooden stern trawler built by Macduff Boatbuilding & Engineering Co in 1976 and her first owners were George Ritchie & George W. West of Gardenstown near Banff.

Fishing Vessel 'AMETHYST' (BA.123)-20050905 (Mallaig)Fishing Vessel AMETHYST (BA.123)
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 50mm, 1/180, f7.1, ISO 200

Throwback Thursday… ‘Ghost’ signs around Derby

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Butcher sign, London Road, Derby
Butcher sign, London Road, Derby
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 44mm, 1/400s, f8, ISO 800

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Nine years ago it was some of the ‘ghost’ signs (old hand-painted advertising signs that have been preserved on a building for an extended period of time) dotted around the city of Derby.

High Class Provisions
High Class Provisions
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 55mm, 1/160s, f8, ISO 320

The second ‘Butcher’ sign of the day… on this one I can also just make out the wording ‘Pork Pies and Sausages’.

Gent's Hairdressing sign, London Road, Derby
Gent’s Hairdressing sign, London Road, Derby
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 48mm, 1/250s, f8, ISO 320

This one is my favourite!

Bradford's Pure Sweets & Herbal Drops
Bradford’s Pure Sweets & Herbal Drops
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 34mm, 1/210s, f8, ISO 320

Amazingly, all these signs were (maybe still are) to be found on one half-mile stretch of London Road!

Throwback Thursday… Lincolnshire Wolds Railway

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Great Northern Railway - Beware Of The Trains
Great Northern Railway – Beware Of The Trains
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45mm f/3.5~5.6 at 36mm, 1/320s, f8, ISO 320

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

12 years ago it was the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway near Cleethorpes.

The railway occupies a short stretch of the former Great Northern Railway (GNR) East Lincolnshire Line that once linked Grimsby to Boston.

Andrew Barclay Sons & Co Ltd 0-4-0ST 'SPITFIRE' (works no.1964 of 1929)
Andrew Barclay Sons & Co Ltd 0-4-0ST SPITFIRE (works no.1964 of 1929)
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45mm f/3.5~5.6 at 23mm, 1/100s, f5, ISO 320

In spite of the National Coal Board (NCB) livery SPITFIRE spent its entire working life in the chemical industry in Manchester, latterly working for CPC International until withdrawal for preservation in the 1970s.