Category: Shipping

Throwback Thusday… General cargo ship ‘SYDLAND’

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General cargo ship 'SYDLAND'
General cargo ship SYDLAND
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 30mm, 1/250, f8, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

20 years ago it was the general cargo ship SYDLAND making its way along Loch Linnhe to the ArjoWiggins paper mill at Corpach.

The closure of the mill (with the loss of 150 jobs) had been announced only a few days prior to this image being captured.

Throwback Thursday… ‘Another Place’

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'Another Place'
‘Another Place’
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 80mm, 1/320s, f9, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

15 years ago it was Another Place by Antony Gormley at Crosby beach on Merseyside.

I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by the sculptures and quickly turned my attention to the passing ships.

M.S. Norbay
M.S. Norbay
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 270mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 200

The MS Norbay is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) vessel built by Van Der Giessen-de Noord N.V. in the Netherlands in 1994 and was, at the time of the photo, employed on P&O Ferries Liverpool – Dublin route.

Monochrome Monday… Tollesbury Saltings, September 2024

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Tollesbury Saltings, September 2024
Tollesbury Saltings, September 2024
Nikon F80, AF NIKKOR 28-80mm f/4-5.6D at 80mm + YA3 orange filter, 1/90, f8 – Rollei RPX 400
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 10 mins at 20°c.

An image from another forgotten roll of film… this one was exposed in Essex and Scotland during September and October last year but only developed last week!

Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

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