Tin Chapel, Dalmally
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 24mm, 1/80s, f8, ISO 400
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Throwback Thursday… Albert Hotel, North Queensferry
Albert Hotel, North Queensferry
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 20mm, 1/680s, f16, ISO 1600
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Six years ago it was the Forth Bridge, from both North and South Queensferry…
Sadly, the Albert Hotel at North Queensferry had closed its doors the previous year and as far as I know it still hasn’t reopened.
Throwback Thursday… ‘Welcome’ to Aberdeen
‘WELCOME’
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 34mm, 1/125s, f8, ISO 5000
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Two years ago it was the ‘Granite City’ of Aberdeen and specifically some of the street art to be found there…
We must have walked past the above piece (by Spanish painter Pejac) half a dozen times before I eventually spotted it! Look closely, isn’t it wonderful?
Throwback Thursday… ‘Birds’ by Malcolm Robertson
The Birds by Malcolm Robertson
Nikon FA, NIKKOR 24mm f/2.8 Ai-S, 1/125s, f11 – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 320
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Three years ago it was The Birds, an abstract sculpture representing a flock of birds taking flight by Edinburgh artist Malcolm Robertson, displayed in the centre of Glenrothes in Fife.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Loch Broom, August 2023
Loch Broom, August 2023
Fuji GW 690 Professional, Fuji Photo Film Co EBC Fujinon 90mm f/3.5 + Y48 yellow filter – 1/30s, f11 – Rollei RPX 400
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10 mins at 20°c.
An image from a semi-forgotten roll of film from last year’s Scottish holiday to Ullapool…
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.
Monochrome Monday… Cottage, Sutherland
Cottage, Sutherland
Nikon F3HP, Zoom-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5 Ai-S at 70mm + Y48 Filter, 1/250s, f11 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
I couldn’t resist stopping to photograph this remote cottage during a car journey from Ullapool to Achmelvich in August last year…
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
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’)
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)
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 50mm, 1/180, f7.1, ISO 200
Throwback Thursday… Seacliff Beach, East Lothian
Seacliff Beach and Auldhame Castle, August 2020
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 39mm, 1/210s, f11, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Four years ago it was Seacliff Beach and Auldhame Castle in East Lothian.
Auldhame Castle dates from the 16th century and although now a ruin it is still an impressive structure overlooking the Firth of Forth. Not much is known about Auldhame’s history, it is somewhat overshadowed by its near neighbour Tantallon Castle.
‘Play with me’
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 135mm, 1/850s, f6.4, ISO 200
This wee hound desperately wanted someone to play with!
Wordless Wednesday… Dusk, the Summer Isles, August 2023
Dusk, the Summer Isles, August 2023
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 110mm, 1/13s, f11, ISO 200
Wordless Wednesday… Waterfall, Corrieshalloch Gorge
Waterfall, Corrieshalloch Gorge
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 31mm, 0.6s, f22, ISO 200
Freelance Wastrel 