Photography & General Ramblings…
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.
Class 24 D5054 approaches Damems Loop, K&WVR
Nikon D100, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED AF-D at 300mm, 1/500s, f9.5, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
21 years ago it was a diesel gala at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Class 24 D5054 (visiting from the East Lancashire Railway) was in charge of the 09.15 service from Oxenhope to Keighley.
Hitchhikers, Mallaig, 2005
Nikon D100, Sigma 70-200m f/2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM at 186mm, 1/2000, f4, ISO 400
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
The Chapel of Unity, Coventry Cathedral
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 32mm, 1/160, f6.3, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
20 years ago (20? Yikes!) it was the City of Coventry during a flying visit en route to Stratford-upon-Avon.
Father Forgive
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 32mm, 1/180, f6.3, ISO 200
‘Father Forgive’ was inscribed on the wall of the high altar of St Michael’s Cathedral in Coventry as per the wishes of Provost Richard Howard following the Coventry Blitz on 14 November 1940.
Graffiti, Coventry, 2004
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 40mm, 1/180, f14, ISO 200
I can’t remember exactly where I spotted this graffiti but judging by the EXIF data it can’t have been more than a few yards from the Cathedral…
York Minster
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 42mm, 2s, f8, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Sixteen years ago it was York Minster, bathed in light by the French artist Patrice Warrener.
York Minster
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 42mm, 1.5s, f8, ISO 400
Two projectors were used to illuminate the west front of the Minster, creating a design called the ‘Heart of Yorkshire’, part of a project to ‘breathe new life into the city centre in ways that are both sympathetic to our treasured heritage and reflective of leading-edge contemporary art’ (according to a member of the City of York Council at the time).
Forth Bridge, September 2005
Nikon D100, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM at 70mm, 1/160s, f5.6, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Sixteen years ago it was the Forth (rail) Bridge on my first ever trip to Scotland.
Although I did photograph the bridge as a whole it’s these detail shots, complete with trains, that remind my of the hour or so spent at South Queensferry as the sun went down…
Forth Bridge and Inchgarvie, September 2005
Nikon D100, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM at 125mm, 1/160s, f5.6, ISO 200
Pen Hill, Yorkshire Dales, November 2004
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D, 1/250s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Fifteen years ago it was the landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales…
For a number of years we rented a cottage in the beautiful market town of Leyburn for a week in November… relaxation, long walks and lots of local beer tended to be the order of the day, with a little photography thrown in.
Pen Hill is roughly five miles south west of Leyburn and at 1,814ft high it is a prominent landmark in the area.
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