Tag: Scotland

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… Seacliff Beach, East Lothian

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Seacliff Beach and Auldhame Castle, August 2020
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'
‘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!