The Rock Pool Day
I have a 100mm lens that I hardly ever use but I took it for a spin on the beach today and took photographs in the rock pools when the tide was out. And so, get ready for the rock pool and dog series!
Posts tagged ‘Banff Scotland’
The Hidey-Hole
A great home for spiders…
The Pals…
The Fisher Boys and the Serenity cosy on up…
The Ocean Challenge
The Missing Wheels
After this posting, there was some debate about where the front wheels for this crane truck were. This image solves the mystery. The front wheels are set back and, in front of the front wheel assembly, there are the extendable jacks which keep the truck from tipping over when the crane part of the truck is lifting heavy weights.
The track less travelled…
The sunset over the Moray Firth
The Harbour
The Lee-Rose
One of the smaller fishing boats in the harbour…
The Low Rollers
I’m sure they’re used for something…
The Bollard
We all need something to stop us drifting away…
The Ceol Na Mara
The Ball Trap
Even more balls!
The Lean-to
Lean on somebody when the tide is out…
The Crushed Balls
Ouch!
The Odd Balls
They come in all shapes and sizes y’know…
The Trapped Ball
Can be painful…
The Ball Bag
Continuing with the ball theme…
The Pair of Balls…
A fine pair of balls…
The Ocean Way
The Alongsiders
The Painters and Decorators
The Voe Jarl sits in the corner and waits…
The Wheel
A wheel that carries a considerable amount of weight.
The Guilty Dog (previous post)
Here’s the little scoundrel, as ever, looking pleased with herself. No shame!
The dog in shot…
It was going to be a photograph of some interesting shells that were stuck to the rocks on the beach. Then Katy, our dog, stepped into shot. She is no appreciator of my artistic endeavours!
The Fish Eyes
The Numbers
The ‘not quite the ticket image…’
Do you ever take a photograph which is terrible, breaks all the rules, and yet you still like it? Here’s an image, shot into sun, badly composed, loads of lens flare, cluttered, lots of grain and probably not entirely in focus but, who cares. There’s no such thing as a bad image!! Maybe this will be the moneymaker!
The Ocean Bounty around sunset…
The Dead Slow Sign
Straighten up and fly right!
The Seacat Heads Out…
The Seacat takes care of crew changes and delivers supplies to the big tankers and other ships that anchor off MacDuff and Banff.
The Fisher Boys at rest…
The Just Reward Snuggles Up…
The Harbour in Lockdown
Because the fish markets are closed due to the lock-down, the fishing boats are all stuck in the harbour waiting for this dreadful virus to leave us be. And so, its a beautiful day but all quiet in MacDuff Harbour today.
The Seaker Tucked Away…
The Pay Station
The Charisma
The Savenger (2)
These hungry and persistent chickens will search out food just about anywhere…
The Slip
Please see last post
The Sunset
The sun set over the Moray Firth a little while ago. Wonderful clear skies tonight.
The Wrong Side of the Tracks
Where I have spent most of my life!!!
The Cyclist
The Sunny Day
I’ve gone a bit arty-farty today…
The Sunrise
The Pilot Boat
The Harbour at Dawn
The Transcend
The Chance
The Bunillidh’s bridge windows…
Not something you see every day…
The Ocean Bounty
The trawler at rest…
The Nets and the Steps
The Lighthouse
The Nets
The Patterns
You could go to an art gallery and pay a fortune of course but nature makes some interesting patterns – all for free, ever-changing and always wonderful.
The Unwanted Items Repository
The back end of the boat…
The Sea Cat
The Fish
The Puddle Jumper
The Island Junior
The Voe Jarl’s Bridge & Monkey Island
The Monkey Island is the bit that is normally on top of a ship’s bridge where all the aerials, radar scanners and ships horn (very loud) will be found.
You can see the Voe Jarl coming into MacDuff Harbour here.
The Seaker
I’ve taken photographs of the Seaker before but this one from the top of the harbour wall (a sheer drop down into the sea – EEK!)
The Shekinah
The Other Wonky Ladder + Foot and Hand Holes
I’m guessing that the wonky ladder came later. The foot and hand holes next to the ladder were probably there before the ladder was installed. Must have been hard work chiselling out the holes. I believe the blocks are made of granite…
The Runner
The Late Evening Walkers
The view from the bench (see last post)
Last post here.
The Farmhouse
The Big Red Trawler
You’ll have to take my word for it that BF515 (BF for home port Banff, Scotland) is red (and white) but she is, and she’s being fitted out in MacDuff Harbour. In this image, it is low water and Big Red is resting on the harbour bottom.
The Skylark Walk…
We have several ways of getting down to the beach here in Banff, Scotland with the dog. One of the routes, we call in the Skylark Walk, takes us across the hills and past fields where the nightingales soar high above us. And, here’s the view we get as we walk across the hills.
The Quiet Streets
The View
That’s Banff, Scotland over in the far distance…
The Chinese Restaurant at 2 Crook O’Ness Street
…closed of course…
The Voe Jarl Arrives…
I have a soft spot for the Voe Jarl – something of a cross between a tug and a workboat. The Voe Jarl arrived in MacDuff Harbour tonight. MacDuff Harbour and the town of MacDuff are extraordinarily quiet at the moment with all pubs and restaurants closed because of the virus. Let’s hope we get back to normal soon.
The Cluster of Trawlers
The Courage (1)
The Ship in the Mist
The Beach Walker
The Dog Walker
The Lighthouse (Ver 2)
The BF9 – A Banff, Scotland Based Fishing Vessel
British fishing vessels have a name and a registration number. BF = Banff, Scotland and the registration number 9.
The Inner Harbour
The Crystal Sea
See a larger version of the image here.
The MacDuff Harbour Slip at Night
The Sidewinder
One of the older style of trawler (not many left now)
The Harbour at Night
MacDuff Harbour during the night
The Inner Harbour, MacDuff
The Stairway
The Harbour
A spot of fisheye lens action at Banff Harbour
The Eternal Light
The Mess of Sea Chickens
The Harbourside
The Mess of Creels
The Prop
The Sunrise
The sun rising over MacDuff early this morning
The fish(ing boat) out of water
The Beached Trawler at Night
The Just Reward
One of my favourite boats often found in MacDuff Harbour
