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This afternoon I was in North Berwick conducting a 1-to-1 workshop with one of my long term clients who wanted to learn more about Long Exposure photography for an upcoming European trip. We went over to North Berwick for a few hours to try out some of the techniques we had been discussing.  With a sea mist hanging around just off the East Lothian coast we headed down to the Old Pier.  Luckily the tide was high and the marker was surrounded by the swirling seas of the Firth of Forth. A two minute exposure provided me with this very pleasing image of the marker surrounded by water.  The image was taken on a Fujifilm X-T2 and XF16-55mm f2.8 lens fitted with a Lee Big Stopper and 0.9 ND Grad filter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this b...

The view to the west of Doon Hill One of the best spots in East Lothian to get a wide vista is the top of Doon Hill, which overlooks my home town of Dunbar.   The hill is just 177 metres above sea level with the top is marked by a concrete Tor.  Doon Hill is far from being the highest point in the area but the view from the top is worth the short climb. Yesterday evening I decided it was worth a visit to grab what was promising to be a good sunset. It was pretty windy which was pushing the clouds across the Lammermuir Hills to the south of where I was standing but the light over the Firth of Forth was looking promising. Dunbar and the Firth of Forth I set the X-Pro2 on the tripod fitted with either the 16-55mm f2.8 or 50-140mm f2.8, while I had the two X-T1s with either the 10-24mm f4 or 100-400mm f4.5/5.6 lenses. Shooting the sunset from the top of Doon Hill Here are some of the shots I took from the top of Doon Hill The Law, North Berwick ...

Yesterday while up on the top of the North Berwick Law, which gave us some spectacular views of the East Lothian coastline, I spotted some patterns in the fields below us. When out taking photographs I am always looking for photographs within photographs, by that I mean I am looking for something that catches my eye within a sweeping landscape or a something small within a larger subject.  As a photographer I am attracted to patterns, colours and abstract shapes that could make an interesting picture. With spring now upon us the fields are now turning from brown  to green and the tracks made by the tractors as the farmers spray their growing crops made for some interesting patterns when viewed from above. Using the Fujifilm X-T1 and the 55-200mm f3.5/4.8 telephoto zoom I was able to isolate parts of the fields to provide a couple of interesting images. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

After living in Dunbar for 20 months today we finally ticked off one of the many items on our 'Things To Do in East Lothian' list as we climbed to the top of The Law in North Berwick.  And what a view it provided. The Law is a small hill to the south of North Berwick and stands at 613 feet (187m) above sea level.  The hill is actually a volcanic plug of rock, a testament to a more turbulent past.  On the top is the remnants of an iron age fort and military buildings from Napoleonic and World World II eras that were used for lookout posts with views across the Firth of Forth. A whale's jawbone has stood on the summit of The Law since 1709 and was replaced several times, the last one in 1933.  In June 2005 this one collapsed after rotting away and was removed by helicopter.   On 26 June 2008, a fibreglass replica whale bone, the same size as the one that was removed, was airlifted into place to give North Berwick Law back its famous landmark. ...

About 10 miles along the East Lothian coast from Dunbar is the town of North Berwick, which is the home of the Scottish Sea Bird Centre.  Like Dunbar the town is right on the coast with a small harbour and two beautiful sandy beaches.   These two images were taken during a recent visit to North Berwick to meet up with friends from Bristol who were making their first trip to East Lothian.   Images taken on a Fujifilm X100 + Fujinon 23mm f2 lens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION If you like what you...

I see Bass Rock from the end of our road in Dunbar almost every day.  I've seen the transformation from barren rock to a sea of white as the Northern Gannets returned in the spring.  Bass Rock is home to the largest single island colony of Gannets in the world, and the Northern Gannet's scientific name reflects this status - Morus bassanus. The Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick runs boat trips out to the islands off the East Lothian coast, including a special landing on Bass Rock, for which numbers are strictly limited.  I had been booked on a trip out to the island last week from Dunbar Harbour, but the trip was cancelled due to weather.   However yesterday morning the rescheduled trip from North Berwick Harbour went ahead and I joined eight other explorers and our guide from the Scottish Seabird Centre on the boat at 6am for the 30 minute run out to Bass Rock.  The trip over doesn't seem that long because there ...