CAPTURE NEW HORIZONS

I discovered a new beach here in East Lothian yesterday evening as I went for a walk near Billsdean Creek (that's the name on the OS map) to try and find the natural arch that a fellow photographer had posted on Facebook.   With the High Tide approaching I decided to abandon the walk around the headland to the arch as I didn't want to be the cause of a Dunbar Lifeboat callout, so I settled for taking some images in around the shoreline as the sun set behind Torness Point.  I have several images to process from this short foray along the East Lothian coast but this picture of a large rock sat at the edge of the shoreline caught my eye.  The golden light from the setting sun to the left and the reflection in the water makes this, for me, a standout picture when viewed in Lightroom. The shot was taken on a Fujifilm X-T1 and a XF18mm f2 lens.  The camera was handheld so I could get the low angle close to the water and is gives the rock, which was about 3 feet /...

While out walking on the beach at Seacliffe at the weekend we came across this strange rock lying on the sand.  The surface of the rock is covered by lots of round indentations, like something has worn the surface in those areas.  I don't know what caused this to happen but the result, which looks like Swiss cheese or an irregularly shaped golf ball, is very interesting. The geology on the East Lothian coast is fascinating with so many different types of rocks and evidence of fossilised remains of mud flows , which are a testament to the volcanic activity in this area millions of years ago. On the rocky parks of the East Lothian coast there are rock formations that have been sculpted by the wind and tides and perfectly smooth holes where pebbles have been moved around by the waves and tides to wear away the rock. The one thing that is for sure is the East Lothian coast is never boring and we are always discovering new things on every walk. Images taken on a ...

A walk at low tide had me heading down to the beach at Winterfield to get a shot of the Club House through the gap between the cliff and the short stack of rock.  This beach is only accessible at low tide as the sea comes right up to the base of the cliffs. I decided to use one lens on the Fujifilm X-T1 and that choice was the superb Fujinon 14mm f2.8.  This wide angle lens has been getting a lot more use of late even though I have the 10-24mm f4 ultra wide zoom in the camera bag.  There is something quite special about this wide prime lens and I find  the 21mm equivalent field of view to be spot on for my landscape work. A well as sweeping landscapes the 14mm is also good for getting down low and filling the frame with some foreground interest.   The images were converted to mono in post processing but I took the picture with a black and white image in mind.  I prefer to see the images in colour in the viewfinder and convert the image in...

Sometimes an image is set up for you and this picture is one of those times.   This red leaf was nestled in the black rocks on the beach at Yellowcraigs and just seems to be too 'picture' perfect.  However before I receive messages saying the leaf was placed there by yours truly I can put my hand on heart and say I never moved a thing. Several shots were taken but these two were the standout images. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but we get a small fee for every click thru from Google and this helps support this blog - thank you for helping ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PE...