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If you are a regular reader of this blog you will know that I love to discover and photograph unusual objects, especially if they have some historical significance, no matter how small. I discovered one such object while out at Skateraw on Wednesday evening.  Embedded in the rock on the shore was a metal bolt that probably held a mooring ring when Skateraw Harbour was in operation in the early 19th Century. The bolt is very weathered and stood about 8cm above the rock.  There was a puddle of water left by the receding tide that gave me a nice reflection to work with and I took three different angles using the Fujifilm X-T1 with the 35mm f1.4 and the X-Pro1 with the 10-24mm for the panoramic shot below.  History of Skateraw Harbour The harbour at Skateraw was built between 1799 and 1825 by the owners of the nearby limestone quarry and kiln to facilitate the export of lime and import of coal. It occupies a natural harbour, between rocky points, with a sandy be...

Autumn in Scotland means weather fronts moving across the country is rapid succession and the skies above Dunbar in past couple of days have seen some spectacular cloud formations and colours.   Yesterday evening was particularly interesting so I grabbed the camera bag and headed down to Dunbar Harbour and then onto Skateraw Harbour to the east of Dunbar to capture these images on the Fujifilm X-Pro1. Dunbar - X-Pro1 - Fujinon 18mm f2 - 1/500 @ f5.6 - ISO200 Skateraw - X-Pro1 - Fujinon 14mm f2.8 - 1/15 @ f8 - ISO200 Skateraw - X-Pro1 - Fujinon 18mm f2 - 3s @ f16 - ISO200 Barns Ness Lighthouse - X-Pro1 - Fujinon 60mm f2.4 - 1/200 @ f2.8 - ISO2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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...

To the east of Dunbar is a little harbour near the village of Skateraw and Torness Point. Looking west along the coast the Barns Ness lighthouse is visible in the distance.  Skateraw Harbour was one of a number of outlets for the districts rich limestone workings. It was built between 1799 and 1825 by two local farmers, Brodie of Thorntonloch and Lee of Skateraw, to ship limestone to ironworks in Devon and then return with coal. Prior to this it had been noted on maps that there was an anchorage in the area 'for barks in summer time.' The harbour went out of use between 1853 and 1892 - it was probably overrun by the sea. CLICK HERE for more on Skateraw Harbour and lime kiln Image taken on Fujifilm Finepix X100 and Fujinon 23mm f2 lens ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but...