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Belhaven Bay is the closest beach to our home in Dunbar, just 0.5 miles from our doorstep at the top of the hill by Winterfield Golf Course.  Due to the vast expanse of sand this 3-mile sandy beach never really gets busy but it does attract plenty of visitors when the sun decides to come out. Last Sunday we went for a walk along the length of the beach and were joined by surfers kayakers, fishermen, dog walkers, runners and cyclists. Using the X100 I captured some of the activities happening on the beach as we strolled along in the spring sunshine and feeling very privileged to be able to call such a beautiful place our home. All images taken on a Fujifilm X100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. -----------------------------------...

East Beach stretches along the front of the East Lothian town from Cromwell Harbour at the west end  along to the Golf Course to the east,  The beach is a mixture of sand and rocks, with rock pools providing great entertainment for children at low tide.  The sea wall is lined by houses, providing a great backdrop to the town's main beach front. Last week I went down to East Beach to catch the sunrise at 6:15am and on the way back I stopped to take some images of the general beach because it is not an area I tend to visit that often with the camera. Half way down the beach is an old groin, a wooden barrier that was designed to stop the beach being moved by the strong tides.  Unfortunately this has fallen in a state of disrepair and the beach at the western end has been worn away, exposing some of the sewage pipework. However the worn wooden structure makes for an interesting photographic subject. The pebbles, rocks and other seashore items...

The upshot of all the glorious weather we are experiencing in Scotland (and the rest of the UK) is we have been getting a regular dose of great sunsets.  The local beach at Belhaven is just a short 5-minutes walk from our house in Dunbar and when the sun starts to set behind some interesting clouds it is time to grab the camera bag and tripod and head down the path to the bay. With the tide having just gone out, the beach was left with lots of standing water near the edge which provided me with the perfect reflection for the skyscape.  The receding tide had also sculpted the sand into ridges which also provided a great foreground for some of the images.   Here is the latest batch of images from the amazing sunset the other night - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are he...

The weather is improving as winter slips away and spring takes hold.  More people are heading down to Belhaven Bay to enjoy the wide, flat sands and on Saturday we took the opportunity to go for the first walk of April since my return from eight days of working at Paul Ricard in the South of France. At low tide the beach is perfect for horse riders, who take advantage of the area to give their steeds a good run out.  We spotted these two riders and I waited until they were in the centre of the area of wet sand to capture the reflection. The second shot shows one of the many surfers heading towards the North Sea with Winterfield Golf Club on the headland behind.  While spring is coming I'm not sure that the sea is warm enough to brave quite yet - maybe by August but definitely not in April. Images taken on a Fujifilm X100 and Fujinon 23mm f2 lens --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

With wind and tides the beaches of East Lothian are constantly changing and being reshaped on a daily basis.  The tides on this stretch of coastline rise and fall by three metres and the wind is usually blowing across the beach, whipping up the sand and creating new patterns. Take the images below from Belhaven Beach.  These were taken during a recent walk and show the patterns and shapes left by the receding tide.  Tomorrow it will be different again as the forces of nature sculpt the beach into new patterns.  It's fascinating! Images taken on a Fujifilm X-Pro1 and Fujinon 35mm f1.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------...

Yesterday we went for a walk on the beach at Belhaven Bay, which is just a few minutes from our new house in Dunbar.  The idea was to blow away some of the Christmas Day cobwebs and the high winds certainly did that.  Once again we got to witness the sand being blown across the beach and with the low sun providing some unusual light I was able to capture some images and video on the X-Pro1 and 18mm f2 lens Image and video taken / recorded on a Fujifilm X-Pro1 and Fujinon 18mm f2 lens ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 PROPE...

The East Lothian coastline is forever changing and the beauty of this time of year you get to walk on some of the best sandy beaches in the world all by yourself.  This morning I decided to head out to Seacliffe and walk along the beach with views out towards Bass Rock and the Firth of Forth.  This is where the Firth starts and there is a big stone cross on the headland to mark the entrance to the Firth of Forth for shipping. The winter light was very diffused and was perfect for a series of mono images on the X-Pro1 and 18mm f2 lens.  Here is my favourite shot of the morning with the water running off the beach producing some interesting textures in the sand. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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...

Continuing our exploration of the East Lothian coastline we headed out to Ravensheugh Sands, which is located near the village of Tyninghame, five minutes from Dunbar by car.   The beach is about 3 miles long and is pristine golden sand, with large dunes behind.  And we had this little piece of paradise almost all to ourselves, there were just one other couple walking their three dogs in sight. Images taken on a Nikon D800, Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 AF-S, Lee 0.9 ND Soft Grad filter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 MAC...

After a week in Brazil it was a very sunny day in Scotland to welcome me home so it was down to the beach this evening for a quick BBQ with the family and a few snaps of the sunset reflected in the rock pools.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 PERMISSION If you like what you see on this blog please visit our  Facebook  page and click 'like'

Continuing our exploration of our new home in Dunbar we headed down to Belhaven Bay the largest beach in the area.  Belhaven Bay is part of the John Muir Country Park which is situated to the west of Dunbar, the park includes woodland walks and salt marsh. Gulls feeding in the surf The Park is named after John Muir, the explorer, naturalist and conservationist who was born in Dunbar in 1838. He lived here until the age of 11, when the Muir family immigrated to the United States, where they settled in Wisconsin. As an adult, his pioneering conservation work and naturalist publications led to him being dubbed America's founder of National Parks. John Muir Country Park covers some of the most spectacular East Lothian coastline and is a haven for wildlife and people too. From the Castle Ruins in Dunbar, to the Peffer Burn six kilometres to the north, the Park includes the Cliff Top Trail, with fine views of the sea and the historic Bass Rock; the long sandy sweep of Be...

One of the places we visited on our two day whistle stop tour of the Scottish Borders was to Low Newton in Northumberland.  A beautiful sunny, if cold, February day saw us walking for miles across the golden sands and we weren't the only visitors as dog walkers, joggers, cyclists and families joined us.  However with miles and miles of golden sandy beach it didn't feel crowded. Low Newton by the Sea Situated at the end of a small road not far off the A1 Great North road, Low Newton by the Sea is one of the most picturesque villages on The Northumberland Coast. The small 18th century fishing village attracts visitors all year round with its beautiful sandy beach with views across the bay to Dunstanburgh Castle. Owned by The National Trust, the village consists of an open-ended square of cream-washed cottages set around a green and looking out to sea across the beach of Newton Haven. The hub of the village is The Ship Inn (originally known as the Smack Inn...