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A Rainbow for Sweet
Christine |
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| We had taken a little
detour. The weather was not too good and the pictures were
nothing to write home about but I did find this. I'm not sure
why but I just like it. And
so at last.... with the picture above and this one, I
introduce digital scenery pictures that were taken by me to
the website. With this picture, the Film SLR makes the colours
much more natural and the shutter speed stops any movement
dead. Of course I could have changed that but didn't. So with
this picture the movement in the bracken leaves makes it look
like the boat is crashing through the scene to get to the
water. (maybe it's just my imagination!) Click on the
picture for a larger view.
Also at this place I had lost my
glasses, I had given up looking for them and had just taken
this picture when Peter turned up and handed them to me. He
had been trudging around in the mud, reeds and long grass
looking for them. Thankyou Pete. |
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The Falls Of Shin
This is where Peter
almost gave his life for his art. He climbed over a barrier to
get this angle right at the edge of the raging river. I
shouted to him, if you fall in, make sure you hold the camera
up and keep your finger on the shutter.
There were Salmon
running these falls but we didn't manage to get any on film. |
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Berriedale
Looking down to Portland Terrace
There are many abandoned villages along
this north east coast that used to make their living from the
cruel North Sea. But with the large trawlers, factory ships
and then European/government fishing quotas much of the
fishing industry has gone and of course the little fishing
village is a thing of the distant past. |
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A few minutes later....
and just in case you have been wondering
about the meaning of 'Affy Dreach'.... It means, 'very
wet' and here it is. If you look closely you can see the rain
sweeping across. (Click on the picture for a larger view).
While I was on top of the hill looking down for these
pictures, Peter went all the way down to the little bridge. Of
course because the rain has further to fall, he got much
wetter than me.
Just behind where this picture is
taken is a very treacherous part of the north road, 'The Berridale Braes' Large vehicles have to swing out into the
other side of the road to make the hairpin bends and then the road is extremely steep. Of course if you
get it wrong and come off the road (there are barriers) this
may be the view you will see as your vehicle makes it's way
down. |
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