Coastal Monuments, Moray, Scotland
Hi - it’s been quiet here for the past couple of weeks because I was away on the Morayshire coast in northern Scotland. I avoid posting while I am away for security reasons. Sorry for the short pause and thanks for you understanding. I took plenty of photos though and I have started to make inroads into them, among all the other jobs waiting to be done. This is the first post of several.
First up its the Bow and Fiddle rocks just off the coast at Portknockie. I understand that the name of the formation derives from the fact that the shape is supposed to resemble a violin bow and fiddle ? I don’t see it myself. Apparently, and I can well imagine it, is that it is a favourite location for sunset photography. However I was there mid morning, bad timing.. There were numerous seabirds around, swooping and diving but I only had the one Fujifilm lens, the 16-55mm f2.8 with me. I left the Fujifilm 70-300mm lens back at base as I had the drone for long shots.
Next there was Findlater Castle a bit further along the coast just beyond Cullen. This involved a fairly long walk from the car park to this lonely stretch of shoreline. The castle was originally built into the cliff but has now become partially detached from the mainland. The view from the cliff top wasn’t ideal, but fortunately I had my drone with me and was able to capture sweeping four‑direction views.
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