March of the Mods
On Saturday 15 March 2014, members of the Dundee A92 Vespa Club gathered on the outskirts of Dundee before venturing northwards to join their Aberdeen counterparts in Duthie Park...
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New old pics
Stored safely in our attic for years, I rediscovered an old file of negatives, mostly black and white 35mm, but also many sheets of two-and-a-quarter-inch-square negatives, shot on a waist-held...
Iced Tay anyone?
It shouldn't have been a surprise to see the River Tay ice up this year, … but it was! There was a mass of ice, particularly on the southern, shaded side of the river, between the two...
70s flat
From the rolls of negatives rescued from my attic, these pics appeared. They were taken with a Horizont, a Russian camera that took a full 180 degree picture. I remember using it, to great effect, on a...
Green top
On the way back from Perth this month, I captured some great clouds, as well as this pic, above, where I appear to have a lime green barnet!
Eye spy …
On our recent visit to The Big Smoke, we took in the Henry Moore exhibition at Tate Britain and Irving Penn at the National Portrait Gallery – both fantastic. Although Moore didn't inspire...
Up Kinnoull Hill
These are more pics from the recovered old film out of my attic, this time from an art college shoot on Kinnoull Hill, Perth, circa 1972. The other photographer is Brian Galloway – spot the...
Teenage pics
Last year, whilst rearranging memorabilia (junk) up in our attic, I rediscovered a few old rolls of used black and white film that I reckoned I must have taken around my time at art college,...
Maisie
We have a regular four-legged visitor to our home – Maisie. As you can see, she's a beautiful grey tabby. She belongs to our new neighbours, but she obviously enjoys her excursions to other...
Tay Bridge Sunset
There are some fantastic sunsets over the Tay all year round. These snaps were taken in mid-February, just after 6pm. As fortune would have it, a solitary swan decided to come over to...