harbour | PK PERSPECTIVE

Another cold Friday night and PK decided to pop out for some photo fun to Tayport, mainly just to get out and about again.

The sky was clear for a change and after arriving at Tayport harbour we were soon off again to find a quiet spot in the country to attempt some star trail shots.

Unfortunately I came away with no shots I was happy with, except this one from Tayport.

OK so it was cold, very cold and it was dark, very dark, but I needed to get out and about with the camera again so I dragged Ian out. After Tayport harbour we headed into the widerness and ended up on the edge of Tentsmuir forest at the ‘Scottish Clay Shooting Centre’ , a spooky old barn in the dark. Ian may not have got much but the sky was wonderful and there were so many stars it was breath-taking and I pulled off some nice shots. Of course I was actually looking at the stars and not at a star app on a phone like the guys, who missed the shoting stars by using their ability to play with technology instead of looking at nature.

The stars put on a good show

Finally we managed to get out for a daytime photo shoot. And what do we get, sunshine and clear skies as forecast? Of course not, we get freezing cold, icy and very grey and flat. In the search for sunshine we drove around for a bit and ended up in Newburgh under the big bear (no idea why there is a big bear drawn on the hillside). As it was so flat i declared it a black and white day and changed the camera tolack and white setting to try and make the most of the subtle tones,

We went along the riverside passed the scary, angry looking fish, which Sean seemed to like, then on to a small harbour. Where I slipped on black ice and almost went head first into the Tay, thankfully one foot was still on the grass and I manged to hold onto myself and just as importantly, the camera!

Photo wise, it wasn’t exactly inspiring, but managed to get something. No fancy tricks either, just on aperature control, ISO 100 and on tripod. Did some work in photoshop to get a bit more texture, contrast and hint of colour to decrease the flat grey a little. So not the best trip out, but at least we got out!

Sean and the Scary Fish

Slightly Icy Harbour

I was there. I got a picture of a padlock. That is all…

It's a padlock!

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