I love any excuse to go ‘doon the water’, especially if it involves the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world. The Waverley is such a fantastic piece of Scottish heritage which still does day trips from the river Clyde in Glasgow to various destinations around the western isles. It also spends some time down south in early summer.
On this particular day we had a wee day out on Rothesay and had a blast.
Tag: clyde
Doon the water
Commonwealth Games 2014
The games came to Glasgow and as with every festival and event the city put on its best party dress which made a memorable visit. (more…)
Isle of Cumbrae Part 3
Part 3 of photographs from Isle of Cumbrae. That’s it from Cumbrae for a while, many more photographs of the isle to come. (more…)
Isle of Cumbrae
This is a very special island for my chapter of the Clan Lamont. As youngsters we spent our summer holidays from morning until belly-rumbles in the evening with no adult supervision. This is a stark contrast to freedoms young people experience today. Being a parent from mid-nineties onwards I don’t think millennials live with regret or have feelings of missing out. For me that the total freedom I enjoyed on an island 2.5 miles long by 1.2 miles wide in the Clyde estuary formed many happy memories for which I am very thankful. (more…)
A bendy lens on Pacific Quay
Another sequence of Pacific Quay on the Clyde, Glasgow this time shot using a very wide 12mm lens. This allows much more dramatic perspective and a fresh approach to anything with height eg. buildings. The first two photographs are reflections I noticed on the BIPP building’s glass windows.
