North Berwick

Craigleith Island, lying just off North Berwick on the Lothian Coastline, East of Edinburgh, an annoying island that I can never seen to get onto, but always a good reason to visit North Berwick, especially when the weather stays dry (rare) and there is lots of cloud about, I was lucky here as the sea was very rough (no chance of an island trip) but it stayed dry for a few shots, then once again it poured down, pretty happy with this one as the window I had was pretty much the only one of the day from what I saw!!

A much under visited and underrated part of Scotland, a lot of people head straight for the Highlands and miss gems like this just outside big cities like Edinburgh. The sea here on this day was very rough, getting this close was only allowed by way of an unlocked perimeter gate.. I kept having to retreat to clean the ND and grad filters, the whole shot probably took about 45 minutes after numerous failed attempts, my trainers and jeans got a good dealing with as well, although it looks relatively calm here, anyone who shoots long exposures will appreciate that the sea to the left of the frame was crazy and even an 81 second exposure could not tame it, I managed 2 shots without spray, counted myself lucky and moved away (to the non tidal sanctuary of the pub), I don't mess with the sea!

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Always been fascinated by this pool at North Berwick and the long exposure effect on the family peering into it seemed like a good idea at the time.

North Berwick beach. Not a 100% sure of this last shot. Unhappy with a terrible colour cast from the Hitech ND filter (3 stop), funnily the Hitech ND grads don't suffer from the same issue.

Spent a bit more time down by North Berwick

Spent a bit more time down by North Berwick

Happy New Year to everyone, sorry for the block of posts but during the Festive season my Broadband was down and has only been reconnected today! Out at the end of the Horsehoe, beyond the fishermen in the previous shot.

Tantallon Castle is a semi-ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland. It sits atop a promontory opposite the Bass Rock, looking out onto the Firth of Forth. The last medieval curtain wall castle to be constructed in Scotland, Tantallon comprises a single wall blocking off the headland, with the other three sides naturally protected by sea cliffs.

Tantallon was built in the mid 14th century by William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas. It was passed to his illegitimate son, George Douglas, later created Earl of Angus, and despite several sieges, it remained the property of his descendants for much of its history. It was besieged by King James IV in 1491, and again by his successor James V in 1528, when extensive damage was done. Tantallon saw action in the First Bishops' War in 1639, and again during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Scotland in 1651, when it was once more severely damaged. It was sold by the Marquis of Douglas in 1699 to Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick and the ruin is today in the care of Historic Scotland.

Strange rock formations down at North Berwick

The Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland as a rain storm approaches. The rock is home to thousands of gannets (the small white specks seen in this...

North Berwick in East Lothian, somewhere I always go back to, over and over. I thought I had posted this before but I can't find it in my photostream so I must have forgot, have such a backlog of pics I can post due to neglecting Flickr recently and mostly posting on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ScotlandExplored something I need to change!

One more from a previous trip to North Berwick for sunrise.

And we think he should!

Waves coming ashore on the beach at sunset, Craigleith Island in the distance.

North Berwick Law, also known simply as Berwick Law, is a conical hill which rises incongruously from the surrounding landscape (indeed, this is the definition of the Lowland Scots word "law"). It overlooks the East Lothian town of North Berwick and stands at 613 ft (187 m) above sea level.

The summit bears remnants of an Iron Age hill fort, and the ruins of later military buildings that were once used by lookouts in both the Napoleonic Wars, and in World War II.

LE from N.Berwick, the Bass Rock is just visible in the distance.

Weather was a bit changeable down at N.Berwick that day, gradually getting better as day went on.

Sunset from North Berwick, looking back west towards the town and harbour as the surf crashes against the rocks

Don't think I've posted this before on Flickr, lose track of whats been posted here and whats on www.facebook.com/ScotlandExplored Anyway, came across this on the annual clearout and thought I'd bring it here! :-D

View of Comet Neowise from the yachting pond at North Berwick beach. Noctilucent clouds are also showing in the sky above Fife. Shot taken in the...

North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.

Sunset, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.

Happy New Year to everyone, sorry for the block of posts but during the Festive season my Broadband was down and has only been reconnected today! The old pier/jetty at North Berwick harbour, my first time back after its fairly recent renovation.

Happy New Year to everyone, sorry for the block of posts but during the Festive season my Broadband was down and has only been reconnected today! Bass Rock in the blue hour, liked the effect of the slightly longer exposure times on the waves coming ashore.

I've been going through the Hard Drives culling all the rubbish thats been lying around and not going to get used when I came across this long exposure of the Tidal pool at North Berwick and thought I quite like it, so here we have it for your viewing pleasure... or not!

Happy New Year to everyone, sorry for the block of posts but during the Festive season my Broadband was down and has only been reconnected today! Out on the Horsheshoe at the end of North Berwick beach, it was a high tide at the time and the waves were fairly crashing ashore.

Trawling through the archives again, at least I know I'll get a chance to get out shooting at the end of the month. Done more tweaking in post on these in trying to remove a colour cast from the ND filter and a bit happier with the outcome.

Last nights sunset down at North Berwick, way along on the eastern beach.

Down at North Berwick on Saturday for the sunset, didn't come to much. Should of checked The Photographers Emeris first.

Another shot from the beach at North Berwick, I liked the line of foam/bubbles at the foot of the frame.

Down at North Berwick on Saturday for the sunset, didn't come to much. Should of checked The Photographers Emeris first.

UK, Scotland, East Lothian, North Berwick, the winter storm known as the 'beast from the east' makes landfall on the east coast.

Scotland, East Lothian, North Berwick, harbour pier at sunset.

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Sunrise over the Bass Rock, North Berwick, Firth of Forth, East Lothian, Scotland.