Playing around with camera settings before setting off on a doomed trip to catch tonight’s Aurora Borealis. The night sky was covered with a blanket of cloud and not a blanket of green so here’s an accidental long exposure. If I was rich and famous his would be worth millions. Continue reading Accidental Art
I’ve been spending the past few hours colouring this old black and white of Dundee’s Home Guard giving a couple of Germans an escort along Bell Street in the centre of Dundee. A photo that has always fascinated me purely because of the Luftwaffe officer towering above the last line of defence. This is a work in progress a few things to do and a … Continue reading Colouring In
On this day in 1945 Dundee’s Unicorn then known as HMS Cressy accepted the surrender of a German U-Boat. Not bad for an old ship built in 1824. Thought I’d posted this before but I don’t see it anywhere when I search, so here it is for the first or maybe the second time. Artistic license has been used. Continue reading The Germans Are Coming!
A year ago today I received a wee bit of recognition at STV. Continue reading 15 Minutes
First time in ages I’ve done one of these archaeography mash ups. This one Victoria Bridge in Dundee the arches are now bricked up each with it’s own locked door, would love to see what’s behind them. I assume at one point the water was used in the mills that surrounded the area, where the hell has the water gone? Continue reading Victoria Bridge
Not done one of these for ages so here’s a wee treat seeing as I’m now officially two years on WordPress, it was Groucho’s birthday last week(Groucho the man that is) and Dundee’s very own Groucho’s is getting a wee documentary made about it which you can read more on here LINK The black and white part of the photo is all gone in favour … Continue reading Back to the Future with Groucho
Added a wee bit of colour to the old black and white image. This from Dundee’s ancient Howff Cemetery which is needing a bit of TLC so a wee group have gotten together to do something about it. https://www.facebook.com/howffrestorationgroup Continue reading The Howff Dandies
