Quiz: how many crew and family in this photo? If you answered 4 then "You should've gone to Specsavers!"
Spitfire re-painted
Spitfire is our only boat which was built here in Dunbar; at Wetherhead Boatbuilders in Cromwell Harbour boat-slip in 1974. She is named after the Spitfire, the famous WWII fighter, but a wee bit heavier at 20 tonnes. With a crew of three she fishes for prawns, between St. Abbs Head and the Isle of May, mainly during nighttime.
Several generations of the Davies family were hard at work (mainly drinking tea, eating sandwiches and just gassing). "Dinnae fa' aff yer ladders, boys!"
Please click "READ MORE" to see Spitfire turning round.
photos by Kenny Maule
What a coincidence!
You wait years for a photographer who uses the wet-plate collodion process to come along and then suddenly there are two in the same place on the same day.
Alastair Cook was running four days of workshops to raise funds for Dunbar Harbour Trust as part of Civic Week. Several of his students learned this 'arcane' art which shows character and timelessness in the faces of the subjects. http://www.blipfolio.com/alastaircook
ALSO Jack Lowe is travelling the U.K. and Ireland to all 238 RNLI stations, during an 8-year journey, creating many stunning images on glass. https://lifeboatstationproject.com/
Wet-collodion process was an early photographic technique invented by Frederick Archer in 1851. The process involves adding a soluble iodide to a solution of collodion (cellulose nitrate) and coating a glass plate with the mixture. The process was valued for the level of detail and clarity it allowed.
Subjects must be in the shade, not sun. Two second exposure: "Fur heavens's sake, NAE FIDGETIN', BOYS!!!
Photos by Kenny Maule
1) Alastair Cook 'poses' with his students
2) Jack Lowe 'captures' the RNLI. (please click "READ MORE" )
'Royal Duties' for the Rowing Club
Skiff Black Agnes, following the Pipe Band, carried the Royal Court in the Civic Week parade from the Leisure Pool, along the people-lined streets, to the Bleachingfield Centre. This year the skiff, up on her trailer, raised Dunbar's 'Royalty' much higher and thus more easily seen.
From the DCC: "Good people of Dunbar, thank you for coming out to support Civic Week! A HUGE THANKS to our volunteers and helpers who were the road and parade marshals, plus the fun day and music volunteers.
Also, to all the local groups and clubs which helped make it all happen – THANK YOU!"
photos by Fraser Stewart and Christine Mincher (please click "READ MORE" )
Tidal Gauge
The old tidal gauge has been damaged over the years and has now been superseded. Careful skippers can check this gauge before crossing the submerged bar at the harbour entrance.
photo by Kenny Maule
