A couple shots taken at Monikie Country Park

[zaphodeist]

Nice Graeme What is that structure in the middle of #1 ?

[ontos]

Great shots Graeme, both are fantastic, the first one is my favorite. I'm curious too, what is the structure ?

[gdavidson]

Thank you Pauland, Soquili, John and Ontos.

The swan was sitting for quite some time preening itself and started to get a bit more animated. I had it framed in shot but wasn't expecting it to do what if did. I probably flinched too

I'm not sure what the structure in I'm the other shot but the whole park was once a water reservoir so I suspect it played some sort of function in years gone by. I'll have a look at some old maps to see if anything is mentioned about it and report back.

[zaphodeist]

I was hoping you'd say it was a Knights Templar preceptory Must be some of their stuff round there somewhere

[gdavidson]

Sadly, nothing as exciting as that. Having looked at old Ordnance Survey maps from the 1850s, the structure is part of the clean water section. There is an interesting tower nearby known as the Panmure Testimonial. Not sure if it's readily accessible though!

[Su Lawrence]

Wow, the swan photo is really something else! (Half expecting to see the 'Lady of the Lake' appear in there somewhere).

Very atmospheric and the swan is beautifully lit and clear (especially as it is moving). I actually rather like the composition offset like that. Maybe it would also look good just a wee bit panned to the left, but I think the position it is in gives it a certain amount of tension.

Extraordinary shot Graeme.

Regards

Su

[gdavidson]

Thank you Su for your very kind comment.

I think I was just rather fortunate to be in the right place at the right time!