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25/06/2025

It's Summer Solstice and the Fife-Keith residents have been let oot again!

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Fife Keith Picnic, the first one having been held in June 1946, only yards from its present-day location in Fife Park. Another great day was had by all - apart from me missing out on the ice cream.

My photos from the day are available to view at the link below. Don't forget to come back to comment and tag anyone you spot!

https://shop.moraylight.com/Events/Fife-Keith-Picnic

27/08/2024

Once again, I'm delighted to have been asked to cover this year's Keith Show. This year was a bit special, being the 150th show. Happy to report that it was busy, with all three car parks full to overflowing at one point, and a record amount of vintage vehicles attending the event. A personal highlight for me was meeting the Stoltman Brothers, who hail from my home town of Invergordon

I really enjoyed the two days of walking around taking photographs, and even enjoyed the couple of weeks' computer work to cull & edit the best images.

Follow the link below, to see the galleries containing around 840 images. I'd suggest starting with the "Highlights" gallery then you can take a deep dive into the other galleries for cattle, sheep, horses, dogs, pipe bands, etc.

Please feel free to share but note that I can't always see comments posted in other peoples shares so, if you need a reply from me, then comment on the post on my page, DM, or contact me directly!

If you'd like to explore any wall art, such as larger/mounted/framed prints or metal photo panels, just get in touch. You're always welcome to drop in to Fife-Keith, if you'd like to see how amazing photos can look when printed onto metal.

https://shop.moraylight.com/Events/Keith-Show

Hope you like them !

27/06/2024

Another wee dose of good fortune for Fife-Keith residents, avoiding all the poor weather and soaking up the heat of a bright & sunny afternoon. The 77th annual picnic went like clockwork, as usual, thanks to all the Committee ladies' hard work!

My photos from the day are available at the link below. Don't forget to come back here to comment and tag anyone you spot!

https://shop.moraylight.com/Events/Fife-Keith-Picnic

12/05/2024

Our atmosphere is a layer of mixed gases, mostly Nitrogen & Oxygen. This thin layer, with respect to Earth, is equivalent to the thickness of the skin on an apple. We, along with all life on our planet, depend on this tiny layer for our existence.

Arriving here at a million miles per hour, comes a blast of charged particles from the Sun, spat towards us by a sunspot many times the diameter of Earth. Our magnetosphere, like a giant magnetic shield wrapped around us, deflects most of it away into space.

But - near the North & South poles, some particles sneak past our trusty shield and our atmosphere suffers a wounding blow. Atmospheric gas molecules have a bit of a wobble but quickly recover - Oxygen molecules shining green or red and nitrogen shining blue or purple as they relax back to normal. Mostly, all's well once again.

Without our magnetic shield, our atmosphere would not survive these repeated attacks - all of it would be blasted off the planet and lost into space.

So while you reflect on Nature's awesome power and beauty, take a moment to appreciate the fragility of our existence, beetling along oblivious, under this tiny appleskin-thin atmosphere.


Photo: Fife-Keith, Scotland. 00:47 on Saturday 11th May 2024
Nikon D850, 16mm fisheye, 15s @ f/4, ISO800

20/12/2023

Merry Christmas!

Nasa's Observatory recently spotted the blue-and-white lights that decorate the "Christmas Tree Cluster," a swarm of stars and gas some 2,500 light-years from Earth:

This new image of NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” shows the shape of a cosmic tree with the glow of stellar lights. NGC 2264 is, in

27/09/2023

Great to still see so many insects around the Buddleia this late in the year: Cute wee "Helina impuncta" cleaning herself and a white-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus lucorum), having a well-earned nap.

13/08/2023

Delighted to have been commissioned to cover this year's Keith Show. A great couple of days, taking photos and getting the craic with everyone!

Here are some sample images from the 2 days. Follow the link to see the galleries for all 1200 images!

Changeable weather means changeable light. This year's show had flat grey skies, dark clouds with drizzle, and glorious sunshine.
This meant I had more editing to do, to control contrast across the images, but it also gives different image styles.

Feel free to share but note that I can't always see comments posted in other peoples shares - If you need me to reply then comment on the post on my page, or DM me!

If you fancy any wall art, such as framed prints or metal photo panels made up, just get in touch. You're always welcome to drop in to Fife-Keith, if you'd like to see how amazing photos can look when printed onto metal.

https://shop.moraylight.com/Events/Keith-Show

20/06/2023

This year's Fife-Keith picnic was a perfect day of sun, ice creams, sausage rolls and a wee touch of crazy. Thanks as always to the ladies of of the Committee for their efforts and another fab day.

My photos from the day are available at the link below. Don't forget to come back here to comment and tag anyone you spot!

https://shop.moraylight.com/Events/Fife-Keith-Picnic

20/01/2023

Like all dedicated sheep farmers, the primary aim come lambing time is to keep losses to an absolute minimum, and the Irvine family is no exception.

20/01/2023

Aberdeenshire young farmer Nicola Wordie enjoys bringing new ideas back to the family farm at Mains of Cairnborrow in Huntly and is already making…

20/06/2022

That's the 75th annual picnic in the bag!
Here's a few of the photos I took on the day.

You can find the rest at...
https://shop.moraylight.com/Events/Fife-Keith-Picnic

Don't forget to come back to comment and tag anyone you spot!

16/06/2022

2 more sleeps...

Photos from the 74th picnic in 2019. Looking forward to the 75th on Saturday - hope the weather holds up!!