Author: scott

  • Head and Shoulders

    Head and Shoulders

    Corneliu Coposu was born in Transylvania in 1916, he played a key role in uniting Transylvania with the Romanian state. He was a keen proponent of tolerance and inclusivity, which lead him into a political life. He spent many years in prison for his beliefs, including an eight year stint in solitary confinement.

  • Corneliu Coposu

    Corneliu Coposu

    There are a lot of statues around Bucharest, in Romania. This is one of them that I found whilst exploring the city. This is Corneliu Coposu, a political leader, and one of the more important members of society.

  • I See You

    I See You

    Ah, we haven’t had any portrait photography here for a while, so here we go – with a mean and moody look. Definitely suited to black and white.

  • The Gravestone of Flora MacDonald

    The Gravestone of Flora MacDonald

    Flora MacDonald is famed for helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape, after the Battle of Culloden. She helped whisk him away to the Isle of Skye. However, she was eventually arrested for her part in this historical story, and was sent to the Tower of London. That wasn’t the end for Flora though, instead she was…

  • Scottish Old Houses

    Scottish Old Houses

    These two buildings stand within the grounds of the Skye Museum of Island Life. These buildings represent a very ancient way of living, in some of the most remote parts of Skye. People lived in these buildings until the end of the 19th Century.

  • The Lone Highlander

    The Lone Highlander

    The 1745 Jacobite Rising began on the very spot this statue stands, upon the shores of Loch Shiel in the Highlands of Scotland. Bonnie Prince Charlie arrived here and began the uprising which ultimately ended in failure at the Battle of Culloden about eight months later.

  • The Jacobite In Grey

    The Jacobite In Grey

    This is The Lone Highlander, he stands atop the Glenfinnan Memorial, standing on the edge of Loch Shiel. This shot was taken through the undergrowth.

  • Episode 48 – It isn’t a race, is it?

    Episode 48 – It isn’t a race, is it?

    This episode we experience train travel, both old and new as we pass beneath the long ruined East & West Junction Railway and moor up next to the yet to be completed HS2 development. We also encounter another boat moving about on the canal (quite an unusual sight on this trip), and are followed by…

  • Scottish Rocks

    Scottish Rocks

    These rocks stand ancient and strong near the top end of the Isle of Skye. I think there’s something distinctly otherworldly about this location. It could almost be Mars, couldn’t it?