Sorting through files on the hard drive the other day I realised that most of the pictures I take spend their life hidden away never being shared with others, so today I decided to post a few and share them with you . One of the subjects I like photographing apart from the wildlife is what I call Wood & Iron, Orkney has an abundance of old cast iron winches, made in Victorian times and used to haul out the small open fishing boats, most are just left to rust away, On the mainland they would have been carted off for scrap years ago.
Old Winch at Eastside , South Ronaldsay
Sandwick , South Ronaldsay
The Wood images come from the old fishing boats left to rot on the foreshore and other objects scattered around the islands, although these are less frequent as most wood is used for firewood owing to the lack of trees on Orkney.
Old Fishing Boats, Sandwick, South Ronaldsay
Old Cart Wheel, St Margaret's Hope.
