Stock Photography: Fife
Culross
I have amassed a large collection of Stock Photography images which previously could be accessed via a link to Photographers Direct.com. This was a well-established website with well over one million images on record, supplied by thousands of photographers worldwide. However, in early 2019 the site folded without warning or explanation, I suspect as the result of a downturn in the Stock Photography market.
As an alternative means of displaying my stock images, I am in the early stages of creating a series of thumbnail gallery pages featuring shots previously held by PD in addition to some of those included in the main posts. Due to the large number of JPEG files I have not attempted to re-keyword individual files as before but have grouped them under general headings so that they can be accessed via a general search. Larger categories will be sub-divided and some subjects may be duplicated on one or more pages.
As an alternative means of displaying my stock images, I am in the early stages of creating a series of thumbnail gallery pages featuring shots previously held by PD in addition to some of those included in the main posts. Due to the large number of JPEG files I have not attempted to re-keyword individual files as before but have grouped them under general headings so that they can be accessed via a general search. Larger categories will be sub-divided and some subjects may be duplicated on one or more pages.
Please note that all my images are subject to copyright. They are not free to use and have been embedded with a digital watermark. Also bear in mind that the thumbnails displayed are relatively low-quality, may be under or over exposed, and do not fully reflect the standard of images produced from the high-resolution files supplied to clients.
Culross, on the north bank of the Firth of Forth in Fife, is a hidden gem where visitors can step back in time and wander through cobbled streets surrounded by 16th century buildings set amongst an otherwise gritty, modern industrial landscape. The settlement is thought to have been founded by St Serf in the 6th century and it gradually developed into a bustling port. Culross Palace, with its distinctive mustard coloured rendering, was constructed between 1597 and 1611 by Sir George Bruce, a laird and successful merchant who made his fortune trading with east coast ports, the Low Countries and Baltic nations. Bruce is also credited with sinking the world`s first coal mine out from the coast here in 1575 to access seams under the sea. At the time the project was considered a marvel of British engineering which special channels, mechanical buckets and other devices to drain the constant water ingress from above. Salt panning was the town`s other main industry. Bruce obtained many of the materials used in the palace`s construction, such as Baltic pine and Dutch floor tiles, from his contacts overseas. Although the palace was never actually used as a Royal residence, James VI visited in 1617.
This bust in the main square commemorates Admiral Thomas Cochrane (1775-1860) 10th Earl of Dundonald, who was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, but spent much of his early life in Culross. The Town House with its distinctive clock tower is in the background above. Cochrane was a a skilled seaman and had a colourful career. A scandal saw him dismissed from the Royal Navy so he went overseas and served as a commander in the navies of Chile, Brazil and Greece. Between March 1827 and December 1828 Cochrane went to Europe to assist Greece in her struggle for independence against the Ottoman Empire but his efforts there failed to achieve much success, mainly due to the lack of discipline among the Greek forces at his disposal.
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