James T Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 A beautiful (if slightly breezy) day up here in east central Scotland, so I decided to take a walk across the Forth Road Bridge and take some shots. In the distance, I noticed some potato harvesting operations beside the Echline Estate/Hopetoun House just to the south west of the bridge. I managed to get well over 150 photographs, and have reduced it to about 30 for you guys to have a look at. I was also lucky enough to be invited aboard one of the tractors to see the Grimme at work from the comfort of the tractor cab! These photographs have some significance in that they are the last crop - in this case seed potatoes - to come from this field. In a couple of shots you may see the tractors negotiating a small wooden fence - this is a test drill site...this field will be used in the construction of approach roads to the forthcoming new lower Forth crossing which will take some strain off the old road bridge which is giving cause for concern. Just looking back in my records, on this day last year I also got some potato harvesting shots in Fife, and the weather was almost exactly the same! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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James T Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 ...and here's three from the Forth Road Bridge... ...and North Queensferry, home to our esteemed Prime Minister's residence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 BLOOOOMING GOOD CAMERA WORK. :o :o :o :o :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Some excellent shots there James Nice to see both the Forth Road Bridge and Railway Bridge in the background...... I could not see any painters though ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painter Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Brillant pics well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertlerik Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Very nice, what an amazing backdrop, and good to see all those Case IH tractors. Erik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James T Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 Some excellent shots there James Nice to see both the Forth Road Bridge and Railway Bridge in the background...... I could not see any painters though ;) Funnily enough, I was thinking that I've never seen the FRailB minus the scaffolding and white protective tents - I bet all these tourists must be disappointed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Very nice pictures there James, thats for posting them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 At last not a JQ in sight - lovely Case's there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Great pics James........That Massey's a big brute........ ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysmassey135 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 superb pics nice massey to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistol pete Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 some nice pics mate nice to see a gardner trailer on one of the fergies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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