As some of you might know I've been doing this photo-a-day malarky for rather a long time - I've taken at least one picture each day since late 2004, sometimes on a phone but usually on one of the numerous cameras digital cameras I've contrived to own.
When I look back through the collection of photographs of the day I get reminder of what I've been doing, the projects I've been working on, the mood I've been in - and very often where I've been.
As I was picking through the
latest batch of pictures from Shetland, I realised that I've reached the 365 day landmark for pictures taken around the Shetland Islands.
My first picture of the day from Shetland was taken in January 2007 outside the Sumburgh Hotel looking towards the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse.
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| Sum burgh Head Lighthouse, January 2007 |
And Number 365 was taken earlier this week (January 2016) on Scat Ness, less than a mile (as the puffin flies) from Number 1.
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| Waves at Scat Ness, January 2016 |
In the intervening 9 years I've taken pictures on almost all the Shetland Islands, from Fair Isle in the south to Unst in the North, and from Foula to Whalsay.
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| South Harbour, Fair Isle, June 2010 |
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| Da Noup, Foula, September 2014 |
I've taken pictures of the Sumburgh Head Light and Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.
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| Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, August 2015 |
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| Muckle Flugga Light, Unst, June 2007 |
I've seen lots of boats - of various vintages and in various states of repair.
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| Europa off Sumburgh Head, July 2011 |
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| Solas, Olna Firth, October 2011 |
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| Subsea Viking, Lerwick, February 2011 |
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| Quendale Shipwreck, January 2007 |
I've got pictures of beaches covered in snow, and bathed in sunlight.
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| Quendale Beach, November 2010 |
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| St Ninian's Beach, August 2015 |
I've taken pictures at sunrise (occasionally) and sunset (regularly).
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| Sumburgh Head sunrise, February 2014 |
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| Hestingott sunset, January 2015 |
I've photographed wild days and calm days.
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| Scat Ness, April 2014 |
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| Scat Ness, January 2012 |
I've seen the Northern Lights and several Up Helly Aas.
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| Mirrie Dancers, January 2012 |
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| Up Helly Aa, January 2014 |
I've seen Shetland ponies, Shetland sheep, Shetland seals - and a beached pilot whale.
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| Whalsay, March 2012 |
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| Scat Ness, February 2015 |
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| Seal (outside Tesco, Lerwick), October 2013 |
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| Quendale Beach, June 2013 |
I've seen lots of birds - and taken an awful lot of puffin pictures.
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| Oystercatcher, June 2013 |
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| Gannets, May 2010 |
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| Arctic Skua, June 2013 |
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| Puffin, April 2015 |
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| Puffin, June 2013 |
Since 2010 my pictures of the day have appeared on
Blipfoto - and if you want to explore more (without the one-a-day limit) there are lots more pictures on
Flickr.
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