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Brodie Castle is a well-preserved Z plan castle located about 3 1⁄2 miles west of Forres, in Moray, Scotland. The castle is a Category A listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
Focus-Stacked image of Duffus Castle, comprising of 35 captures to enhance F/B focus.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
By 1350, the castle had passed to a younger son of the Earl of Sutherland through marriage. It may have been then that the keep was abandoned, possibly because it was beginning to slip down the mound, and a new residence established at the north of the bailey.
Viscount Dundee, leader of the first Jacobite Rising, dined in the castle as a guest of James, Lord Duffus in 1689, prior to his victory against King William II’s government forces at Killiecrankie. Soon after, Lord Duffus moved to the nearby Duffus House. The castle quickly fell into decay.
I was stood up by my friend for this moon rising photography shoot but I was still accompanied by a skunk. I think the skunk enjoyed it as much as me!
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Following a storm in the Moray Firth in November 1826 when 16 vessels were sunk, applications were made for lighthouses at Tarbat Ness, on the opposite coast, and at Covesea Skerries. The Commissioners of Northern Light Houses (the precursor of the NLB) and Trinity House[4] felt that a lighthouse at Covesea was unnecessary but this was against public opinion. Many letters and petitions were delivered to them. Eventually, the engineer and a committee of the Board surveyed the coastline and the Elder Brethren[5] were asked to look for the best location. They recommended a lighthouse on the Craighead with a beacon on Halliman's Skerries, which the Commissioners agreed to. A grid iron tower was erected on the Halliman's Skerries in 1845, and in 1846, the Covesea Skerries Lighthouse was completed at a cost of £11,514 (equivalent to £1,123,215 as of 2019).[6]
The surrounding walls, because of their height, caused vortices in the yard area in strong winds. This interfered with lightkeepers lookout so the walls were lowered in 1907.
In 1984, the lighthouse was automated being remotely monitored and controlled at the Northern Lighthouse Board's offices in Edinburgh, but originally, the lens was rotated by a clockwork mechanism with gradually descending weights providing the energy. The original lens is on display at the Lossiemouth Fisheries and Community Museum.
French cruise line company Compagnie du Ponant presents Le Boreal, seen above docked on Dublin's River Liffey, some nice reflections & night lighting over a very calm evening.
Le vie est belle, especially on Le Boreal, with just 132 cabins and suites for 264 passengers and 140 crew members.
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Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.
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Life is a narrow bridge, and the most important part is not to be afraid at all.
The Liminal Tunnel & The Narrow Bridge
At the core of the image is an arched, rib-structured corridor that evokes the classic "light tunnel." In academic terms, this is a liminal space—a transitional threshold between where you have been and where you are going. It perfectly mirrors the "narrow bridge" of life. The path is tight, structured, and bounded, forcing a singular direction forward. The architectural lines draw your eye straight toward the bright breakout of light at the far end, reminding us that clarity and resolution require moving through the narrow passages, rather than avoiding them.
The Layered Self: Reflection vs. Reality
What makes this composition uniquely compelling is the ghostly overlay of the observer. The transparent silhouette creates a double exposure effect, superimposing the human form directly onto the physical architecture.
The Academic View: This represents the psychological concept of reflexivity. You are not just walking the path; you are actively observing yourself walking it.
The Popular View: It captures that modern feeling of main-character introspection—standing on the outside looking in, contemplating your place within the grander structure of life.
The Purple Spark & The Shadowed Foreground
In the deep shadows on the left, a sharp, enigmatic purple light slices through the darkness. In visual storytelling, purple often symbolizes mystery, intuition, and the unknown. Its position in the darkness—contrasted against the natural, warm sunlight at the end of the tunnel—suggests that even in our darkest moments, there are sparks of magic, curiosity, and internal guidance to keep us moving. The heavy, dark silhouette framing the bottom left acts as a visual anchor, reminding us that fear and shadows are always part of the frame, but they don't have to block the path.
Ultimately, the photo is a visual essay on existential courage. The structures around us might feel imposing, the shadows deep, and the bridge narrow—but the light at the end remains constant, waiting for those who choose not to fear.
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