These photographs were taken in transit between Fife and Angus during a light aircraft flight to gather material for my hillfort PhD case study project. It was fascinating to pass over the city where I live and am familiar with from ground level.
From height it's easy to get a sense of how the city relates to the narrowing of the Tay Estuary, which was first taken advantage of by ferryboats and later by the two bridges. Before the construction of the first rail bridge, Broughty Ferry (below) was the staging point for boats that carried railway wagons to and from Tayport.
Photographing from a light aircraft can be intense with a lot of ground is covered very quickly and wide areas of landscape compressed into a series of brief vignettes. It's a fantastic experience but always a good feeling to have two feet firmly back on the ground!
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| The Tay Rail Bridge with the stumps of the previous bridge visible at low tide. |
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| Dundee from near Ninewells with an oil rig undergoing work in the distance. |
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| Broughty Castle guards the narrow Firth of Tay with the bridges behind. |
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| A view of Dundee and the Tay Road Bridge from above Fife. |
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| Our trusty ride the Cessna 172 is ideal for aerial photography. |
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