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The Talmine Reaper

The Talmine Reaper
In the tiny Scottish seaside village of Talmine lies an old wreck. It was the 'Reaper'. Beached here in 1976 after being destroyed by fire in nearby Loch Erribol. A fine skeleton here but since I took this in 2014 I believe it has deteriorated somewhat. She was originally a fishing boast that was built in 1948 and based in Scrabster.

As I was photographing this, a local wag, informed me that it was fabled to be escaping with a chest of gold bars that was lost in the sands. Since then treasure hunters have sought in vain to find it. -:)

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Uli F., Amelia, Kalli, Robert Swanson and 29 other people have particularly liked this photo


32 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully composed landscape image Herb.
2 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Remarquable et excellente prise joliment partagée..Dynamique.
Merci beaucoup pour toutes ces informations.
Bon mardi.
2 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
The 'Reaper' makes a great foreground for this lovely landscape image.
2 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
most beautiful with this wreck in fg!
2 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Carcasses of Sea Monsters washed ashore..
Wonderful composition and interesting information, Herb!
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to J.Garcia club
Ah yes, our imagination runs riot here. Thanks for the visit.

Cheers. Herb
2 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Wie das Skelett eines Urwelttieres !
2 years ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall club
Great shot Herb
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Nick Weall club
Glad to see you Nick.

Herb
2 years ago.
 Andreas Boettcher
Andreas Boettcher club
mein Boot ist damals bei der Fertigstellung nicht fertig geworden.......
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Andreas Boettcher club
What a great pity !

Best wishes. Herb
2 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
It makes a great picture even in this state Herb. I love your framing and the beautiful backdrop. No doubt the local wag keeps the tourists and gold hunters coming!

Happy Tuesday, Rosa.
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne
It was a favourite on Panoramio Rosa. I always did like this. The whole area was wonderful to visit. -

For a few moments we actually thought he was telling the truth :)

Cheers. Herb
2 years ago.
 Eva Lewitus
Eva Lewitus club
A beautiful skeleton, with a great legend.
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Eva Lewitus club
Good to see you my friend. Yes, sometimes a good legend can lift the spirit.

Keep well. Herbert
2 years ago.
 elvigiadelosamaneceres.com
elvigiadelosamanecer… club
Preciosa captura.
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to elvigiadelosamanecer… club
My thanks.

Regards. Herb
2 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Such a great find Herb.............it's deteriorated far enough to be interesting and not far enough to be completely destroyed! Perfect for photography as you have so well shown us in this capture.

The location is gorgeous too............a lovely sandy beach, and a beautiful landscape in the background.

A fine shot and well worth viewing large! Shame you didn't unearth a gold bar or two :-))
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
An old favourite Keith. I fully agree with your prognosis here. Shame we found no gold but this photo was worth the search.

Best wishes. Herb
2 years ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
There are some golden sands up there but perhaps not gold :-)
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
You are quite right there Colin. Some magical gold and silver beaches too.

Regards. Herb
2 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
A great subject to photo Herb with a beautiful background get the gold next time.
All the best Gordon.
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
It was a great find Gordon. In actual fact there is a private caravan location just across from this which we seriously intended to say at for a few days but it never happened. We went to the far bigger and somewhat more famous site up at Durness. Glad you liked the pic. Maybe another trip req for gold hunting.

Cheers. Herb
2 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Super shot, Herb! Always worth seeing some older shots I feel.
The treasure hunters seem to be the type of people who nod their heads sagely at you when you say to them, 'Did you know that the word 'gullible' isn't in the Oxford English Dictionary!'
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Thanks Andy, and as you say these older shots are well worth seeing in this age too. Now I didn't know that Guooolable was not in the dicktionary.... What!!!! ...Funny how even though it was an obvious wind-up, it stuck in the memory! Glad you liked it and the story.

Herb
2 years ago.
 Trevor King
Trevor King
A fantastic image and a great story.
2 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
A beautiful image Herb. I love the beautiful coastal scene with the wreck as the focal point.
Well captured
2 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
Une épave très photogénique !
2 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
this wreck makes the picture more interesting!! i love old rusty boats and wrecks!!
2 years ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
Superb!
23 months ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Preciosa composición.
23 months ago.
 Uli F.
Uli F. club
Es war einmal ein Fischerboot.....ein irgendwie romanisches Foto, Herb!
9 months ago. Edited 9 months ago.

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