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For all work (images and words) related to Edinburgh; buildings, interesting sights, nature, even random things in the street.

Featured Work

Dean Village Edinburgh by jacqi

Less than 10 minutes walk from the noisy traffic and hustle and bustle of Princes Street Edinburgh, the Water of Leith winds its way through this quiet little valley and Dean village. It’s a different world of peace and tranquility with birds singing and wild flowers by the waterside.
Castle Rock by Tom Gomez

A shot of Edinburgh Castle from West Princes Street Gardens. This view lets you see part of the formidable rock upon which it stands. Edinburgh Castle dominates the city of Edinburgh like no other castle in Scotland, and Edinburgh Castle is unequalled in the whole of the British Isles. Over one thousand years of history sit on top of the famous Edinburgh rock. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots. Sold a Medium Laminated Print : 5th Feb 09 / First place in Beautiful Edinburgh challenge : 4 Mar 09 / Featured in : Anything Edinburgh Group : 11 Mar 09 / Featured in : European Everyday Life : 15 May 09
Union Canal Edinburgh by laurawhitaker

Cliftonhall Bridge from the West – Edinburgh’s Union Canal I though this looked more effective in sepia tones (I have just started playing about with different colourings to see what works best). Featured in the Anything Edinburgh Group on 11th March 2009
Calton Hill Sunset - Edinburgh by bluefinart

Recently saw Robin Brown’s image of the same location and inspired me to upload my version.
The Vennel - Edinburgh by Chris Clark

The Vennel runs down the hill beside George Heriot’s school running towards the north into the Grassmarket, opposite Edinburgh Castle. Taken on Sunday 11th November 2007 Extract from the Scots Language Centre “vennel n. a narrow alley or lane between houses” 21st May 2007 Vennel occurs in street-names throughout much of Scotland, including the Glasgow Vennel in Irvine, the Boat Vennel in Ayr, Friars Vennel in Dumfries, Northgate Vennel in Peebles and The Vennel in Edinburgh. The word derives from French venelle, meaning ‘little street’, and is found in Scots texts from the fifteenth century onwards. In the Charters of the City of Edinburgh, there are references to ‘the comon venale callit Sanct Leonardis wynde’ (1439) and in the Calendar of Writs preserved at Yester House, we find mention of ‘a venelle called Leichwynd’ (1471). / The Dictionary of the Scots Language www.dsl.ac.uk provides a variety of quotations relating to Scotland’s vennels. The records of Perth Kirk Session for 1583-4 tell of one Walter Bog, who was ‘accused of cursing and biting of his mother-in-law … in the common vennell’. The Burgh Records of Glasgow for 1577 note the complaint that ‘the skynnaris wennal is sa hoikit (full of holes) that na persoun may pas’, and the Burgh Records of Edinburgh for 1674 note that ‘the vennalls and closes within the said burgh shall not … be obstructed … with the … building of any foir (front) stairs’. From the Burgh Records of Aberdeen, we also learn of the ruling ‘that the back gettis and vennellis be all closed’ in order to maintain ‘better defence of the town’. / Matters relating to the building, design and uses of vennels frequently appear in historical records, but they also feature in the modern day. As recently as April this year, in a discussion of a new housing development, The Berwickshire Advertiser reported: ‘the building control committee asked that the design of the vennels between the house units be reconsidered so that they are closed rather than open … in order to avoid problems created by wind blowing through the gaps between the buildings in adverse weather conditions’. Edinburgh Castle Collection Calendar – Front Cover
Cockburn St. Edinburgh by Jennifer Barclay

Another hidden close that can be found on the corner of Cockburn St. the good thing about most of these places is that they always lead you near a pub.
On top of the world Ma! by Crin

Arthurs Seat – Edinburgh, Scotland. Arthur’s Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of Holyrood Park, a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape in the centre of the city of Edinburgh.

Recent Work

Bedlam by Tom Gomez

The Bedlam Theatre is housed in the former “New North Free Church” (built 1846-8) at the foot of George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland. The building was designed by Thomas Hamilton, an architect also involved in the creation of the New Town in the city. It is on the site of the old city poorhouse, and its name is taken from the nearby site of the city’s first mental health hospital. After the building was abandoned by the church in 1937 it was gifted to Edinburgh University. The University used it for various purposes, including a furniture store and a school of nursing. In 1980, the Edinburgh University Theatre Company (EUTC) moved in, the building being converted for their use. Bedlam Theatre is the oldest student-run theatre in Britain. It is run by a student committee, elected annually. Any member can propose a show for selection by democratic company vote, and all aspects of the production from acting to lighting to taking the tickets are carried out by the student membership. Bedlam Theatre is an Historic Scotland Category B Listed building (HB Number 30020). Information supplied by Wikipedia. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Some perspective correction in Photoshop Elements. Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots.
GREYFRIARS BOBBY. by Finobub

Bobby belonged to John Gray, who worked for the Edinburgh City Police as a night watchman, and the two were inseparable for approximately two years.[1] On 15 February 1858 Gray died of tuberculosis. He was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard, the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Bobby, who survived Gray by fourteen years, is said to have spent the rest of his life sitting on his master’s grave. A more realistic account[citation needed] has it that he spent a great deal of time at Gray’s grave, but that he left regularly for meals at a restaurant beside the graveyard, and may have spent colder winters in nearby houses. In 1867 when it was pointed out that an ownerless dog should be destroyed, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Sir William Chambers (who was also a director of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), paid for a renewal of Bobby’s licence, making him the responsibility of the city council. Bobby died in 1872 and could not be buried within the cemetery itself, since it was consecrated ground; instead, he was buried just inside the gate of Greyfriars Kirkyard, not far from John Gray’s grave / . / Nikon D90 / Lens / AF-S DX / Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR / f/5 / 1/4000sec. / ISO-3200 / 0 step / 58mm / 4.7 / pattern
Greyfriars Bobby by Tom Gomez

Immortalised in a small statue just at the top of Candlemaker Row in Edinburgh, Scotland, the story of the Skye Terrier (Greyfriars Bobby) is world famous. Bobby belonged to John Gray, who worked for the Edinburgh City Police as a night watchman, and the two were inseparable for about two years. Then, on the 15th February 1858, Gray died of Tuberculosis. He was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard, in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Bobby is said to have spent the next 14 years sitting on his master’s grave leaving only to eat. When the winter weather was realy bad, Bobby would spend the night in one or other of the houses around the Kirkyard. Greyfriars Bobby, Scotland’s most famous dog, is not forgotton. After Bobby’s death, the President of the Ladies Committee of the RSPCA, Baroness Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, asked the City Council for permission to erect a granite fountain with a statue of Bobby placed on top. A statue was commissioned and sculpted by William Brodie 1815- 1881 and unveiled in November 1873 opposite the Kirkyard, on the corner of Candlemakers Row and King George IV Bridge. The statue of Greyfriars Bobby is an Historic Scotland Category A Listed monument (HB Number 27899). Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots. /
Dean village Edinburgh by Alex Gardiner

An early version of the Dean village Edinburgh .Containing Dean church,Dean post office, Dean water wheel, Dean flour mill, Dean river and bridges,Dean cottages. Cast in Hydrostone from original scullpture by Alex Gardiner.
The Genius of Architecture by Tom Gomez

This statue, named The Genius of Architecture is in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. It shows a crowned woman with two male kilted children at her feet. One shows plans for approval whilst the other kneels to apply mortar to a pillar. It represents the crowning of the theory and practice of Art. Edinburgh Castle can be seen in the background. Designed in 1862 by William Brodie 1815- 1881 (not to be confused with the infamous William Deacon Brodie) the statue was not unveiled until 1891 ten years after the artists’ death. Brodie was a prolific sculptor and is responsible for a number of statues in Edinburgh and Glasgow including James Young Simpson also in West Princes Street Gardens and the bronze statue of Greyfriar’s Bobby outside Greyfriars Kirk. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Some perspective correction in Photoshop Elements. Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots.
John Knox by Tom Gomez

The Bronze statue of John Knox in the quadrangle of New College on the Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland with the gothic spire of The Hub behind. The statue of John Knox is an Historic Scotland Category C Listed monument (HB Number 48246). New College is home to the School of Divinity at The University of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Hub, at the top of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, is the home of the Edinburgh International Festival, and a central source of information on all the Edinburgh Festivals. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Some perspective correction in Photoshop Elements. Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots. Featured in : Unique Buildings Of The World : 5 Nov 09 /
St. Cuthbert's Church by Tom Gomez

Nestled in the trees in the shadow of the Castle, St. Cuthbert’s Church just off Lothian Road in Edinburgh, Scotland is a large and imposing structure. This view is from the West end of West Princes Street Gardens and shows the twin Cupolas as well as a spire at the other end of the church. Tradition has it that St. Cuthbert, the famed monk-bishop of Lindisfarne, stopped by the shores of the Nor’ Loch (a lake now replaced with Princes Street Gardens) just below Edinburgh Castle and built a little hut there. This is the site of St. Cuthbert’s Parish Church, whose current incarnation dates from the 19th century but is built over at least six earlier places of worship. The first record of St. Cuthbert’s Church in Edinburgh is in 1127, when King David I gave all the land below the Castle to St Cuthbert’s. This is the oldest document in the Scottish Records Office, Register House, Edinburgh. Little is known of the church’s history from the 12th to the 16th century, aside from occasional references in Vatican documents. Click here for an aerial view. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots.
Writing

Priceless…From today until just about Christmas I have been given wall space to hang some framed prints in a local exhibition and on top of this a …

From today until just about Christmas I have been given wall space to hang some framed prints in a local exhibition and on top of this a further dozen and a half mounted ones on sale there too. After trawling through the lows recently it certainly feels nice to be surfing on top of a wave for a short time. To be asked by someone else to display in an exhibition is priceless. Regardless of whether a sale is generated the euphoric feeling of seeing your work hang splendidly for the next 6 weeks is something special for all artists. We all want to see sales and commissions pouring in but for the vast majority it can seem an endless horizon which is why we must never lose faith in our desire, our obsession. We must always continue to do what we do and make work for all to see because ultimately all we want is others to see our work and understand who we are….
Edinburgh's floral clock. by Finobub

I took this image while i was visiting edinburgh last june, as you can see the man in the image is busy marking out the areas for as to where assorted plants will be placed around the floral clock face. One of the best loved attractions in the City is the Floral Clock in Princes Street Gardens, which as well as being a work of art, is also a dependable timekeeper. The layout design is a big attraction and many visitors make a special journey to Edinburgh to see the Clock. Nikon D90 / Lens used / AF-S DX / Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR / f/3.5 / 1/4000 sec. / ISO-560 / 0 step / 18 mm / 3.7 / 27
Greyfriars Kirkyard. by Finobub

Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is in the hands of a separate trust from the church. For many people, the graveyard is associated primarily with Greyfriars Bobby, the loyal dog who guarded his master’s grave. Though Bobby’s headstone is at the entrance to the Kirkyard, he is actually buried at a grassy verge by a wall nearby, as the Kirk authorities would not allow his burial on consecrated ground. The dog’s famous statue is opposite the graveyard’s gate, at the junction of George IV Bridge, and Candlemaker Row. The Kirkyard was involved in the history of the Covenanters. They began in 1638 with signing of the National Covenant in the Kirk, and in 1679 some 1200 Covenanters were imprisoned in the Kirkyard pending trial – an area known as the Covenanters’ Prison. Many of the plots are enclosed in ornate stone and ironwork cages, called mortsafes, to preserve the dead from the attentions of the early 19th century resurrection men who supplied Edinburgh Medical College with the corpses for dissection. During the early days of photography in the 1840s the kirkyard was used by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson as a setting for several portraits and tableaux such as The Artist and The Gravedigger. The Greyfriars Cemetery is reputedly haunted. One such haunt is attributed to the restless spirit of the infamous ‘Bloody’ George Mackenzie buried there in 1691. The ‘Mackenzie Poltergeist’ is said to cause bruising, bites and cuts on those who come into contact with it and many visitors have reported feeling strange sensations. Particularly, visitors who take the City of the Dead ghost tour, which has access to the Covenanters’ Prison, have indeed emerged with injuries they have no recollection of sustaining. Even more interestingly, a number of deaths have taken place in the Kirkyard itself. The SciFi channel’s Scariest Places on Earth featured Greyfriars Cemetery. The Kirkyard backs on to George Heriot’s School, and the Greyfriars Bobby pub. Nikon D90 / Lens used / AF-S DX / Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR f/4.2 / 1/4000 sec. / ISO-3200 / +1.3 step / 30 mm / 4.1 / 45
Black-Headed Gull. by Finobub

Taken at Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. The Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident. Some birds will also spend the winter in northeastern North America, where it was formerly known as the Common Black-headed Gull. Nikon D90 Lens / AF-S DX / Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR / f/5.6 / 1/4000 sec. / ISO-360 / -1 step / 105 mm / 5 / 157
Warriston's Close by Tom Gomez

In Edinburgh, Scotland, closes and wynds are narrow lanes running out north and south off the Royal Mile. This is why, when looking at a map, the Royal Mile resembles a fish bone. Each close has a name, usually associated with the owner of tenements on that close. Formerly known as Bruce’s Close, Warriston’s Close is named for Lord Warriston, Sir Archibald Johnston who was a judge and a strong supporter of the Covenanters. This view is from the foot of Cockburn Street leading up to the High Street ((part of the Royal mile). Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots.