Edinburgh Castle View: Capital City of Scotland
Edinburgh Capital City of Scotland
Although I come from Edinburgh, I’d never ventured to the top of the Scott Monument before, what a view. Don’t know why I’ve never climbed it before.
Captured on Nikon D700 with 50mm Prime f/1.4.
This is the view from the top of the Walter Scott Monument on Princess Street.
In the picture: Foreground Scotland’s National Art Gallery, leading to Princess Street Gardens, Princess Street on the right (notice them digging it all up to lay new tram lines), Edinburgh Castle to the right and St Mary’s Cathedral with three spires in the far distance.
On a clear day from the top of the Scott Monument you can see for miles.
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saseoche
Beautiful scenery and stunning capture!
DonDavisUK replied
Hi Saseoche, thank you for the kind words my friend. Regards, Don.
Kazzoom IPA
lovely Don
DonDavisUK replied
Hi Kazz, thanks for that my friend. Regards, Don.
JacquiK
Lovely Capture Don.
DonDavisUK replied
Hi Jacqui, thanks for that my friend. Regards, Don
SPQQKY
A Great image Don…:)
DonDavisUK replied
Hey there Gordo, thank for that mate.
missmoneypenny
What a gorgeous view – really nicely captured Don
DonDavisUK replied
Hi Chris, thank you for the lovely comment my friend. Regards, Don.
Chris Clark
congratulations on a fantastic capture Don…..........hope you enjoyed your trip
DonDavisUK replied
Hey there Chris, thank you very much, Yep! I certainly did enjoy my trip northwards to Edinburgh. The wedding was so wonderful and it’s always great to see the gathering of the clans. Thanks again. Don.
laurawhitaker
Lovely colours! Great day for it!!
DonDavisUK replied
Hey there Laura, thank you for the lovely comment.
Tom Gomez
Stunning view mate and great colours, love it, a fave for me …
Just one little thing – the castle is on the left – hehehe
DonDavisUK replied
Tom, you are so observant:
) LOL. What a cluts I am:) Cheers mate, it was great to see Auld Reeky again, but it wasn’t reekin this time, the air was clean and clear.kalaryder
A wonderful scene
DonDavisUK replied
Hi Kala, thanks for the lovely kind words my friend. Regards, Don.
John Pitman
Looks very busy in the street. Nice detail Don.
DonDavisUK replied
Hi John, thank you for the wonderfully encouraging words mate. Regards, Don.
satwant
The picture and its clarity is appreciable.
DonDavisUK replied
Hi Satwant, thank you for the wonderfully encouraging words mate. Regards, Don.
Arrowman
Superb Don, love the sky !!
DonDavisUK replied
Hey there Colin, thanks for that my friend. It was just such a lovely day. (That sounds like a song:-) LOL>
opaoma71
What a loveley shot from ths vantage point Don. I was in this fine city last year and had no idea how to get somewhere a little higher than ground level with all the people and road works going on. But this angle is spot on. Will visit again next year and go looking for better vantage spots,
John H
DonDavisUK replied
Hey there John, thank you very much for that my friend. I know what you mean about vantage points in Edinburgh, but they are there. One place to get good views in on the Mound, it’s a windy road leading up to the Royal Mile from Princess Street. There is also this one, the Walter Scott Monument. You’ll have to pay £3.50 entrance fee though, and there are a lot of steps to climb, but the views of Edinburgh, the Forth, the Queen’s Park and the Pentland Hills is well worth the effort. Hope you have real success and grab some great and wonderful shots of my home city. Thanks again John, Regards, Don.
rodsfotos
Well I too have never been monument Don but looking at that wonderful view over Edinburgh certainly makes me want to, wonderful colours and clarity, the perfect sky as well Don, looks like you had wonderful weather for your visit,
Regards, Rod.
DonDavisUK replied
Hi Rod, you’ll have to be prepared to climb a steep stairway and many steps to the top. The narrow winding spiral stairs can leave you feeling dizzy:-) But I just took my time and soaked up the view at each platform. Lots of other people were there too.
PhotosByG
Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “A Garden somewhere ….”
This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.
Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to this group.
DonDavisUK replied
Awesome! Thanks you so much for that my friend. What an honour, I’m jumping for joy and really glad that you liked it. Regards, Don.
Fireman
WOW I an impressed, OUTSTANDING work Don, awesome view, WELL DONE
DonDavisUK replied
Hi Fireman, thanks for that my friend.
Paul McGuire
Amazing work Don. You made it look like a fairy tale land! Stunning!
DonDavisUK replied
Hi Paul, thank again for the great comment.
morpheus71
Awesome detail colours and angle! Is the an HDR? Excellent work
DonDavisUK replied
Hey there Morpheus, thanks you very much for that my friend. Regards, Don. BTW it is an HDR but with very slight adjustments.
schiabor
excellent
Eric
DonDavisUK replied
Hey there Schiabor, thank you for viewing and commenting.
Sharon Mau
It is an amazing view Don, beautiful work!
DonDavisUK replied
Hey there Sharon, you found my home town, thank for lookin through. You are very kind indeed to FAV this one. God bless and have a wonderful day. Don.
Kasia-D
I’ve never been up there either. It was closed for so many years. I’ll have to climb up next trip if the weather is good. Amazing shot! And a good view of the tramworks – which makes it a documentary shot too. One day they will be over!