Cottage and Memorial
Gardener’s cottage, in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Princes Street Gardens were acquired by the city in 1876 and further landscaped by the City Architect Robert Morham (1839 -1912). Morham also built the Gardener’s cottage in 1886.
To the right of the cottage is the semicircle of rectangular standing stones depicting the history of the Royal Scots Regiment.
The central stone is inscribed with names of the campaigns in which the Regiment took part and a central bronze plaque shows the insignia of George VI.
The memorial was unveiled on 5th August 1952 by HRH Princess Mary, the Colonel in Chief. The final stone was unveiled on 9th of May 2007 by HRH Princess Ann to commemorate the end of the Regiment.
Behind the Royal Scots memorial you can see the stately towers of New College on The Mound and to the right of this is The Hub, at the top of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Its gothic spire – the highest point in central Edinburgh – towers over the surrounding buildings, including the adjacent castle.
Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA)
Canon 18-55mm IS lens
Exif data from the JPG
F-stop f/3.5
ISO 200
Focal length 18 mm
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Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix.
Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots.
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Lori Peters
How enchanting! Love this, Tom xo
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Lori …
richman
what a beautiful place
and a really nice photograph
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Richie, it is a lovely place …
WatscapePhoto
Very pretty and colourful scene, Tom. Nice one!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Steven, much appreciated …
Trudi's Images
Brilliant colours and capture Tom, if you did’nt know better this place looks like it has stepped right out of a model village scene ! very pretty indeed !!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you dear Trudi …
Martina Fagan
Wonderful Tom vivid colours great comp:)
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Tina …
BarbaraManis
This is so beautiful, Tom! Great capture!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you dear Barbara …
Brandie1
Stunningly beautiful.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Brandie, very much appreciated …
Joanne Bradley
Gosh Scotland looks like a land right out of a fairytale! Each image rivals with all the other! I would move into this lovely charming cottage without hesitation! Superb shot!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Joanne, it is a lovely little cottage in a beautiful setting …
Virginia N. Fred
Wow Tom you never cease to amaze me, wonderful capture…gina
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Gina, I always look forward to your lovely comments …
Andrew Ness
Good colours and shapes in this. Lovely capture.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Andy …
Delany Dean
Fabulous! Incredibly beautiful. You do such wonderful work! How do you manage to get shots of these amazing places, with no people walking around?
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Delany, it takes patience, but in this case, the cottage is tucked away at the end of the gardens, so it is usually quiet …
emanon
I learn something every time from your work Tom, great shot of the little cottage, it is a special place.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly Jo …
cherylc1
wonderful enchanting view!! love the cottage!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Cheryl …
Maureen Bloesch
looks like storyland!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so m uch dear Maureen …
George Cousins
What a really beautiful scene..wonderfully done Tom!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly George …
Ginny York
Oh my! This looks like something from out of a Fairytale! So incredibly beautiful. Excellent catch of it! A definate favorite!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Ginny, very much appreciated …
Scott d'Almeida
fantastic
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Scott …
Robin Brown
Ever get the feeling you’ve been somewhere before Tom? Still as bonnie as my memory remembers. Another feature heading your way!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Robin, really appreciate it mate …
Smudger
brilliant work tom
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly Steve …
Trainman
A beautifull shot Tom very good colour and clarity,and a good narrative,Regards Dave.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Dave, appreciated my friend …
Catherine Veal
lovely work Tom.x
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you dear Catherine …
Denis Molodkin
Stunning work, well done!
Tom Gomez replied
Much appreciated Denis …
Lucindawind
its magical and enchanting ( as Lori said ) lovely capture :)
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Elaine …
Béla Török
Fantastic work, Tom!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Béla …
Larry Trupp
Wonderful capture Tom, just the colorful deatils throughout…inst fav…thanks
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Larry, very much appreciated …
Rada
One word….beautiful! Nice photo, nice place… nice flowers….
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Rada, much appreciated …
Mel Brackstone
Gorgeous image, Tom! What a fantastic place!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Mel …
BigD
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much BigD, the honour is very much appreciated …
Keith G. Hawley
Great shot and it works really well with the HDR too! Nicely done and congrats on the feature.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Keith, I apprecaite your great comment …
John44
Tom..A 1
This is postcard quality work!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you for your continuing support John, always appreciated …
KcranmerArt
Wow!! I would love to have that landscaping in my front yard…beautiful pov Tom!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you dear Kellie …
How lovely to hear from you, I hope your getting better asd continuing to improve.
Tom
Daidalos
Fabulous work
Hiroshi Maeshiro
At first, I thought it was miniature model house. It looks too perfect! I like the way you include the towers in the back ground.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Hiroshi …
LeeLo
such a perfect picture :)
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much, very appreciated …
Eugenio
:))) Lovely capture !!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much …
F.A. Moore
Wow, this is so beautiful. Great frame of reference for the old with the new.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly Fran, very much appreciated …
rodsfotos
It’s that lovely old cottage again and the wider view is even better than the previous one Tom, that well manicured colourful garden is the icing on the cake, wonderful work,
Regards, Rod.
Tom Gomez replied
Cheers Rod, it is such a nice little cottage and I did not have to do much to gert a good result from it …
Globalphotos
The wide view really puts the whole garden into perspective, beautiful shot :-))
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Varinia. This view is at the East end of West Princes Street Gardens (which is really a park in the centre of Edinburgh). The whole park extends to the West and is 29 acres in size. At the other side of The Mound, East Princes Street Gardens run from The Mound to Waverley Bridge, and cover a further 8.5 acres.
Vicki Pelham
This is such a lovely shot of a very magical place….so well done!!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Vicki, so glad you like it …