Makars’ Court
Just off the Lawnmarket (a stretch of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland) is Makars’ Court.
Within the Courtyard is The Writers’ Museum which is housed in Lady Stair’s House (built in 1622 for Sir William Grey of Pittendrum). In 1719, the building was bought by Lady Stair. The museum is dedicated to the lives and work of Scotland’s great literary figures, including Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Makars’ Court, which takes its name from the Scots word for a poet, is an evolving national literary monument in which inscribed commemorative flagstones celebrate Scottish writers from the 14th century John Barbour to Ian Crichton-Smith who died in 1998. New flagstones are added on a regular basis.
Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA)
Canon 18-55mm IS lens
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F-stop f/3.5
ISO 200
Focal length 18 mm
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Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix.
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Virginia N. Fred
Wonderful architecture, great lines, and history….gina
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Gina, always appreciated …
Peter Lusby Ta...
I’m impressed hdr gives a magical quality- is that some kind of rising front lens? or is the perspective corrected in photoshop?
Tom Gomez replied
Thanks Peter, and well spotted, I corrected the perspective in Elements 5 …
BigD
excellent work
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you BigD …
Tainia Finlay
Beautiful Tom!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Tainia, much appreciated …
Philip Johnson
im very envious of the amount of heritage building you guys in the UK have to shoot hdr on lol great shot Tom
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Philip, always appreciated …
Scott d'Almeida
brilliant
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly Scott …
Finbarr Reilly
Excellent capture Tom and great info. ;)
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Fino, glad you like it …
RobynLee
Great Photo!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Robyn, much appreciated …
dinghysailor1
fantastic part of town.. love this place but really must make time to go into the museum! great capture tom and fascinating info as ever! cheers
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Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Maggie …
BarbaraManis
You guys have the best architecture! Everything is so new here in comparison! I guess there’s a reason for that, lol! Anyway, beautiful capture!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much dear Barbara …
cherylc1
Beautiful Tom!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Cheryl …
Smudger
wonderful tom as always
Tom Gomez replied
Cheers Steve …
DonDavisUK
WOW Tom, takes me back a few years. Amazing capture. Don.
Tom Gomez replied
So glad you like it Don …
Robin Brown
And it Makars’ an excellent shot too Tom!!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Robin …
Antanas
lovely capture
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you Antanas …
Catherine Veal
love the way you have edited this Tom, with good lighting and shadows. A fave fo me.x
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you dear Catherine, always appreciated …
Martina Fagan
Great history & a brilliant capture Tom
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you dear Tina …
Irene Burdell
A fabulous shot and history Tom x
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly dear Irene …
Trainman
You have taken this and given an excellent narative well taken Tom Regards Dave.
Tom Gomez replied
Thanks for the great comment Dave …
steppeland
Lovely! This image has a very nice atmosphere… Love it!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much, much appreciated …
Denis Molodkin
Great composition, excellent work!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly Denis …
rodsfotos
Brilliant again Tom, this is the kind of architecture from Edinburgh that sticks so firmly in my mind, good to see it hasn’t shown signs of modernity either, well captured,
Regards, Rod.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Rod. Wait till you see my next upload (one of the oldest buildings on the Royal Mile) ...
Lucindawind
this is a lovely place! wonderful shot Tom :)
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Elaine …
Trudi's Images
Nicely composed shot Tom !
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Trudi …
Béla Török
Fantastic image, Tom!
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you so much Béla …
Peter Hammer
It has worked well Tom with the use of HDR not readily detectable. I missed this when I was in Edinburgh in May.
Tom Gomez replied
Thank you kindly Peter, glad you like it …