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The East end of South Queensferry, Lothian Region, Scotland on a foggy February morning. Related shots can be found at: South Queensferry Best viewed Larger.
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Linlithgow Palace – Occupying a prominent position beside Linlithgow Loch, the palace is one of Scotland’s best known historic buildings. Although designated as a Royal Palace, this imposing fortification qualifies as a defensive Castle and was built to be just that. The first royal residence was established on this site in the 12th century; the present palace was started for King James I in 1425. James V was born here in 1512, and, by the time of the birth of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1542, the building had taken its present form. Bonnie Prince Charlie was entertained here in 1745; a year later, after having been occupied by soldiers of the Duke of Cumberland, the palace was gutted by fire and has remained a noble ruin ever since. On a personal note, once opon a time, when I used to do real work for a living, I worked for the Department of the Environment, Repair and Maintenance of Ancient monuments. We were based in Linlithgow Palace and as well as maintaining the Palace, we also looked after many other historic buildings over a wide area in central Scotland. Linlithgow is also the town where I was born. I lived there until I married. Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland. Best viewed Larger.
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Frasers Department Store in the city centre of Glasgow
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My second attempt at HDR. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. The clock tower and spire of St Cuthbert’s church just off Lothian Road, Edinburgh, with edinburgh castle in the background. 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. Little is known of the church’s history from the 12th to the 16th century, aside from occasional references in Vatican documents. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Castles and Lowland Scotland.
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The tower of Carriden Church seen through one of the windows of the ruin of Carriden Old Church. The Church and ruin are at Carriden, Bon’ess, Falkirk District, Scotland. Carriden Old Church was built in 1766 to replace the medieval church adjacent to Carriden House. It is T-shaped in plan and finished in simple Georgian style. An aedicule was attached to the north side of the building in 1771 to protect the monument to Sir William Maxwell of Carriden. A tower with a spire and a session house were added around 1840. When the new church was opened in 1909 the roof was taken off the old one and it is now a picturesque ruin. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland.
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The Rosedale Hotel and row of houses at Portree Harbour, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Sometimes referred to in Gaelic poetry and song as Eilean a’ Cheò (The Misty Isle), Skye is renown for its natural beauty, history and wildlife. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at Skye shots or Highland Scotland shots.
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A shot of the Town Hall, looking down the Kirkgate in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. The High Street is at the bottom of the hill. The other end of the Kirkgate leads to the Outer Gate of Linlithgow Palace. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland or you can look at all my HDR shots.
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The High Street in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, looking South West. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland or you can look at all my HDR shots. /
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These are reputedly the oldest remaining buildings on the High Street of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. The houses are called the Wee Windaes (Small Windows for our non Scottish friends). We lived in one of these houses for a short period many years ago, before I was 5. It was not such a nice place to live in then, but they have been restored, upgraded inside and are now a listed building. Incidently, Linlithgow is the town where I was born. I lived there until I married. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Linlithgow, Lowland Scotland or you can look at all my HDR shots.
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Towering over the surrounding countryside in the heart of Scotland’s Braveheart country Stirling Castle is one of the great royal residences of Scottish history. A visit to this famous medieval castle is an essential part of any visit to central Scotland. It rivals even Edinburgh Castle for its sheer magnificence. It looks spectacular during the day, and enchanting when it is illuminated in a foggy night. / / / / Framed Print /
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Another view from my office window, looking over the roofs of Edinburgh, Scotland. The tower is the tall cupola of Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church. The church stands on Bellevue Crescent in Edinburgh’s New Town, and was built in 1824 to a design by Thomas Brown. The church was originally known as Bellevue Church, then as St Mary’s Parish Church, taking its present name upon union with Broughton Macdonald Church. Just behind the Cupola, you can see a few of the glass structures of Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Gardens. In the distance over the rooftops can be seen the hills of the Kingdom of Fife. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or see my Edinburgh Calendar.
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In days of yore all roads led to Stirling. Those who had control of Stirling Castle were in control of Scotland. Let yourself be enchanted by the poetry of Stirling Castle. Its magic makes every romantic heart beat faster. This scottish castle is one of the most interesting and beautiful destinations in Europe. Picture Postcard from Scotland / Laminated Print /
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Still with Mousa Broch but now the interior. More details of the broch can be found here / This one is actually taken near the top of the tricky stone stair that runs between the walls all the way to the top and if you are very, very lucky or go visiting on one of the night-time tours, you can experience one of the most memorable wildlife experiences – the sound of storm petrels ‘snoring’ in their drystone wall nests. / Believe me, once heard, never forgotten. The stonework has lasted some 2,000 years in some of the harshest weather in the UK and probably uninhabited for 2/3rds of that time – a testament to the builders’ work. Thanks for looking. / Richard Tech detls Nikon D300 / Nikon 16-85mmVR @ 16mm / 1/13s f5 / ISO640 / Silver Efex Pro for mono toning and CS4 (using an Orton filter technique to soften the image) Location / OS HU457 236
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The Bank of Scotland Building at the Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland. The former Bank of Scotland headquarters, now headquarters of the merged HBOS, has dominated the northern flank of Edinburgh’s Old Town for 300 years. The shot is from Cockburn Street. The Bank of Scotland Headquarters stands on Edinburgh’s Mound looking down over East Princes Street Gardens. The HQ Building was initiated while Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville (1742 – 1811), was Governor of the Bank. The Bank Headquarters was built by architects Robert Reid (1774 – 1856) and Richard Crichton. David Bryce (1803 – 76) refurbished the Interior in 1862 and added new domed wings with a grand replacement central dome. The Bank of Scotland Headquarters were remodelled again in 1929 and 1981. Established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament in 1695, the Bank of Scotland is the oldest surviving UK clearing bank. The Bank started in Edinburgh’s Old Town, at Old Bank Close in the Lawnmarket, before relocating to the Mound. The Bank of Scotland merged with the Halifax Building Society in 2001, becoming HBoS Plc, but the Bank’s headquarters remain in Edinburgh. Shot taken on 28th February 2009. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Camera: Canon EOS 450D BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots.
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The terrace runs above West Bow and Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. There are nice restaurants and coffee houses and on pleasant summer days you can sit out on the terrace with a coffee, beer or glass of wine, above the traffic in an oasis of calm. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) 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. Click here for a random page of photographs
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The terrace runs above West Bow and Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. There are nice restaurants and coffee houses and on pleasant summer days you can sit out on the terrace with a coffee, beer or glass of wine, above the traffic in an oasis of calm. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) 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. Sold a Large Framed Print on 7th Oct 09
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Blackness is a village on the shore of the River Forth in Scotland. It lies within the council area of Falkirk, and the former county of West Lothian. The village originally served as a port for nearby Linlithgow (incidently, the town where I was born and grew up), with a harbour on Blackness Bay, an inlet of the Forth. As a port it was superdeded by Bo’ness, and fell into decline from the 17th century. The small village is today dominated by Blackness Castle, situated on a promontory overlooking the bay. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Blackness or Lowland Scotland. Click here for a random page of photographs
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Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland is a green and pleasant place. Looking towards the Mound in the Old Town. On the left can be seen 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. In the centre of the shot are the stately towers of New College on The Mound. On the right, the cream buildings with red roofs are called Ramsay Garden. The Mound is an artificial hill which connects Edinburgh’s New Town and its Old Town. It was formed by the dumping of 1,501,000 cartloads of earth excavated from the draining of the Nor Loch – which today forms Princes Street Gardens and the foundations of Princes Street. The Mound was officially opened in 1781. When the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was extended to Waverley in 1846, tunnels were driven under The Mound to allow access to the west. Today The Mound is a busy, if fairly steep, thoroughfare taking traffic from Princes Street, over the Royal Mile and into the Old Town. Due to its raised elevation, the Mound commands expansive views over Princes Street and the New Town of Edinburgh and towards Calton Hill. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) 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. Featured in : ImageWriting : 27 June 09 Click here for a random page of photographs
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Lt. General Wade’s Bridge at Aberfeldy in the Breadalbane region of Highland Perthshire (Breadalbane means “Highland Scotland” in Gaelic). Shot taken on Saturday 20th December 08 in the middle of our winter. Designed by William Adam, Scotland’s best architect. The total cost was £3,596 or, in today’s terms, over £1m. ”... a freestone bridge over the Tay, of five arches, nearly 400ft. in length, the middle arch 60 feet wide, the starlings of oak and the piers and landbreasts founded on piles shod with iron….” (House of Commons Journal, 7th February 1734). The bridge was first opened to traffic at the end of October 1733. Wade regarded it the greatest of his considerable achievements in road-making. In 9 years he had personally supervised the construction of over 250 miles of military roads in the Highlands – the first engineered roads in Britain since Roman times. lt is now the only one of Wade’s 35 major bridges to remain in use as a public highway. Built for 18th century wheeled carriages, it survives to the 21st century as a great memorial to a great roadbuilding engineer. Wade’s Bridge is a Category A listed structure of historic importance (HB Number 20861) under the care of Historic Scotland. The River Tay, Scotland longest river, meanders across Scotland from Loch Tay before flowing out to sea at the Firth of Tay. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens / Exif data from the JPG / F-stop f/5.6 / ISO 200 / Focal length 18 mm BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Highland Scotland. Featured in : Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide : 22 Aug 09 / Featured in : Stream Crossings : 23 Aug 09 / Sold a Card on 26th Aug 09
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Skye, Hebrides, Scotland / /
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The Back Braes (back lanes) in South Queensferry, Scotland, the town where I live, at 12:54 PM on Christmas Eve, 2009. Snow (other than the short lived inch or so) has become increasingly rare at this latitude in Scotland over the last 20 years, so it is nice to see a decent fall of snow, even if it does cause chaos to our transport systems. Dominating the shot is the Forth Bridge. This unique steel Cantilever Bridge with three diamond-shaped towers crosses the river Forth from South Queensferry, to North Queensferry. The bridge was designed by Sir John Fowler and Benjamin Baker. The bridge was built by Sir William Arrol. Constructed started in 1883. The bridge was opened in 1890 at a cost of £2.5m (~£205m in todays prices) and 57 fatalities among the construction crew (it is now believed that the actual death toll is likely to have been closer to 80). The bridge is still in use today, carrying the railways to the north from Edinburgh. Along with the Forth Road Bridge (about half a mile to the west) these two bridges form the main traffic arteries north and south. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Lens: Canon 18-55mm IS BEST VIEWED LARGER Single RAW image tonemapped in Photomatix Pro 3.2. Related shots can be found at: / South Queensferry, Lowland Scotland and HDR. Featured in : A View somewhere….. : 2 Jan 10
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