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The Isle of Skye lies of the West Coast of Scotland. I was sitting on top of a cliff on the Island at 4am with my Border Collie and Camera by my side, just dreaming till day break when i spotted the light over what I call the Lower Isles breaking through the early morning clouds. My dreams had come true. CANON EOS 300D / 18-55mm Lens / Tripod / Remote
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Princes Street Gardens after a late snowfall in March 2006 with the Castle guarding the City
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Halloween is coming. composite Photographed the Moon and then the Castle. Moon transformed and added to the castle image. for castle halloween feature Canon 30D with 17-85mm IS USM Lens
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This shot was taken on a quiet afternoon on the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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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
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Poppies with a twist. A touch of art added to spice things up. / I have four images in my Poppy series, click on the images to view the others. Many thanks for stopping by. / / / /
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Commission. / Oil on canvas, 60×60cm / Imaginary suburban houses. / Limited edition giclee prints available from: www.minigallery.co.uk
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Many of the Celtic goddesses are linked with the raven or crow. In this mythology the goddesses are the aggressive deities, those associated with war and death. Badb, Macha and Nemain are all associated with crows and/or ravens, as is Nantosuelta, a Gaulish water and healing goddess. The wife of the Fomorian sea-god, Tethra, was said to be a crow goddess who also hovered above battlefields, and Scottish myth has the Cailleach Bheure, who often appeared in crow form. The association of the birds with death and war is an obvious reflection of its tendency to eat carrion, plenty of which is to be found in the aftermath of battle. This tendency led, eventually, to the persecution of the raven, as a harbinger of doom and destruction, and also to the common notion in modern European culture that the main attribute of Crow and Raven is their connection with the Otherworld. Upon Cuchulainn’s death, the Morrigan perched on his shoulder in the form of a raven The Carrion Crows of Sendai City, Japan, have access to a supply of walnuts but have a tough time cracking them open. These feathered problem solvers, however, have found a solution. The clever birds perch on traffic lights with walnuts held in their beaks. When a red light stops the traffic, the birds fly down, position the walnuts in the path of the traffic and return to their vantage point. The light turns green, the traffic resumes, and the walnuts are crushed by tires passing over them. As soon as the light turns red again, the Crows return to the pavement to claim their food. Original Photograph taken at Lochend Park,Restalrig,Edinburgh. 02-11-08…..Then manipulated with a Digital photo programme…contrast and equaliser. FEATURED ON RB HOMEPAGE 5-08-09
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Reflections Before Sunrise Submitted for the Letter R in Alphabet Soup NEW Challenge for The Best of R Challenge The Forth Railway Bridge Queensferry Edinburgh Scotland: The 2.5 km. (1.5 mile) Forth Railway Bridge, the world’s first major steel bridge, with its gigantic girder spans of 521 m. (1710 ft.) ranks as one of the great feats of civilization. It was begun in 1883 and formally completed on 4 March 1890 when HRH Edward Prince of Wales tapped into place a ‘golden’ rivet. I love this old bridge because it brings back many wonderful memories of my childhood as we travelled across it on old trains to Burnt Island and Kinghorn for day trips. Nostalgic, I know, but I have a fascination with things that influenced my life. I was always struck by it’s sheer size and complex construction. I even tried to build it once from matchsticks and glue. I captured this picture on a cold and frosty morning in Nov 2008 when visiting my sick father in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. I’ll always remember the look on his face as I showed him this picture on my Nikon screen. He said, through his oxygen mask “WOW son, that’s brilliant!” Thanks dad! Camera: Nikon D700 Lense 24-120mm. “More Views of Edinburgh Scotland” Just click the pic to take you there.
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Couple walking down the News Steps in Edinburgh’s old town. Scotland. Featured in the Textures Unlimited group on 13 Sep 2009. Featured in the European Everyday Life group on 15 Aug 2009. Featured in the Layered With Textures group on 04 Jan 2009. / / / / Image Collections: Featured work Layered with Texture Monochrome Camera Paintings Floral Triptychs This & That / /
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Photograph taken on Princess Street in Edinburgh, Scotland in front of the Balmoral Hotel (on the right) looking towards Waverley Train Station. The National Monument on Carlton Hill can be seen in the background. / Edited using several layers of textures. Featured in the Streetscapes group on 16 Mar 2009. Featured on the homepage on 27 Feb 2009. Featured in the The Scots Are Coming group on 07 Feb 2009. Featured in the European Everyday Live group on 23 Dec 2008. / / / Browse gallery by print format: Landscape Format / Image Collections: Featured work Layered with Texture Monochrome Camera Paintings Floral Triptychs This & That
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This shot was take last year in Edinburgh. The sky was boring, so I played about in postprocessing, and ended up with this watercolour-like effect.
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oil on canvas. 20×20cm / (Featured in Cats and Dogs)
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Power
by claremartinFemale model in water flicking hair.
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Fireworks celebrating the New Year in Edinburgh, Scotland. Featured on the Main Features page in May 2009
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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. 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 : Cottage Style : 8 May 09 / Featured in : Canon DSLR : 9 May 09 / Featured in : Neighborhoods : 10 May 09 / Featured in : PostCard Style : 18 May 09 / Featured in : ImageWriting : 23 May 09 Click here for a random page of photographs /
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A panoramic view from West Princes Street Gardens taking in the enormity of Edinburgh Castle 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. Edinburgh Castle is a collection of buildings many of which are Historic Scotland Category A or B Listed Buildings. As an example, Edinburgh Castle Great Hall is Category A listed (HB Number 48220). 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 : HDR Photography Group : 25 June 09 / Featured in : Canon DSLR Group : 27 June 09 / Featured in : Take Me Higher : 3 Aug 09 / Featured in :Dimensions : 25 Oct 09 Click here for a random page of photographs
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Beautiful Edinburgh Castle taken from Princes Street Gardens.Taken using a Canon 30d. Processed using elements.
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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 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 : Canon DSLR : 1 Aug 09 /
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Enjoy a calendar – full… or more in the fireworks series… The start of the annual fireworks concert under the landmark ramparts of Edinburgh Castle perched on a volcanic rock above the city. Amongt the picnicers thronging the public gardens below my first attempts at fireworks meant fumbling in the dark with unfamiliar settings (like M for mad) and getting disoriented still further by an upended camera so all the buttons were in the wrong places… LOL .. then it didnt help when my remote died after 3 test clicks..teehee.. So critique hugely welcome.. and excuses above! Nikon D60 / Nikkor VR 18-200 / UV filter / Tripod / Remote (packed up after 3 clicks..grr) f/8 / 1” / ISO-100 / infinity focus / VR off Cropped only Thanks so much for looking / Cheers / :)))
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