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. I love rainbows – there’s something special about them – they seem to give hope of better things to come (I’m too fanciful!). I am trying to get shots of double rainbows (have some) but I missed out on catching one gorgeous, unusual shot in Rosebery, Tasmania, a couple of years ago – a nearly white rainbow – never heard of them before, but I saw it! I was driving back to work and did not have my camera with me unfortunately, and so missed capturing the wonder of it.
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One of a breeding pair of mute swans by a steep grassy bank of the Water of Leith in Edinburgh.
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Reflections in the Water of Leith, Edinburgh
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Taken from the bridge between Bernard Street and Commercial Street, looking up the Water of Leith towards Sandport Place.
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A building by the Shore in Leith, Edinburgh, reflected in the water. See other photographs of buildings around Edinburgh
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A door that isn’t there in Leith: it was once the entrance to a wine and spirit merchant’s storeroom.
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Ocean Mist
by YonmeiThis steamer was built ninety years ago by George Brown & Co, Greenock. When begun she was named ‘Samuel Green’ and was intended for the Royal Navy: but she was completed in 1919, and launched as “Ocean Mist”. For 60 years “Ocean Mist” served as a trawler, mine sweeper and pleasure yacht: when owned by the Guinness family, she ferried racing cars to France and Italy. She retired about 1980 and was brought to Leith, where the Ocean Mist was a floating bar for nearly 20 years. She was derelict for a while, but freshly painted and renamed, The Cruz is now a floating restaurant. It’s amazing what a ship will do.
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another shot of the awesome sunset over Leith in Edinburgh
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The Port of Leith, an area which is changing rapidly. I added my own changes though not too rapidly ! I think most dockland areas everywhere have all become thee place to stay,drink,shop ,”at The Waterfront” ,”down by The Shore”. / Still a great place for to capture images.
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Robina Inglis The fishing boat Robina Inglis is captured here, moored in Newhaven harbour, near Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. I believe the boat may be a “Fifie”, a design of sailing boat developed on the east coast of Scotland, and used by Scottish fishermen from the 1850s until well into the 20th century. The boats were mainly used to fish for herring using drift nets. While the boats varied in design, they are characterised by their vertical stem and stern, their long straight keel and wide beam. These attributes made the Fifies very stable in the water and allowed them to carry a very large set of sails. The long keel, however, made them difficult to manoeuvre in small harbours. Thanks to Tomg for providing the following technical details: / ADMINISTRATIVE PORT : EYEMOUTH / HOMEPORT : GRANTON / PLN : LH179 / VESSEL NAME : ROBINA INGLIS / RSS # A12348 / FPO : NON-SECTOR / OVERALL LENGTH : 9.15 / REGISTERED TONNAGE : 7.25 / ENGINE POWER (kW) : 19 / VCU : 41.215 / YEAR BUILT : 1923 / HULL MATERIAL : W Who was Robina Inglis? / Well, there was a Robina Cowper (nee Inglis) who was a prominent women’s rights and pro-temperance worker, active in Melbourne, Australia in the early 1920s. Robina was the eldest of twelve children of Scottish-born parents John William Inglis, Presbyterian minister, and his wife Mary, née Fordyce. / Could this be the same Robina Inglis? Newhaven harbour, on the Firth of Forth, was founded in 1504 by King James IV of Scotland as a royal dockyard. It became an important fishing village, famous initially for oysters and later herring. An indoor fish market was built here in 1896 and is still in use today. Number of views to date = 114 Date: 14th August 2008 Click here to see the sun setting over the Firth of Forth
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This Bridge is at the beginning of sandport pl,down by the Shore,on one side of the bridge is new builds and on the other side, in this photo, all the original buildings, in Leith ,Edinburgh,Capital City of Scotland,although born and bred Leithers still do not refer that Leith is part of Edinburgh.It was a seperate town until 1920’s-30’s known to be a place full of life from a working dockland area,now its an area for new houses and trendy waterfront bars and resturaunts but still retains all the wonderful character and characters of old Leith.There are always two sides with a bridge!!! / Recently there was a petition against the Edinburgh Council ad Forth Ports about changing the name of the Port Of Leith to Edinburgh Ports…...........We won and the name Port of Leith stays….......................x
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Always remember to laugh!!!!............x /
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This is a small part of Leith Links…....the list of famous people and events in the history of Leith is endless. So where to begin the Story… / Imagine in you minds eye a river running through a thick forest. Within the forest are deer, wolves, foxes, bears and the Great Elk. On the banks of the river is a small village of the Votandini these are a Celtic people who covered their bodies in Tattoos from head to foot. In battle they would cut of the heads of their enemies and drill holes in the skull (Trepanning) after which they were buried around sacred wells. The idea was that the spirits of the dead warriors would protect the sacred wells from evil spirits because in Celtic Mythology the wells were gateways to the other world. The world of Ghosts and spirits such as the earth spirits, the spirits of the nature. This was Leith almost 3000 years ago before the Romans ever saw our district long before the district was ever called Leith. Near to the village was a clearing in the forest and the people decided to hack a path ! from the village to the clearing and the clearing became the village Graveyard. / The path from the village to the clearing became in time the “Kirkgate” and for centuries chapels were built along the Kirkgate. The Graveyard in time became the Churchyard of South Leith Parish Church. It is known from archaeology that South Leith Parish Church sits on an ancient Celtic sacred site.Leith Links was also used as a mass graveyard for victims to The Plague…...... / Leith Links has also been home to some of the world’s most colourful golfing characters of the past: Mary, Queen of Scots probably played here, and it is known that James VII and Charles I enjoyed games at Leith. / The Gentlemen Golfers of Leith were established in the early 18th century. In 1744, the City of Edinburgh presented them with a silver club. Rules were required and created, an event which gives Leith a unique place in the history of golf and which the Society seeks appropriate recognition for.
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Taken 26-11-08….fuji finepix 4700…slightly cropped….My Garden…You can just see Arthur Seat in the light…. /
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AS IS…..fuji finepix 4700…..Leith, My Garden, Edinburgh… /
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As Is….! / This would look Great in a Kitchen!!!!!!!!! It does in Mine…..xxx / /
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According to tradition, St. Bernard’s Well near Stockbridge in Edinburgh, Scotland was re-discovered by three Heriot’s school boys while fishing in the Water of Leith in 1760. Legend has it that it was originally discovered by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the founder of the Cistercian Order, in the 12th Century. After being poorly received at court, and suffering from a sickness, he went to live in a cave near the Water of Leith. There, he found the spring and drank its healing waters until his strength returned. Chemical analysis revealed that the water was similar to the sulphur springs at Harrogate in Yorkshire. In September 1760 the mineral spring was covered by a small wellhouse. In 1789, the present construction, a circular Roman Temple was commissioned by Lord Gardenstone. This elegant architectural structure in the form of a Doric rotunda is inspired by the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli in Italy. Under the lead dome stands a marble statue of Hygieia, Goddess of Health. In 1885, the well and grounds were purchased by the publishers Thomas Nelson & Sons. After restoration, it was left to the City of Edinburgh. The pump-room was refurbished in lavish Victorian style. The interior was designed like a celestial vault sparkling with sequin-like stars when sunlight strikes through the stained glass windows. The white marble pedestal is inscribed BIBENDO VALEBIS (By Drinking You Will Be Well). The revitalised well remained popular until its closure in 1940, following the outbreak of war. Remarkable claims continued to be made for its medicinal properties, ranging from the efficacy of a regular morning glass as a tonic for the system to a complete cure-all for rheumatism and arthritis. The temple then resembled a continental cafe with ‘little tables where regulars chatted with friends’. Aerated water from the well was even bottled and marketed for a short while. 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 setting sun framed by the fish monsters that guard the Scottish Government quayside…
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Rognvald & Carrie Fishing boats St Rognvald (LH52) and Carrie B (LH29), moored at Newhaven harbour, on the firth of Forth, Edinburgh, Scotland. St Rognvald (1136 – 1158) was one of the Earls of Orkney. The islands of Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland, were the centre of a powerful Norse Earldom which lasted from the ninth century to the thirteenth, and remained under Norwegian sovereignity right up until 1468. During this time the Earldom, which also included the Shetland Isles was ruled by a succession of men, some powerful, some weak, some good, and some bad. St Rognvald was murdered whilst out on a hunting expedition. Date: 14th August 2008
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The Water of Leith, Edinburgh
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The night lights of Malmaison, Edinburgh over the water of Leith
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The water of Leith, Edinburgh, was once a busy fishing port but is now famous for its eateries.
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