Arthur's Seat Again - on a dreich day

[Rob MacKillop]

Dreich is one of my favourite words...wet, windy, miserable...but we all enjoyed our walk. It's wonderful to have this amazing landscape right in the heart of the city.

My friends from Finland, Timo and his wife Soili, were visiting their daughter at Aberdeen University, and made a trip to Edinburgh.

Timo5 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Timo4 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Timo3 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Timo2 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Timo1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

A wet Fuji X-E1, 18-55mm, with raindrops, and Auld Nik Silver

 

[Pete Askew]

An excellent set there Rob and I guess you pretty much captured the atmosphere. I especially like the last one and can imagine they will enjoy the one before as it is very evocative.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Pete. It has been an enjoyable day. But now I'm sitting on the couch, reading B&W Photography magazine and drinking a camomile tea. Bliss. And occasional trips to my iPad.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Gorgeous views, Rob, and a grand day out. The finale is as valuable too.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Nihat! Yesterday I received in the post some new strings for the 8-string Stauffer guitar...Time to put them on! A fine day, indeed

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

A great set Rob, very good. The last three for me are sooo good.
Have a nice Tune with your new strings.

Might go and see Lau in the week for a tune or two.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Julian. Lau?

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Hey! That's something... Enjoy every moment of it.

I checked the Stauffer guitars and found this -
For Sale | STAUFFER GUITARS
I did not know about it. How is the sound and action? Is it all electric?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Not that at all, Nihat, but this: J. G. Stauffer/Viennese 8 string | Roseberry Guitars

Stauffer lived in the Vienna of Schubert, Beethoven, Giuliani, Paganini, etc, and was the finest guitar maker of the day. He had one apprentice who would go on to become very famous - Martin - after he moved to America.

The cool thing about Stauffer's design is the moveable fingerboard. It floats above the soundboard, like a violin or cello, and with the aid of a key can be moved up or down - so you can change the action (the height of the strings above the frets) in seconds. Brilliant.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Rob, this is the guitar of my dreams probably. Change of action in seconds... Thanks for the link and educating me. I wonder a 6 string guitar's cost?!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Write to Scot, and mention you are a friend of mine. He is very friendly. His guitar is the best I've ever had. He also does student models.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Thank you, Rob.

 

[Stephen McCullough]

That's a great set. I can feel the weather! The last one really grabs me. So much atmosphere.

Today we're having hail and very strong winds. I love spring.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Yes, it was a great weather day, the clouds broken up instead of uniformly grey or blue, lots of wind, and a few raindrops on the lens, especially in that last shot. I like the shot on top of the hill, when the rain finally broke, sending everyone into a panic, frantically putting their rain gear on. Quite a comical moment. It was worth getting wet, holding back while everyone else got organised. Ah, yes, I suffer for my art [doh]

 

[Beth Carter]

holy crap it looks windy, the wind looks like it's coming right through the computer screen. wonderful dark tones, very moody.

 

[Brian Moore]

The way those clouds are rendered, dreich looks magnificent to me, Rob.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, everyone. I do like how they turned out.