Four

[Rob MacKillop]

...from the Water of Leith, which winds its way through Edinburgh.

WOL2 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


WOL1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


The Auld Gateway by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


GoMA Brig by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

 

[Pete Askew]

Super set Rob. I love the first with the faint specs on the dark water. The light on the wall is also wonderful and the last one oozes quality. The weakest of the set for me is the bridge. A fine image but no real magic for me.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. I'll settle for three out of four

This is the first of my Julian-inspired surrounds. I'm using it as an alternative to a watermark. I know people could easily edit it out, but if they are willing to go to that length for an image they like, then good luck to them!

 

[Pete Askew]

They do add a nice touch of class.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks. We'll see. I might go off the idea later.

 

[Douglas McMann]

No.2 for me Rob...but is there any reason you went portrait instead of landscape...???

Borders look good as well...what did you do that in...???

 

[Rob MacKillop]

So, Dougie, you like the one Pete is not so keen on. Well then, something for everybody

Portrait or landscape...good question. I was using the DP1 Merrill, which is a fixed-lens camera, and was in a confined space. It really was the best available position. I've tried that spot with three or four cameras, with various lenses, and never felt I had the shot I hope to get. It's a little frustrating.

Julian told me how to do the border. I use Elements, but any Photoshop should be able to do it. Go into Image, then Canvas Size. I turn it into inches, and add two inches (Julian, the space junkie, adds four inches). Make sure it is set to White. I then save the image, and then do it all again, but this time adding one millimetre in black. And Bob's yer uncle.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Oh, and then I add text - the image title and my name.

 

[Douglas McMann]

So, Dougie, you like the one Pete is not so keen on. Well then, something for everybody

Portrait or landscape...good question. I was using the DP1 Merrill, which is a fixed-lens camera, and was in a confined space. It really was the best available position. I've tried that spot with three or four cameras, with various lenses, and never felt I had the shot I hope to get. It's a little frustrating.

Julian told me how to do the border. I use Elements, but any Photoshop should be able to do it. Go into Image, then Canvas Size. I turn it into inches, and add two inches (Julian, the space junkie, adds four inches). Make sure it is set to White. I then save the image, and then do it all again, but this time adding one millimetre in black. And Bob's yer uncle.

Thanks for that Rob...I'll maybe try it out as it does look quite classy...However, that would mean jumping back and forth between Lightroom and Elements...maybe a bit of research to see if Lightroom can actually do this for me....

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Excellent set Rob. I like them all and the frames suit. Especially like he third image, superb.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Julian. Much appreciated.

 

[Tom Dunne]

Like all four but I like the first one the most. I like how the weed intertwines in what, on first view, I though was rhubarb from the garden.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Tom. It occurred to me a couple of days ago, that the white dots on the river look like stars...

 

[Milan Vjestica]

Very good images Rob, especially the first two for me.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Milan.

 

[Paul Lange]

All good but the first is my favourite out of these Rob.

 

[Paul Lange]

Thanks, Pete. I'll settle for three out of four

This is the first of my Julian-inspired surrounds. I'm using it as an alternative to a watermark. I know people could easily edit it out, but if they are willing to go to that length for an image they like, then good luck to them!

Well you know how the song goes - "two out of three ain't bad" so three out of four is 100% by my reckoning..

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Paul. You should do my accounts