Maggie's Memorial Garden

[Rob MacKillop]

Maggie's Centres have been popping up all over the UK these last 30 years, helping people trying to cope with cancer. The centre in Edinburgh was the first, funded by Maggie (I must have known her surname at one point, but she is just known as Maggie). Anyway, the Edinburgh centre has a memorial garden, which I visited today...


underleaf by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


pink drops by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


red leaves 2 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

A lovely series there Rob. The first is superb and I like the contest the decaying leaves.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. The first has some Tonal Contrast from Nik Colour, which I rarely use, but seemed to suit this shot very well.

 

[Tom Dunne]

The light in all three has done it's job very well. Shows the flowers and leaves to good effect. I love the dash of nice blue sky in the first because the blue is a welcome colour in the composition. Very good photographs, all three Rob.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Tom. Even though it was/is a memorial garden, I decided to avoid the deliberately heart-rending shots of bunches of flowers with names attached and left on benches. I took one such shot, but then decided to take no more. Nature says it all if we look long enough.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I'm glad you went Rob, delightful. Wish I'd gone too and not to Marocco. I particularly love the first one.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Ivar.

 

[Paul Lange]

Lovely stuff Rob.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Paul.

 

[Dave Green]

Love that last shot Rob!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Dave.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Love that last one Rob. Just wonderful.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Glenn.