Sunday Morning Braid Hills Edinburgh

[Rob MacKillop]

What a beautiful morning. Best day of the year thus far.

I filled the Konica Hexar with some SXF film, and will be sending that off this week to get developed. I also took the D700, just in case...but its battery ran out after a dozen shots. Just as well I brought the Hex.

I live in the north of Edinburgh, and the Braid Hills are in the far south, so it's a ten-minute bus ride followed by a 40-minute bus ride. Worth the effort, though. The observatory is on top of the hill, and I think the Hex covered that. After such miserable weather of late, I'm not going to say I wished there were some clouds in the sky!

Developed in LR6. In no particular order:

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[Julian de'Courcy]

Excellent Rob. Gorgeous here also, a nice brisk chilled ENE wind to dry the air of blue skies.
I like the way the seats reflection stands out in the first shot, the last is familiar and for that I am enjoying it, the reeds is a fine image also a good set.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Julian. I hope you get outside for a few shots.

 

[Martin Carlin]

Very nice set Rob Like them very much. noticed you put a square one in to keep somebody happy

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Forum rules, Martin. It helps keep the peace!

 

[Rense Haveman]

I like the last one best, I think. Weird rock formations up there, didn't expect in the cold north, I guess....

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Rense, that's where Darwin and Hutton learned about geology. It's called Arthur's Seat. Been there many times. It's right in the heart of Edinburgh.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Ah, thank you! Probably, one day, I'll visit Edinburgh and see it with my own eyes. Googled foor the Braid Hills and I see they're completely overgrown with gorse.... Completely yellow.....

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Hence the b&w

 

[Rense Haveman]

Hence the b&w

Yeah.... And I guess they're not full in bloom.... Although gorse is one of the first....

 

[Rob MacKillop]

@Rense Haveman - Arthur's Seat: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur's_Seat

 

[Pete Askew]

A very nice set, Rob and your pleasure really show through I think. Some great reflections (and is that a bit of tripod, blurry stuff too?). I like the shot through the reeds very much but the last is my favourite. Great light and a nice sense of place.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I thought that too, about the tripod and longish exposure, but no. It just came out that way. All hand held.

 

[John Allen]

When I grow up, I want to be just like you. The last is a fascinating shot. It's a view of Edinburgh I've never seen in a photo. Among the others, I also like the one through the reeds and the one two spots above that, which looks like it was shot from near the same position, just higher pov.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Ha. You really don't, John, you really don't! Thanks for the comments.

 

[John Allen]

BTW, we've got some decent weather too. It's in the mid-50's and headed to near 60f today. A couple of days ago, we get a winter storm and cold weather and more snow coming by mid-week, but a nice 3-day break between the two bouts of cold weather. I'm hoping it is winter's last gasp.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Thanks Rob! I now learned that this is one of trillion places in Britain where King Arthur might have lived. Good to know...

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I like the first, the second and, oh what the heck, they are all good in their own sense. Glad you are up and about old man with the heavy stuff. The D700 shall give much pleasure I know.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

"In their own sense" - I like it ;-)

 

[Brian Moore]

Terrific set of images, Rob. Hard to decide which one I like best. They're all excellent. Perhaps the last one is my fave. The light is beautiful.