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Edinburgh Castle, stronghold that was once the residence of Scottish monarchs and now serves mostly as a museum. It stands 443 feet (135 metres) above sea level and overlooks the city of Edinburgh from a volcanic crag called Castle Rock.
Castle Rock has been the site of human activity for at least 3,000 years. By 600 ce a Celtic tribe called the Votadini, or Gododdin, had built Eidyn’s Hill Fort on the rock. The first king of Scotland who is known to have made his residence on Castle Rock was Malcolm III Canmore (reigned 1058–93). His pious wife Queen Margaret, who died in the castle in 1093 and was later canonized as St. Margaret of Scotland, is commemorated in St. Margaret’s Chapel, which was built between about 1130 and 1140 on the highest point of the rock and is the oldest surviving building on the castle grounds.
The London to Edinburgh flight path, combined with a break in the clouds and the lucky timing of the sun setting in just the right spot all came together to provide this marvelous view. Im only glad I had my camera out and was ready to shoot. Protip: Always have your camera out and be ready to shoot!!
Arthur's Seat is located in Holyrood Park, at the end of the Royal Mile. This large, grass covered hill is the remains of an extinct volcano that erupted 350 million years ago.
Arthur's Seat is the highest point of this extinct volcano. It is 251 metres high and surprisingly rocky and wild for a hill in the centre of a major city..
Although the origin of the name is uncertain, some claim that there is a connection between Edinburgh and King Arthur. Arthur's Seat may have been the location of legendary Camelot.
View from Calton Hill including the newly opened St James Quarter shopping centre with spiral roof sculpture.
From this viewpoint there is quite a contrast between the old traditional architecture of the old town to the left and the new developments to the right.
I used 3 bracketed exposures to capture the full range of tones in the dramatic but bright sky including some subtle light beams over the castle which would otherwise be difficult to appreciate.
A shot of the Innocent Railway, Edinburgh. This tunnel (the St. Leonards Tunnel) is just over half a kilometre long and makes up part of the line and it is so named based on the fact that, while open, the line never had a fatal accident.
It now forms part of a footpath/cyclepath.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
From the archive - Sept. 2014
Camera: Panasonic DMC-G1
Lens: Carl Zeiss/Contax Biogon T* 28mm
adapter 'Contax G on m4/3' used
(it just has a field of view of 42mm on this camera)
I´ve been visiting Edinburgh in the summer before this trip so was surprised how quiet the old town was during the midweek evening in the winter (compared to the summer nights of course).
two days before the late Queen was brought to Edinburgh. the city preparing for her last visit. cathedral, castle, palace closed. - a chance to see Edinburgh again on different paths since our last trip there -. a peculiar atmosphere. mourning people, party people and crowds of tourists well mixed.
Two image focus stack to get all the steps sharp and a wee while of wait to get a person to where I wanted at the top of the steps.
Europe/UK tour – May-July 2023
A very heavily photographed street, to be sure ... this corner in particular.