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A historic fortress in the middle of Edinburgh that sits at the top of the Castle Rock - a volcanic plug.
Not really, just shot in diorama mode! Waverley Station Edinburgh taken from the top of the Scott Monument.
Edinburgh Castle is one of the most exciting historic sites in Western Europe, Set in the heart of Scotland's dynamic capital city it is sure to capture your imagination. The scenery takes one's breath away.
Sunset over Edinburgh from Carlton hill and festive lights of the Xmas fair and market.
Edinburgh Castle, Balmoral hotel clock tower, the star flyer and big wheel of the Edinburgh Christmas fair and market, Scott monument, St Giles cathedral.
Dawn's light reaches Edinburgh in this 2016 photo from our trip there. I took this through the window of our upstairs room in a B&B.
Arthur's Seat (Scottish Gaelic: Suidhe Artair, IPA: ['sui.ǝ'arthari]) is an ancient volcano which is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".[¹] It is situated just to the east of the city centre, about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Edinburgh Castle. The hill rises above the city to a height of 250.5 m (822 ft), provides excellent panoramic views of the city and beyond, is relatively easy to climb, and is popular for hillwalking. Though it can be climbed from almost any direction, the easiest and simplest ascent is from the east, where a grassy slope rises above Dunsapie Loch. At a spur of the hill, Salisbury Crags has historically been a rock climbing venue with routes of various degrees of difficulty, but due to hazards, rock climbing is now restricted to the South Quarry and a permit is required.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison.
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!!
Captured on a 10MP CCD sensor from 2009, this 2025 edit shows substantial improvement in color fidelity, bringing the image quality to modern standards. This comes to show that the growing popularity of CCD sensors is partly due to the more capable modern editing software, which closes the gap between sensor generations.
Although Edinburgh is a city that has made significant contributions to world history, it appears that not every square inch of the town has made contributions every year. This appears to be a rarity, however. The natives celebrate places where no significant events took place for a whole year, in this case, 1897.
In case it is not abundantly clear, this is a joke.
Whilst staying in Edinburgh for a few days I was lucky enough to have an apartment roof terrace with this magnificent view of the old town.
One evening I waited for dusk and captured this bracketed exposure.
It's such an amazing and friendly city with so many inspiring sights for the photographer that I would recommend a visit if you haven't already been - I always look forward to returning.
I've taken lots of shots from this position on Calton Hill at night, but found myself in Edinburgh very early in the morning earlier this week, so I nipped up the hill to catch a shot of the dawn light reflected on the buildings.