BoS HQ and Edinburgh Castle

[mikeyb]

Taken on Saturday night when we headed down the Bridges for a stroll around the German Market and the Amusements in Princess Street Gardens.

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See ya,

Mike.

 

[Fangman]

Nice to see the Scots are still flying the Union Flag in the third shot.

I always forget to take the tripod on evening walks and it looks like I have come over all of a tremble when I hand hold longer than I should.

 

[Witch]

some lovely shots of my favourite city! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Warspite]

Very nice, look beautiful illuminated like they are - night shots look amazing when they are well executed

Liking the third shot - looks great with the flag flying as a contrast of colour againt the sandy stonework

Thanks for sharing

 

[HIMUPNORTH]

Nice shots Mikey!

To improve you want to avoid blowing the highlights (where lamps on building light stonework) by using a slightly shorter exposure or narrowing the aperature. A bit of light in the sky would have made these shots stronger, although I acknowledge you probably could not do much about the time you were there.

Edinburgh must look great at this time of year! Well done!

 

[mikeyb]

Nice to see the Scots are still flying the Union Flag in the third shot.

I always forget to take the tripod on evening walks and it looks like I have come over all of a tremble when I hand hold longer than I should.

I was lucky with the shota as there are plenty of places to lean around this area, the first 2 shots were taken from Norrth Bridge so I just leaned on that ( with a firm hold on the camera of course to prevent it falling onto the roof of Waverly train station

some lovely shots of my favourite city! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, yeah, a great place, and a great time of year to visit too.

Very nice, look beautiful illuminated like they are - night shots look amazing when they are well executed

Liking the third shot - looks great with the flag flying as a contrast of colour againt the sandy stonework

Thanks for sharing

Glad you like them, I must admit I just composed the shots and let the camera do the rest, plus a little work in Picasa to 'tidy' them up.

Nice shots Mikey!

To improve you want to avoid blowing the highlights (where lamps on building light stonework) by using a slightly shorter exposure or narrowing the aperature. A bit of light in the sky would have made these shots stronger, although I acknowledge you probably could not do much about the time you were there.

Edinburgh must look great at this time of year! Well done!

As mentioned above I just let the camera set everything as I didn't have much time to fiddle about ( wife was hurrying me along to get to the German Market and the amusements just off Princess Street ! ), If I get back across I will have a go at what you suggest. I did have some sky and clouds showing in the shot of the Bank and the Castle but it was far too grainy and I thought it looked better with the sky blackened out. Thanks for the tips though, always eager to learn.

Have a great Christmas everyone,

See ya,

Mike.