DM: Domien, Fred and Pieter do Scotland

Thanks for the nice comment Lee, much appreciated. It's also amazing how being out a week with two other like minded photographers inspires to keep seeing different and new things, despite being in the same place at the same time. Obviously there will be some repetition, but also many unique viewpoints by each of us.


p195: Our hotel in Edinburgh had no elevator, but made it up by a gorgious old fashined staircase



p196: While Fred was still working on his lens choice I took a shot of our Hotel



p197: see F207, but the chimneys on the other side of the road got the same nice late afternoon sunlight



p198: #42, I couldn't resist, however F208 is a more accurate representation of the state of maintenance of many of these beautiful houses



p199: One of the many typical "crescent" type streets in the neighbourhood of the hotel


All A7ii + Tamron 28-200 Di III RXD


Next stop: Dean village

Your photos can answer questions about everything, not to mention life and the universe

Nice series Domien, especially in D173 "Up-and-down" the man with the dog really brings that one to life.


p200: (Yes I'm there now too ) Looking at Dean Village across the Water of Leith



p201: The walking bridge across the Water of Leith brings you in this historic quarter



p202: Looking behind us the late afternoon sun was giving nice light on the blocks on the other side of the river



p203: In the center of the village we found a fully operational one to show to Howard and Phil



p204: Looking at the Water of Leith from Bell's Brae Bridge


p200: A6000 + Sony E10-18/4, others A7ii + Tamron 28-200 Di III RXD

Phil Wood wrote: Not many about these days - you are more likely yo find a library or defibrillator than a phone.

Thanks Phil, and that's indeed why I took a photo of this one. There's many student quarters in Dean Village and maybe the students prefer a payphone over their smartphone

Yes, the late afternoon walk through Edinburgh was certainly worthwhile and I like your series Fred, F219 and F220 are indeed very characteristic of Dean Village and in F216 you can see the bridge from which I took p204. Nice view with the tower in the background.


After Dean Village we climbed up to The Dean Bridge via the road you can see in D173 on the right, I only took one (good) photo there. I guess I was tired and needed a dinner which we took care of shortly after and before a nice nighttime stroll through Edinburgh. Unfortunately we left our tripods in the car, so we had to make do with fences and walls for support and high iso when we couln't find a good spot but the results (as far as I'm concerned) didn't disappoint


p205: The house at the end of The Dean Bridge



p206: The Parish Church of St Cuthbert with Edinburgh Castle and the moon in the background



p207: Spooky graveyard around St Cuthbert



p208: Blue hour at the cemetery



p209: Cemetery with the St. John's Scottish Episcopal Church tower in the background



p210: Close up of a part of the Edinburgh Castle



p211: A tram whizzing through Princes street


All A7ii + Tamron 28-200 Di III RXD

Love p206, Pieter. Very nice! And p207

Nice moonlit castle Pieter (as was your moonlit church P206).
And thx, Mestari and Harm
Let's see if I can bring another angle to these shots (I don't think so though)

D174 The church under a full moon


D175 more cemetery


D176


D177 Pieter and Fred's ghosts turn their backs on passing unmanned sneakers


D178 The castle


D179 Ladies only


All Sony a6700 E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS