Close

Looking down a small close (alley) in Dunbar Scotland.  As well as my eye, the ceramic tiles caught the 'light at the end of the tunnel'.........

Palm Springs

This beautifully carved gate is in Palm Springs, California.  The rustic Mexicana style is very prevelent here and sits alongside the 'modern' architectural styles of the 50's and 60's tnat are so prevelent in the area.

 

Holyrood Palace

Detail taken from the wonderfully ornate fountain sited just outside the entrance to Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.

New additions to Edinburgh card range!

20 new designs included in our greeting cards range!!

Visit to view fantastic black and white images of Edinburgh.

See the full gallery on Posterous

http://www.edinburgh-photographs.co.uk/#/greeting-cards/4562520720

Evening News article

My photography was featured in Edinburgh's main newspaper today.  The paper edition of the Edinburgh evening News was actually a double page spread with 8 images which you can see on this post.  Thanks to the team at the paper for their coverage which promoted my current exhibition and were so very complimentary about my imagery..........

http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/edinburgh/photographer-creates-fresh-slant-on-familiar-sights-of-capital-1-2297674 

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New York Details

A series of images showing deytails from New York City.  

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Garage

Detail taken from an old garage located just off Scotland Street in Edinburgh........

Edinburgh exhibition

More than 40 works are now on display at the Fine Art Library in Edinburgh.  A great selection of imagery that I am very pleased to show everyone.  Exhibition is on from the 2nd - 31st May so if you have the time please visit!

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Edinburgh exhibition

Exhibition at the Fine Art Library all set up.  Very pleased with the way it looks and the collection of imagery on display.  Looking forward to getting feedback from visitors to the library and exhibitioon space.

Utca shadows

Long shadows are cast on Andrassy Avenue in Budapest Hungary.  This evocative black and white shot reminds me of many periods in time but in my mind it harks back to the 50's...

'Utca' is Hungarian for 'street'. 

Newhaven harbour in Edinburgh

Looking towards the lighthouse at the entrance to Newhaven harbour in Edinburgh.

Between 1572 and 1890, Newhaven was a major oyster port. It also played a role in the whaling industry, marked by the name "Whale Brae" at the northmost end of Newhaven Road. A lighthouse was built on the harbour wall in 1869.

My fathers family have connections with this harbour dating back generations. 

 

 

 

 

Exhibition news in Edinburgh

Right Profile photography will be holding an exhibition showing work collected under the banner of Edinburgh-photographs.co.uk.

Framed and mounted photographic imagery inspired by Scotland's capital city will be on display in the Fine Art Library (located within the Central Library on George IV bridge....) between the 2nd and 31st of May.

Evocative black and white photographs will hang side by side with vividly coloured images reflecting the diversity that Edinburgh has to offer.  Wonderful vistas, fine detail and observational shots capture the character of this world famous city.

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory_record/5080/fine_art_library

http://www.edinburgh-photographs.co.uk

 

 

Steel giraffes...

These cranes down at the docks in Edinburgh made me smile.  Looking like three giraffes lumbering along by the waterside with nowhere special to go.......a little like the cranes themselves that are now merely a relic of days gone by when the Port of leith was a busy gateway to the world.

Best seller!!

Card sales still going very well!  All designs being very well received and more outlets to be firmed up early next week.

One of 32 designs, 'Definition' a card showing a 1930's entry describing Edinburgh is selling particularly well......the text on the rear reads..

"Calligraphic detail showing Scotland's capital, Edinburgh. 

Residents and visitors alike will all have their own idea of how we should define this wonderfully diverse and exciting city"

 

Available now!!

Just one of the images available in greeting card and mounted print form from Concrete Wardrobe on Broughton Street!

Concrete Wardrobe and Edinburgh-photographs.co.uk

Very happy to announce that our new range of Edinburgh greetings cards will be on sale from today at Concrete Wardrobe on Broughton Street.  We have also selected some fantastic mounted prints inspired by Broughton, the New Town and Leith for sale in the store!

We are sure that our cards and imagery will fit in well with the wonderful ranges already available in Concrete Wardrobe which is dedicated to promote Scottish or Scottish based designers whose work is both high quality and affordable.

Visit  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Concrete-Wardrobe/97177794380 for more info on all the ranges available and dont't forget to spread the word!!

Cramond morning, Edinburgh

Looking east to Granton across the beach at Cramond in Edinburgh.  It was a beautiful morning, approx 7.45, when this shot was taken.  The tide was going out revealing the shallows and sandbanks.

Dragons breath...

A detail of a Lalique dragon.  Soft focus and macro coming together very nicely........

Skeleton straw detail

This image of a strange straw I found in my house....can be used once a year I suppose........roll on Halloween!

More macro.......

Another US cash macro.....this time featuring George Washington from the dollar bill.....

Abraham Lincoln

This detail of Abraham Lincoln taken from an American five dollar bill.  Money is a great subject for macro photography.......

New York City brownstone

Up close detail of a brownstone building in New York City......that's it..............it's a simple shot!

 

A star is born.......

Appeared on The Culture Cafe today (BBC Radio Scotland..)  Here is the link to the programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01f524m/  thanks to all the team and presenter Clair English for making it such a great experience........I always knew that I had a great face for the radio!!  Forgot to take my camera into the studio so here is a random shot from when I was out and about after I visited my printer DoricMor...

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opener

 Detail of a bottle opener on the bar of the Cask and Barrel pub in Broughton Street Edinburgh, a sphynx like image......

#Edinburgh cards!!

Fantastic new range of cards now available on-line - please visit to view the range of 32 designs to make your delection http://www.edinburgh-photographs.co.uk/#/greeting-cards/4562520720

#Leith Walk Edinburgh

The bright lights of Leith Walk in the distance......shutter detail taken very recently.

Well received!!

Out and about again today and the cards are being very well received.  My old stockists are taking them and I have three new places around town who have bought in and put them into their respective portfolios! More meetings in the pipeline for later in the week and during April.....maybe more designs to come.........who knows.........exhibition news to follow soon.....!!

New greeting cards

Off out today with my new cards, 22 new designs, bringing the range up to 32 what I think are fantatstic pictorial art cards!  Will have a week of losing shoe leather around town and am confident that they will be well received by all after conducting local market research for the past 2 weeks.  This one shows the Shore in Edinburgh looking very continental.........a web site / page showing the range is in the pipeline too.

 

Magnolia tree #RBGE #Edinburgh

This was my Blipfoto entry for yesterday.  Decided to blog it as was very happy with the image of one of the most amazing Magnolia trees I have seen.  It is in the royal Boptanical Gardens in Edinburgh.

Copenhagen in Edinburgh

This detail is of Copenhagen, The Duke of Wellington's horse.  It stands at the east end of princes Street in Edinburgh with The Dike himself sitting on him.  The horses legs caught my attention as there are allegedly a set of rules connected with them.  In this instance, having the two front legs off the ground (his rear legs are firmly planted to the statues plinth) means that the rider died in battle.  Other combinations have different meanings.....

Lock detail #edinburgh

This padlock and its surroundings took my eye yesterday.  The simplicity of composition, texture of the metals and linear shapes created form an interesting image. 

A view of Edinburgh

Took a 'wander' up Arthur's seat in Edinburgh the other day.  Clear skies and a sunshine gave great views to every corner of the city.  This one is towards the castle, looking over the top of Salisbury crags.  Arthur's Seat is what remains of the main vent of an enormous volcano that once covered the area where Edinburgh now stands.  All the hills around the city formed a part of this giant which was reckoned to be the height of Mount Everest.....until the ice age came along that is!