Day 125 – Sunflower

3 April 2014 – At home, Edinburgh

Back to the basic studio in my flat and back to some low key still life imagery. The little helper and I were lucky to receive a fantastic bunch of flowers from “Moira Mum” (far beyond my usual tesco quality) and it would of been rude not to take full advantage and snap the life out them.

The first in what will no doubt be a series of flower shots over the next fews days captures a single sunflower from the bunch in low key shot with my 35mm lens at f2.8 using an off camera flashgun and diffuser.

Day 124 – Selective Bunch

2 April 2014 – At home, Edinburgh

Continuing the flower theme (with special thanks to Moira) today’s image captures the entire bunch with post processing in photoshop to create a selective colour effect.

Day 123 – Through the forest

1 April 2014 – Baberton Golf Course, Edinburgh

During a solo round tonight the family of deers which live at the golf course were bounding around. They snuck into the trees as I reached for my camera but if you look carefully you can see one oarking from behind a tree in this shot.

Day 122 – St Giles

31 March 2014 – St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh

I had a day off work and took a stroll round Edinburgh with Gemma taking in the sights and acting like a tourist. Before lunch we visited St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

Day 121 – Still Life

30 March 2014 – At home, Edinburgh
Today’s image is a macro shot of some flower desaturated and vignetted via post processing to create a moody shot which draws you towards the subject.

Day 120 – Wedding Bells

29 March 2013 – The George Hotel, Edinburgh

Today 2 of my best friends were getting married in Edinburgh. This image captures the bride and groom, maid of honour and the best man posing for final photographs after the ceremony.

Day 119 – Sails

29 March 2014 – Cramond Beach, Edinburgh

Today’s shot captures the interesting sale post structure that sits at Cramond Beachin keeping with the many sail boats docked here and sailing on the Firth of Forth.

Day 118 – Lazy little helper

28 March 2014 – At home, Edinburgh

Today’s black and white portrait captures the little helper in her absolute element. Curled up on the sofa with a cup of tea and her mobile phone. Just a little camera shy.

Day 117 – Stare

27 March 2014 – At Home, Edinburgh

If looks could kill.

Day 116 – Bus stop in motion

26 March 2014 – Barnton, Edinburgh

Today’s shot captures a bus driving passed a isolated bus stop in the outskirts of Edinburgh at night.

Day 115 – River Almond from above

25 March 2014 – River Almond, Edinburgh

Today’s image capture the River Almond from above from one of the many small bridges which cross it.

Day 113 – Ripples

24 March 2014 – At home, Edinburgh

Today’s image is a stop motion splash using off camera flash to capture the water as it drops.

Day 112 – Another brick in the wall

23 March 2014

A brick wall in Edinburgh. Simple as that.

Day 111 – Service

22 March 2014 – Rutland Street, Edinburgh

today’s image was captured on my smart phone and shows the level of service expected outside Edinburgh’s Caledonian Waldorf Astoria hotel as a man dressed in tails opens the door for a visiting guest arriving in his Jaguar.

Day 110 – Orange

21 March 2014 – Exchange Crescent, Edinburgh

My Friday Orange.

Day 109 – Dreich

19 March 2014 – Burnbrae, Edinburgh

Officially the last day of winter in Scotland and it comes with horrific wind and rain. The word “dreich” is a Scots word meaning A combination of dull, overcast, drizzly, cold, misty and miserable weather. Sums up today entirely.

Day 108 – Tangled

18 March 2014 – At home, Edinburgh

Back inside my homemade studio in my flat and back to some low key still life shots. Today’s shot captures a plant crawling up the screen using an off camera flash from below.

Day 107 – Obelisk

 

17 March 2013 – Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh

Today’s image captures the giant scottish political martyrs monument in Edinburgh by Thomas Hamilton.

The Political Martyrs Monument is a Category A listed memorial in the Old Calton Cemetery on Calton Hill, Edinburgh commemorating five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is a tall ashlar obelisk on a square-plan base plinth.

Day 106 – Sheep

16 March 2014 – Turnhouse Farm Road, Edinburgh

Shot with my zoom lens this shot captures farm life in Edinburgh whilst on a Sunday stroll.

Day 105 – Don’t park here

15 March 2014 – Cockburn Street, Edinburgh

Following on from my aim to capture more street shots, today’s image was shot using my camera phone on Cockburn Street in Edinburgh on a busy Saturday afternoon.

Day 104 – Come fly with me

14 March 2014 – Burnbrae, Edinburgh

Today’s image captures a plane doing in to land during a fantastic Edinburgh sunset

Day 102 – Vibrance

12 March 2014 – At home, Edinburgh

Today’s image is a macro abstract. The effect of the flowers was created using a heavy post process to increase the low key effect and then heavily boost the saturation.

Day 101 – Flicker

11 March 2014 – At home, Edinburgh

Today’s low key macro shot captures a candle flickering. Shot with a 35mm and natural light the low key effect here is created with post process rather than by use of off camera flash.

Day 100 – St Mary’s

10 March 2014 – Dalmahoy, Edinburgh

It’s day 100 – a milestone perhaps but slightly daunting that I am not yet even a third of the way through this project. It will be interesting to see how my work has progressed by day 200 and 300.

In the meantime and to celebrate this landmark I made a special effort to take a photo of a building which has caught my eye over the last 100 days but I had not previously made the effort to capture given its awkward location. This is the small church which within the grounds of Dalmahoy Country Club and is shot with a long exposure and tripod.

The church – St Mary’s, which was originally provided by Helen, Lady Aberdour, was consecrated on Tuesday, 24th September, 1850 by Bishop Terrot, Bishop of Edinburgh. It was never a private family chapel. From the start it was a place of public worship in the Anglican tradition.

Day 99 – Toppled

9 March 2014 – Turnhouse, Edinburgh

Today’s image goes back to a style I enjoy – selective colour. Although the main subject of this picture should maybe be the fallen tree it is the graffiti (which seems completely out of place) which drew my attention, perhaps due to the lucky escape of the wall which frames it.