Corstorphine Old Parish Church

July 2024, Corstorphine Old Parish Church

Weather - Fine

Theme - Doors and Windows 

Refreshments - The Dower House Café, Corstorphine Heritage Centre. Alex's choice of chai latté instead of his usual coffee caused much amusement. 

Alex's photo of the bell tower was awarded Photo of the Week. 

Sandra's photo shows another door detail - this time of an ornate face sculpted above the archway. 

A lot of us found ourselves taking very similar photos. But Ada was the only person to capture a shot showing what the church looks like from outside.

Barrie set his camera to record in black and white. We were all struck by how effective this was, particularly in this photo of a stained glass window. 

There wasn't a lot of bright sunlight, but Eileen managed to time this photo perfectly - capturing the sun shining through this window and highlighting all of the colours.

 

A member of the congregation kindly gave up their Friday morning to guide us round the church. John's photo shows three (four?) members of the group listening to his account of the church history. 

Maggie used spot metering to ensure the exposure was absolutely perfect for this detail of a stained glass window. 

Several of us took photos of this wooden plaque. We discussed Raymond's photo at length. One of those lambs looks very like a cat! 

Colin was unable to join us in Corstorphine, so he shared some photos he took recently on a trip to the Scottish Borders. That's one magnificent race horse. 

The Shore

July 2024, The Shore (Leith) 

Weather - Slightly overcast

Refreshments - Zhan's delicious room - home-made treats and great coffee

Theme - The Letter A

Ada shared some photos she took at the shore in 2018. This image shows that Leith has been in a perpetual state of redevelopment for a very long time. 

Ada's second image shows the iconic sculpture of prominent businessman Sandy Irvine Robertson. 

Sandra's first image addresses the theme very directly: Aye. 

My plant ID skills aren't up to the task of identifying this beautiful berry. Is it an "A"? Sorry, no idea!

Maggie captured this striking image of a Leither enjoying the sun. 

 Maggie's second image hits the theme exactly: adventure awaits. 

Eileen's first image captures a wee still life. 

Her second image - like Ada's photo of the scrap yard - captures Leith in perpetual redevelopment.