Saturday 24 August 2024

Edinburgh Fringe

August 2024, Royal Mile 

Weather - Mostly fine, a wee chill in the air

Theme - The Edinburgh Fringe

Refreshments - Café at the National Library of Scotland

An easy theme this week. We arrived at our meeting point early, when most of the acts were still setting up. But it was way busier for those of us who went out again with our cameras after our morning coffee. 

Photo of the week was slightly different this week. Barrie nominated Kate - not for any particular photo, but because of the historical context she shared when telling us the story behind her photos. Nice one, Kate! 

Kate shared this portrait of a street cleaner who seemed to be taking real pride in his work. 

Maggie found a very different aspect of the fringe - a queue of vans and lorries making deliveries before the madness of the day began. 

Sandra was experimenting with ICM - intentional camera movement. This shot was particularly effective, rendering the movement of the passers-by as though they were dancing to the harp-player's music. 

Alex turned his camera way from the performers and snapped this image of the crowd, against a backdrop of St Giles Cathedral. 

Barrie captured this image of a woman - plucked from the crowd - impersonating the sound of a dog. But pity her companion wearing that fabulous cardigan. He had to impersonate the sound of a badger.  


Colin concentrated on portraits of people and their facial expressions. You can just imagine the woman here saying "how much for the bus tour?"

Lots of people were handing out flyers advertising their shows. This was a little different. Eileen found a pot plant which was handing out flyers for their show. 


Ada captures a quiet moment. Are these folk both performers? This is a picture which invites you to make up your own story. 


Alison couldn't join us on the day, so she shared photos from a recent trip to the Perth Show. This is a magnificent display of Dorset sheep. 


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