Gardner's Crescent

July 2025 - Gardner's Crescent 

Weather - Heavy rain alternating with bright sunshine and everything in between 

Optional theme - Stairs and balconies 

Coffee - Loudon's, Fountainbridge. They ran out of rolls. Nice coffee though. 

Sandra used the rain to capture this atmospheric image of rain glistening on leaves

The rain was good for Ada's photo too - accentuating the colours and the textures of Rosemount Buildings

Everyone agreed Alex's photo of a very dejected teddy bear was very depressing 

Alison found a still life on the balconies of Rosemount Buildings

Arthur found some stairs in one of the deserted office buildings surrounding Lochrin basin

Eileen went to the Rosemount Colonies, where she found this very colourful still life of stairs and planting 

Ian C was the only one of us to photograph a general view of Rosemount Buildings 

Foot of the Walk

July 2025 - Foot of the Walk, Leith 

Weather - A lovely summer day 

Optional theme - Colour 

Coffee - Costa, Kirkgate Centre. There's not a lot to say about a Costa. 

A few of us admired some of the very talented graffiti art on show. Kate captured this striking portrait, positioned next to an equally striking blue door.  

Ada ventured to the wild flower garden at the Links. This photo captures a bee hovering by a flower. 

Colin photographed a colourful hanging basket. 

Alex captured a street scene - the caption on the graffiti reads "I hope you never fit in".

Ian C found colour in a display of fruit and veg. 

Further afield 

Ian E enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of Musselburgh Racecourse. This image of a horse nosing ahead won our Photo of the Week 

Maggie shared her photos from our last outing, when the theme was "grass and leaves". 

Dr Neil's Garden

June 2025 - Dr Neil's Garden, Duddingston 

Weather - Very hot; we were glad to be out in the morning before the intensity of the early-afternoon sun 

Optional theme - Leaves and grass

Coffee - Café at Dr Neil's Garden - The pot of tea for one was massive! 

Pheasants are regular visitors to the garden. This photo by Colin won him Photo of the Week. 

Eileen used ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) to capture this abstract image of a Hosta. 

Another image of a Hosta. Kate waited until the gardener sprayed this plant to capture the water drops on the leaves, 

Sandra captured some beautiful green leaves.

Alex captured this scene of grasses providing a vertical point of interest in the garden. 

Further afield 

Ada visited Eilean Donan on a typically dreich Scottish day. 

Alison photographed this image of a pole-climbing competition at the Royal Highland Show. 

Port of Leith Distillery

June 2025 - Port of  Leith Distillery 

Weather - Beautiful summer day 

Optional theme - Squares 

Coffee - Costa, Ocean Terminal 

Mandy found a positive affirmation inside a square, in the main entrance to the Port of Leith Distillery 

 

Sandra's lens picked out a detail from the harbour - a old brick building surrounded by an expanse of bare concrete 

Ada captured a view of Britannia, framed by a square-ish detail in the foreground

Alex captured a view of Edinburgh old and new - the tram going past Chancelot Mills

Arthur photographed the memorial to Thomas Peck Hunter, VC

Beryl captured the view towards Western harbour from the shop on the sixth floor of the distillery 

Is it just me, or does Colin's photo have a feel of "accidental Wes Anderson" about it? 

Ian found an abstract composition in a simple view of a stud in the road 

Kate was drawn to the big square window on the side of the distillery 

Maggie created this abstract from the industrial details of Chancelot Mills 

The Grassmarket

May 2025 - The Grassmarket

Weather - Bright sunshine, great shadows 

Optional theme: Street

Coffee - Coffee Saints - very welcoming, with great breakfasts and sweet treats 

A passenger on a tour bus looking very thoughtful. Photo by Maggie. 

Another of Maggie's photos, showing a traffic warden at work. 

Ada captured this photo of three men hard at work, ignored by all the tourists. 

Ada also captured this serene still life. Its a pity our theme wasn't Yellow. This would have been the clear winner! 

Alex captured a diptych. The first panel is titled Into the Dark ...

... and the second is titled Into the Light. 

Arthur managed to find beauty in the mundanities of the street. His first photo finds classical elegance in the eyesore which is Castle Terrace Car Park ...

... while his second photo transforms four street bins into a colourful still life. 

Beryl captured a serene image of this backpacker taking a time out. 

Further afield 

Alison didn't have to go far across the border to capture this very English looking scene. She was in Berwick Upon Tweed. 

Ian shared this photo of Cultybraggan Camp in Perthshire.