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Edinburgh Christmas 2017 – The Scott Monument and the Sky Flyer

Its that time on the year it’s perfect to experiment with long exposure photos. FIrst shot as always – the Scott Monument with the Sky Flyer.

Edinburgh Christmas 2017 - The Scott Monument and the Sky Flyer

Edinburgh Christmas 2017 – The Scott Monument and the Sky Flyer

Alas, my camera maximum is 15 seconds.. (time to upgrade ) I’ll upload more to my sites and social media over the next wee while. – constructive comments always welcome.

Sir Walter Scott

The Scott Monument. This is a large Gothic monument in Princes Street gardens, a monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the largest monument to a writer in the world. Very close to Waverley Railway Station, this station is named after Walter Scott’s first novel published in 1814. incidentally to celebrate the novels 200th anniversary you can download a free eBook http://www.cityofliterature.com/great-scott-campaign/downloads/

Scott Monument

Scott Monument