Talk to Edinburgh Photographic Society, Edinburgh Themes - December 3, 2014

January 1

Loony Dook
South Queensferry

2006

South Queensferry - New Year's Day, 2006

2006

Participants in the Water

Temperature about +1 degree C

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March/April

Easter Festival
and Easter Play in Princes Street Gardens

2006

The Upper Room

2006

Garden of Gethsemane

2006

The Crucifixion

2006

The Crucifixion

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30 April

Beltane Fire Festival

Celebrating the start of Spring

2008

The Blue Men, The May Queen, The Green Man, The White Women warriors pass through the Fire Point

2008

The 'May Queen' in the Tunnel of Fire - with the 'Green Man' in the background

2008

'White Warier Women' - after passing through the Tunnel of Fire

10.

2008

A 'Red Man' - Some of the 'Red Men' are female!

Spirits from the underworld, symbolising chaos, mischief and lust.

11.

2008

'Red Men'

Spirits from the underworld, symbolising chaos, mischief and lust.

12.

2008

Performers Around the Bonfire at the end of the Beltane Festival - around 1am

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May

Newhaven Festival
including the Gala Queen's arrival at the harbour

13.

2011

Drummers

Performance at Newhaven Harbour

© peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: May 28, 2011

14.

2011

Arrival of the Gala Queen

Newhaven Harbour

15.

2011

Piper

About to lead the procession from the harbour to the school

16.

2011

Procession

From the harbour to the school

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June/July

Stockbridge Festival

including the duck race along the Water of Leith

17.

2008

Ducks are released into the Water of Leith

18.

2008

Ducks floating down the Water of Leith

19.

2008

Ducks floating down the Water of Leith

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July

Craigmillar

20.

2009

Follow the Flowers

21.

2009

Karate Demonstration

22.

2009

Spectators

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August

Jazz & Blues Festival

Celebrating the start of Spring

23.

2009

Musicians pass down West Bow on their way to the Grassmarket

24.

2009

Musicians pause in Victoria street, on their way to the Mardi Gras in the Grassmarket

25.

2009

Rosie Nimmo on stage in the Grassmarket

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August

Edinburgh Festival

and Festival Fringe

26.

2003

Pipes and Drums above Waverley Market

27.

2003

Golden Cycle Man

28.

2003

Kilts, Flag and Dog

29.

2004

Falun Dafa

This group from China is cCrossing Waverley Bridge

30.

2008

Falun Dafa

Crossing Waverley Bridge

31.

2009

A Chinese dragon and lion parade around the roundabout in front of the Scottish Parliament

32.

2009

Faces - Royal Mile Poster + Performer

33.

2009

On the Royal Mile

34.

2009

A Snowmen in August and Telephone Boxes covered in Posters

35.

2009

Two Snowmen in August and Telephone Boxes covered in Posters

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September

Edinburgh Festival
Fireworks

36.

2005

Festival Fireworks from Edinburgh Castle - Spectators on George Street

37.

2006

Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle - seen from Calton Hill

38.

2006

Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle - seen from Calton Hill

HBoS Headquarters (formerly the Head Office of Bank of Scotland), Camera Obscura (small blue tower), Edinburgh Castle, Balmoral Hotel (formerly NB Hotel) and Princes Street

39.

2013

Fireworks at Edinburgh Castle, seen from near the foot of Frederick Street.

"The Waterfall", an annual feature of the Fireworks Concert can be seen cascading down Castle Rock.

40.

2013

Fireworks at Edinburgh Castle, seen from near the foot of Frederick Street.

This view is similar to Photo 2 above, but this time zooming in a bit and with different lighting.

2013

Edinburgh Castle, seen from near the foot of Frederick Street.

Fireworks and the spectators crowded along Princes Street between Frederick Street and the West End

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September

Riding of the Marches
A recently revived Festival

42.

2009

The Leading Riders leave Holyrood Park
and head towards the Scottish Parliament

43.

2009

Riders pause in front of Queensberry House
near the foot of the Royal Mile

2009

Riders make good progress
as they pass the Royal Mile Primary School

45.

2009

West End of the Grassmarket
The end of the Riding of the Marches

46.

2009

West End of the Grassmarket
The end of the Riding of the Marches

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10.

December

Winter Festival
Now marketed as 'Capital Christmas'

47.

2005

East Princes Street Gardens - Bungydome, Christmas Carousel + Edinburgh Wheel

48.

1994

'Meteorite' - December 1994

Photo taken with a long time exposure

49.

1995

Meteorite' - December 1995

Photo taken with a long time exposure

50.

1995

'Meteorite' - December 1995

Photo taken with a long time exposure

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11.

December

Winter Festival
Torchlight Procession

51.

1994

Viking Warriors in front of a Bonfire at the top of Calton Hill 1994

52.

1996

Torchlight Procession + Helter Skelter in Waterloo Place
Looking down on the procession from Calton Hill

53.

1996

Performers dressed as Vikings from Shetland's Up Helly Aa Fire Festival

54.

2005

Fireworks on Calton Hill

55.

2005

Illuminated National Monument + Fireworks on Calton Hill

56.

2005

North Bank Street

Leaders of the torchlight procession begin their journey down North Bank Street and into the Mound.

57.

2005

Fireworks on Calton Hill

58.

2006

Burning a straw effigy on Calton Hill at the end of the Torchlight Procession

59.

2006

Burning a straw effigy on Calton Hill

at the end of the Torchlight Procession, with the Bonfire in the background

60.

2008

Bonfire at Calton Hill at the end of the Torchlight Procession

Over 15,000 spectators watch the burning of a wicker effigy of a rampant lion on Calton Hill

61.

2011

The Nelson Monument

62.

2011

The National Monument

63.

2011

Fireworks

64.

2011

The Torchlight Procession crosses North Bridge passing between Carlton Hotel and The Scotsman Hotel.

65.

2011

The front of the Torchlight Procession turns the corner into Waterloo Place.

66.

2011

Some of those in the Procession look up from Regent Road to see the Fireworks at the top of Calton Hill.

67.

2014

The Edinburgh Wheel and Princes Street - 1

It has been interesting to work out how to get the most satisfying results. When is it best to open the shutter and for how long,
as the lights turn on and off and move from the centre of the wheel to the edge or vice versa, as the wheel rotates and stops?

© peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Photo taken January 4, 2014
68.

2013

The Edinburgh Wheel and Princes Street - 2

© peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Photo taken December 29, 2013
69.

2013

The Edinburgh Wheel and Princes Street - 3

© peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Photo taken December 29, 2013

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2014

The Edinburgh Wheel - Blue and White for St Andrew's Day - 30 November 2014

© Please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Photo taken November 30 2014
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2014

The Edinburgh Wheel - Blue and White for St Andrew's Day - 2

© peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                                  Photo taken November 30 2014