Photos (part 1)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 14 Nov 2004, 20:42

Great photos DG. Holiday I presume?

DG · Post by DG » 14 Nov 2004, 20:43

Honeymoon last year.

DG

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 14 Nov 2004, 20:47

They're a cheery bunch, the Yagua.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 14 Nov 2004, 21:07

Glad you told us who they really are! I thought it was the Old Parish Sunday School picnic to Burntisland 1968

The one in the middle looked really like ecm that hot summer.........

Post by **wangi** » 14 Nov 2004, 22:59

CatzVP wrote:would it be ok to use them as background screens?.... quite a few of the Royal bank of Canada would love them as desktops

No problem!

Put up a gallery of shots of Tantallon Castle today, and this one of the Bass Rock Lighthouse:

http://pbase.com/wangi/image/36337751

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » 14 Nov 2004, 23:50

Super photos (as usual Wangi ) of Tantallon Castle.
My other half's Grandmother was the housekeeper at Tantallon in the early 1900's , she became pregnant by the Lord or Laird (what ever he was called in those bygone days) of the Castle and was dismissed from service

and had to leave to have her son elsewhere. My husband, who only found all this out after his Dad had died has always said, with great affection I might add, that he always thought his Dad was an old "b*******

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 15 Nov 2004, 18:06

Epykat wrote:Glad you told us who they really are! I thought it was the Old Parish Sunday School picnic to Burntisland 1968 The one in the middle looked really like ecm that hot summer.........

Excepting that then, as now, no matter how hot, I always keep my vest on.
And my big pants.

I do have a gob on to match hers though, don't I?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 20 Nov 2004, 14:37

Anyone else with old pictures of Portobello? Dig through those photo albums, speak to elderly neighbours. I'm sure there must be lots more out there.

DG · Post by DG » 21 Nov 2004, 11:24

I know this is not an old photo of Portobello - however, it does show Porty in the snow!

DG

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 21 Nov 2004, 18:47

I know I'm probably being really dippy but I can't work out where that's taken from

?

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 21 Nov 2004, 18:56

Top of Marlborough Street

DG · Post by DG » 21 Nov 2004, 19:38

Yes, it's the top of Marlborough Street. We get great views of the Porty rooftops - one of the reasons I bought the place!

DG

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 21 Nov 2004, 23:15

From the top of Marlborough Street right over the back to Bellfield Street? (am I being really slow tonight? - don't answer that!

)

DG · Post by DG » 22 Nov 2004, 08:24

Epykat, it's the top of Marlborough looking on to the back of Regent Street and all the wee lanes. Does this now make more sense now?

DG

Post by **wangi** » 24 Nov 2004, 22:48

Leith Docks from level 7 of Ocean Terminal:

http://www.pbase.com/wangi/image/36748786

And also the castle tonight from OT: http://www.pbase.com/wangi/image/36748787

DG · Post by DG » 25 Nov 2004, 11:41

Another great photo, Wangi

. I love the colours!

DG

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 25 Nov 2004, 13:43

Catz

Can you remember when you took this picture? If it's when I think it is - although I was not, and never had lived in Porty at that time, and nor had my friend, he was probably on one of those ships!

Mimpty · Post by **Mimpty** » 25 Nov 2004, 14:18

Wangi, great pictures again. I love the one of the Dean Bridge.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 25 Nov 2004, 20:19

Jay wrote:

Catz

Can you remember when you took this picture? If it's when I think it is - although I was not, and never had lived in Porty at that time, and nor had my friend, he was probably on one of those ships!

Jay, I can't be 100% but probably 1989 either spring or sumer

Hope this helps

Catz

I wonder if anybody got a photo from the ship looking at Porty??

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 26 Nov 2004, 13:21

Oh, that's a shame. I think it's a wee bit too late. I'll check, but I think the flotilla he was on was about 1979/80. I was thinking of mailing him the photo, if it had been the right one. (He was in Toronto in the early 1970's too!)

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 26 Nov 2004, 21:01

Jay wrote:Oh, that's a shame. I think it's a wee bit too late. I'll check, but I think the flotilla he was on was about 1979/80. I was thinking of mailing him the photo, if it had been the right one. (He was in Toronto in the early 1970's too!)

Oh well.... maybe someone else has one!!! a quest beckons I think for the PoLiners!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 26 Nov 2004, 23:30

This sunrise photograph was sent to be recently by Alix.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 27 Nov 2004, 09:53

Um, no. This is 'Alix' - no relation. I'm sure Alex is still out there somewhere though and I share your sentiments about 4 Dec.

Post by **wangi** » 27 Nov 2004, 23:57

I'm looking forward to next year... to get some more sunrise shots! Got these today during a stroll along the beach:

http://www.pbase.com/wangi/image/36831674

http://www.pbase.com/wangi/image/36831673
http://www.pbase.com/wangi/image/36831672

DG · Post by DG » 28 Nov 2004, 10:23

Great pictures again, Wangi! I think I maybe saw you yesterday on the prom just briefly taking these photos then disappearing - around 11.30am. Was that you? I was with Mr DG and baby Isla. Or am I mistaken again

DG

Post by **wangi** » 28 Nov 2004, 17:28

DG wrote:Great pictures again, Wangi! I think I maybe saw you yesterday on the prom just briefly taking these photos then disappearing - around 11.30am. Was that you? I was with Mr DG and baby Isla. Or am I mistaken again

Aye, you're mistaken again!

Was about 13:30 and was out for about a half hour.

DG · Post by DG » 28 Nov 2004, 17:46

One day, Wangi...All these poor men with cameras being stared at suspiciously

DG

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 28 Nov 2004, 18:21

cute pictures Wangi

Post by **wangi** » 08 Dec 2004, 22:54

Been doing a fair bit of night photography the past few weeks - that's all at: http://www.pbase.com/wangi/night

Managed to get a daytime Portobello Beach shot today... Ok, it is an arty-farty B&W, but hey!

http://www.pbase.com/wangi/image/37285342

I'm sure Mr Tractor Driver thought me a nutter!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 08 Dec 2004, 23:28

As usual Wangi - fabby pictures. Love the big wheel ones.. and the moonbeam one.

BTW what happened to you on Sat. thought you were coming for a drink?

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 08 Dec 2004, 23:30

Getting your beautiful rainbow beach piccies framed for Christmas pressies just about died of shock at the price in the Gallery on High Street, just as well its just once a year!

Post by **wangi** » 08 Dec 2004, 23:37

Sandra wrote:BTW what happened to you on Sat. thought you were coming for a drink?

Lets just say I was rough as hell from the Friday! I got out of the house to go, but turned back at the end of Esplanade Terrace

Mimpty · Post by **Mimpty** » 09 Dec 2004, 14:24

[quote="Sandra"]Getting your beautiful rainbow beach piccies framed for Christmas pressies just about died of shock at the price in the Gallery on High Street, just as well its just once a year!

[/quote]

There is a picture framing business recommended to me as being reasonable behind the Brunton Hall. I've used them once so far. I thought the Gallery prices were a bit steep too.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 09 Dec 2004, 15:19

Me too! The frame usually cost more than the picture inside! But I was trying to support a local business, and the people there were very nice, too.

Post by **wangi** » 10 Dec 2004, 14:58

08:00 and the Prom's dead:

http://www.pbase.com/wangi/image/37335947

08:27 and the sky's alive:

http://www.pbase.com/image/37336106