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Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

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February 11-20, 2009

 

The Andy Wishart Seven at The Place in the 1960s ©

Invoice from John Young's business - Hazeldene Stables, Gilmerton, Edinburgh ©    Invoice from John Young's business - FE Young & Sons, Gilmerton, Edinburgh ©

Cover of a book 'A Study of James G Tunny - 1820-1887' by Julian Bukits ©

Feb 20, 2009

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Kodak No 5 Cartridge Camera with a Lennie name plate - camera as found ©    Kodak No 5 Cartridge Camera with a Lennie name plate - being restored ©   Kodak No 5 Cartridge Camera with a Lennie name plate - with Lennie name plate ©

Looking up Fort Place, Leith, from the North end of the street, 1959 ©            The grave of John Center, Edinburgh photographer and bagpipe maker - buried in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ©        The grave of John Center, Edinburgh photographer and bagpipe maker - buried in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ©

Feb 19, 2009

Feb 19, 2009

  • Fort Place, Leith  1959                                                     page updated

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RM Art Shop at 51 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge © 

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Feb 17, 2009

  • Gorgie  recollections 5                                                            new page

Feb 17, 2009

 

Princes Street Gardens - Floral Clock, 1963 ©    Looking down the Royal Mile to Canongate Tolbooth - 1963 ©

The Froth Road Bridge under construction - June 1963 ©    The Froth Road Bridge under construction - June 1963 ©

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Bus at Wst Harbour Road - 1 eighth second exposure ©

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Feb 12, 2009

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  • Corstorphine  recollections 9                                                          page updated

Feb 12, 2009

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  • Edinburgh Slang  bampot                                                  page updated

 

The images below were added to the web site for a talk titled 'Exposure'
given to Midlothian Camera Club on February 10, 2009

Photograph of Lamb's House - Correct Exposure ©    Photograph of Lamb's House - 2 stops overexposed ©    Photograph of Lamb's House - 2 stops underexposed ©

Photograph of Lamb's House - Correct Exposure - Levels Chart ©    Photograph of Lamb's House - 2 stops overexposed - Levels chart ©    Photograph of Lamb's House - 2 stops underexposed ©

Packet for Velvia film ©    The inside of a packet for Velvia film ©    Photograph of a Pentax Camera - to demonstrae how 'f stops' are calculated ©

Lens for a Pentax lens - open to an aperture of about f6 ©    Photograph of a Pentax camera and a pinhole camera - for talk on Exposure to Midlothian Camera Club ©    Zoom in to the pinhole on a pinhole camera

Dean Gallery in the snow - Exposure as set by the camera - too dark ©     Dean Gallery in the snow - Exposure as set by the camera + 1 stop - still too dark ©     Dean Gallery in the snow - Exposure as set by the camera + 2 stops - exposure is reasonable ©

Dean Gallery in the snow - Exposure as set by the camera - too dark - levels chart ©     Dean Gallery in the snow - Exposure as set by the camera + 1 stop - still too dark - Levels chart ©    Dean Gallery in the snow - Exposure as set by the camera + 2 stops - exposure is reasonable - Levels chart ©

Chart demonstrating the optics of a Pinhole Camera ©        Chart demonstrating the optics of a lens set to f2.8 ©

Chart demonstrating the optics of a lens set to f2.8 ©       Chart demonstrating the optics of a lens set to f16 ©

Feb 11, 2009

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Links to Other Pages

EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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