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Camera
The best camera is the one that you have with you……
Whilst "the best camera is the one you have with you", I have experimented with different equipment from film, to DSLR and smartphone on the streets.
As a preference I now tend to use either a Ricoh GR iii or Fujifilm XT-5.
I’d like to give a call out to the Stills Gallery, in Cockburn Street, Edinburgh. Their exhibits and courses are superb (https://stills.org).
Bandit Country
Conversations overheard on the train can be every bit as interesting……
Conversations overheard on the train can be every bit as interesting as the challenge of a morning / afternoon / evening of photography.
11.28. Waverley to Glasgow Central. Two ‘senior’ men chatting as the train pulled into Kirknewton.
‘Aye, we’re in f****** bandit country noo. We’ll need tae f***** watch whit were f***** dain……Did ye know it’s Margaret’s f***** birthday next week?……Naw, how auld is she?…….80……Whit? She looks f***** aulder than that……..’
Scotrail
There’s a Scotrail train every 30 minutes from the village into the centre of Edinburgh.
There’s a Scotrail train every 30 minutes from the village into the centre of Edinburgh.
I aim to travel into the city at least once a week to explore the streets.
Whilst the population of the city doubles during festival time in August, for most of the year the streets are busy and its a great location for photography.