HoM: Photos: Dumfries

Locations:
Edinburgh (55.951897, -3.197494 [Google Maps] [maps.live.com] [multimap])
Huntingdon House Hotel, Dumfries^[info] (55.07177, -3.601263 [Google Maps] [maps.live.com] [multimap])
River Nith, Dumfries, Scotland (55.067409, -3.613901 [Google Maps] [maps.live.com] [multimap])

Dates: started Wednesday, 29th October 2003, latest additions Thursday, 30th October 2003

Wanting to try out my new camera properly, I volunteered to travel from the south coast of England up to Dumfries in Scotland - a round trip of around 16 hours - just to install one computer. So, the plan was two days of travelling, an hour or so of installing, and the best part of a day photographing. However, as the server ended up taking from 10am to about 4:30pm due to network problems, the following were taken during an extended lunch break while I was trying to figure out what the hell was going wrong...

As the new camera has not only a 10x optical zoom (the same as a good pair of binoculars, and better than my 8x25 binoculars I carry in my backpack) but also lots of new settings for taking landscapes, portraits, action shots, night shots etc., it might look like there are a number of near-duplicate pictures as I play around with the settings. There are also a lot of photographs of birds on a river...


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Photographs of Dumfries Locations: Edinburgh (55.951897, -3.197494 [Google Maps] [maps.live.com] [multimap]) Huntingdon House Hotel, Dumfries^[info] (55.07177, -3.601263 [Google Maps] [maps.live.com] [multimap]) River Nith, Dumfries, Scotland (55.067409, -3.613901 [Google Maps] [maps.live.com] [multimap]) Tags: Birds, Black-headed Gull, Boats and Ships, Bridge, Britain, Buildings and Architecture, Carvings and Stonework, Cormorant, Cormorants and Shags, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Europe, Fountain, Gulls, Landscapes, Mute Swan, Rivers and Streams, Scotland, Statues and Sculpture, Swan, Trees, Wildlife and Nature, Young Birds Dates: started Wednesday, 29th October 2003, latest additions Thursday, 30th October 2003 Wanting to try out my new camera properly, I volunteered to travel from the south coast of England up to Dumfries in Scotland - a round trip of around 16 hours - just to install one computer. So, the plan was two days of travelling, an hour or so of installing, and the best part of a day photographing. However, as the server ended up taking from 10am to about 4:30pm due to network problems, the following were taken during an extended lunch break while I was trying to figure out what the hell was going wrong... As the new camera has not only a 10x optical zoom (the same as a good pair of binoculars, and better than my 8x25 binoculars I carry in my backpack) but also lots of new settings for taking landscapes, portraits, action shots, night shots etc., it might look like there are a number of near-duplicate pictures as I play around with the settings. There are also a lot of photographs of birds on a river... << Back Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next >> PA300219 12:44pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 810KB Large 1600x1198, 181KB Medium 800x599, 58KB Small 400x300, 19KB PA300220 12:44pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 787KB Large 1600x1198, 176KB Medium 800x599, 60KB Small 400x300, 21KB PA300221 12:44pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 843KB Large 1600x1198, 181KB Medium 800x599, 57KB Small 400x300, 19KB PA300222 12:44pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 841KB Large 1600x1198, 121KB Medium 800x599, 35KB Small 400x300, 11KB It's a pity that, when you blow this one up to full size, you realise that it's out of focus. However, I didn't want to delete it, so I sought a remedy... PA300222, watercoloured November 2003 Bigger 2288x1712, 527KB Large 1600x1198, 147KB Medium 800x599, 42KB Small 400x300, 12KB Sharpening the image didn't help, but applying more artistic filters - in this case, a watercolour effect - rescues the pic. PA300223 12:44pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 836KB Large 1198x1600, 412KB Medium 599x800, 128KB Small 300x400, 35KB There now follows many pics of gulls in a weir. Birds, rushing water, and a camera with a good zoom lense - how could I resist? PA300224 12:44pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 869KB Large 1198x1600, 450KB Medium 599x800, 139KB Small 300x400, 37KB PA300225 12:45pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 855KB Large 1198x1600, 444KB Medium 599x800, 133KB Small 300x400, 34KB PA300226 12:45pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 770KB Large 1600x1198, 550KB Medium 800x599, 168KB Small 400x300, 44KB PA300227 12:45pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 901KB Large 1600x1198, 512KB Medium 800x599, 159KB Small 400x300, 43KB PA300228 12:45pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 871KB Large 1600x1198, 458KB Medium 800x599, 143KB Small 400x300, 39KB PA300229 12:45pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 859KB Large 1600x1198, 604KB Medium 800x599, 188KB Small 400x300, 49KB PA300230 12:46pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 928KB Large 1600x1198, 645KB Medium 800x599, 191KB Small 400x300, 48KB PA300231 12:46pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 838KB Large 1198x1600, 386KB Medium 599x800, 119KB Small 300x400, 33KB PA300232 (movie) November 2003 Small pic 240x320, 28KB MPEG 1.65MB Two short movies of nothing more than moving water - simply because this camera is faster and has a microphone. PA300233 (movie) November 2003 Small pic 320x240, 27KB Movie file 1.79MB MPEG 1018KB At least this one has a bird flying in the background. PA300234 12:47pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 905KB Large 1600x1198, 538KB Medium 800x599, 163KB Small 400x300, 42KB PA300235 12:48pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 853KB Large 1600x1198, 423KB Medium 800x599, 126KB Small 400x300, 32KB PA300236 12:48pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 799KB Large 1600x1198, 319KB Medium 800x599, 94KB Small 400x300, 25KB PA300237 12:48pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 775KB Large 1600x1198, 297KB Medium 800x599, 88KB Small 400x300, 23KB PA300238 12:49pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 773KB Large 1600x1198, 254KB Medium 800x599, 70KB Small 400x300, 18KB PA300239 12:49pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 888KB Large 1600x1198, 502KB Medium 800x599, 148KB Small 400x300, 37KB I guess this railing was designed to produce this watery shadow pattern - but hey, that't no reason not to record it! PA300240 12:50pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 799KB Large 1600x1198, 176KB Medium 800x599, 51KB Small 400x300, 15KB PA300241 12:53pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 813KB Large 1600x1198, 371KB Medium 800x599, 125KB Small 400x300, 37KB PA300242 12:53pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 815KB Large 1600x1198, 391KB Medium 800x599, 128KB Small 400x300, 37KB PA300243 12:53pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 845KB Large 1600x1198, 347KB Medium 800x599, 96KB Small 400x300, 24KB Two almost identical shots, except the first looks slightly richer. Now, which was in normal mode, and which in landscape mode...? Doh! PA300244 12:53pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 832KB Large 1600x1198, 383KB Medium 800x599, 105KB Small 400x300, 25KB PA300245 12:55pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 891KB Large 1600x1198, 475KB Medium 800x599, 151KB Small 400x300, 41KB A bit too much tree, and not enough background. Nice enough colours though. PA300246 12:55pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 781KB Large 1600x1198, 249KB Medium 800x599, 76KB Small 400x300, 22KB PA300247 12:55pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 689KB Large 1198x1600, 165KB Medium 599x800, 55KB Small 300x400, 18KB PA300248 12:56pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 787KB Large 1600x1198, 140KB Medium 800x599, 46KB Small 400x300, 17KB PA300249 12:56pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 699KB Large 1198x1600, 219KB Medium 599x800, 72KB Small 300x400, 22KB PA300250 12:57pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 791KB Large 1198x1600, 147KB Medium 599x800, 43KB Small 300x400, 13KB PA300251 12:58pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 750KB Large 1600x1198, 257KB Medium 800x599, 72KB Small 400x300, 18KB PA300252 12:58pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 757KB Large 1600x1198, 532KB Medium 800x599, 160KB Small 400x300, 40KB PA300253 12:59pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 853KB Large 1198x1600, 381KB Medium 599x800, 111KB Small 300x400, 28KB PA300254 1:00pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 775KB Large 1600x1198, 275KB Medium 800x599, 81KB Small 400x300, 22KB PA300255 1:00pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 793KB Large 1600x1198, 260KB Medium 800x599, 75KB Small 400x300, 20KB Okay, just because I can zoom in on one span of a bridge doesn't mean I should. However, at the time the light reflecting off the water looked better, honest! PA300256 1:00pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 795KB Large 1600x1198, 291KB Medium 800x599, 93KB Small 400x300, 28KB PA300257 1:00pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 851KB Large 1198x1600, 427KB Medium 599x800, 131KB Small 300x400, 34KB Trying to catch those falling leaves. Easiler said than done! PA300258 1:01pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 851KB Large 1198x1600, 425KB Medium 599x800, 131KB Small 300x400, 35KB PA300259 1:01pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 852KB Large 1198x1600, 430KB Medium 599x800, 134KB Small 300x400, 36KB PA300260 1:02pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 757KB Large 1600x1198, 287KB Medium 800x599, 98KB Small 400x300, 31KB PA300261 1:02pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 832KB Large 1600x1198, 580KB Medium 800x599, 171KB Small 400x300, 43KB PA300262 1:02pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 798KB Large 1600x1198, 559KB Medium 800x599, 168KB Small 400x300, 43KB PA300263 1:03pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 882KB Large 1600x1198, 452KB Medium 800x599, 140KB Small 400x300, 38KB PA300264 1:03pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 871KB Large 1600x1198, 455KB Medium 800x599, 142KB Small 400x300, 38KB PA300265 1:05pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 1712x2288, 838KB Large 1198x1600, 407KB Medium 599x800, 123KB Small 300x400, 33KB Bah, I give up on falling leaves. Here's a boat and a bird instead. PA300266 1:08pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 809KB Large 1600x1198, 304KB Medium 800x599, 90KB Small 400x300, 25KB I was hoping that the landscape mode would have blurred out the leaves a bit more. As it is, they look too sharp to frame this image nicely. PA300267 1:10pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 783KB Large 1600x1198, 284KB Medium 800x599, 86KB Small 400x300, 23KB PA300268 1:10pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 833KB Large 1600x1198, 378KB Medium 800x599, 107KB Small 400x300, 26KB PA300269 1:11pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 818KB Large 1600x1198, 367KB Medium 800x599, 106KB Small 400x300, 27KB PA300270 1:11pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 878KB Large 1600x1198, 486KB Medium 800x599, 146KB Small 400x300, 37KB PA300272 1:15pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 838KB Large 1600x1198, 410KB Medium 800x599, 118KB Small 400x300, 30KB PA300273 1:15pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 772KB Large 1600x1198, 189KB Medium 800x599, 57KB Small 400x300, 16KB PA300273, cropped November 2003 Medium 799x599, 100KB Small 400x300, 18KB I liked this cheeky gull so much that I cropped the image to 800x600 to concentrate on the bird. PA300275 1:15pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 799KB Large 1600x1198, 268KB Medium 800x599, 88KB Small 400x300, 26KB PA300276 1:15pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 810KB Large 1600x1198, 341KB Medium 800x599, 105KB Small 400x300, 29KB PA300278 1:16pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 832KB Large 1600x1198, 377KB Medium 800x599, 123KB Small 400x300, 36KB PA300279 1:16pm 30th October 2003 Camera: C750UZ Bigger 2288x1712, 836KB Large 1600x1198, 423KB Medium 800x599, 133KB Small 400x300, 37KB << Back Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next >>

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Photographs of Dumfries