Fitting that this pub sits on a corner:
ISO 25 4.15mm f/2.2 1/220
Located on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, this pub is named after a local citizen who is said to be the inspiration behind Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. Deacon Brodie was a cabinet maker and thief. His day job allowed him access to homes that he would later rob. He was eventually caught and hung. A short walk away at the National Museum of Scotland, there is a multi-floor exhibit that includes a cabinet that is attributed to Brodie, though was probably made by his father.
This photo was shot on my iPhone and edited in Lightroom. The first edit was to crop the photo. I decided on a square crop in honor of this week’s photo challenge. While making the crop I took advantage of the angle tool which allowed me to straighten the photo a bit. Since I had been standing close to the pub, the perspective was a bit skewed. Having done that, I sharpened the photo and darkened the corners by sliding the highlight priority into negative numbers.
How do you like the edit? Have you ever been to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile? It’s a popular tourist destination particularly in August during the Tattoo and Fringe Festival. Both of those things are worth checking out. I would also recommend looking through the history of Scotland over at the National Museum, it’s an interesting display. Feel free to leave a comment below.
Cheers!
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An absolutely wonderful picture with a lot to look at and so colorful!
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Thank you.
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You captured a perfect corner – beautiful. 🙂
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Even in such a unique city, this corner stood out.
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It’s interesting to learn that the fictional character was inspired by a real person. The colour bursts are nice against this backdrop.
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I always find those kinds of connections interesting.
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Excellent capture for this challenge. I love all the details!
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I thought the backstory was really interesting.
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Fantastic edits! I love the colors and the details you brought up. 🙂
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Thanks, I love the bright color against the grey of the building.
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Gorgeous shot, Amy. Love the flower hanging basket. Much prettier than a hanging Deacon Brodie. 😯
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Yes the flower baskets really were lovely. I’ll skip the public execution though, yikes!
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We have not been but would love to one day. The photo captures so much detail and love the splashes of colour too.
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It’s a very pretty city, surrounded by beautiful countryside, I hadn’t been in years.
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I’ve never been out of the U.S. – sad but true. I’m not much of a traveler. But I love your photos! My phone doesn’t have a great camera. Yours takes beautiful photos. I almost always edit, even if it just to crop or resize. I’m still using paint.net (free). Happy Thursday!
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I’ve used paint in the past, it’s a nice free option. Hope you have a nice weekend 🙂
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I love it!
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Thanks so much!
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A perfect corner picture! There are plenty of “colorful” pubs along the Royal Mile. The flowers are much prettier than when we were there in late April.
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Yes, I imagine it was quite cold then. We had really nice weather (for Edinburgh) for our visit.
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I like this response to the challenge very much. This is a very interesting corner ( the paint peeling off the wall just above the corner of the building…!). I also like your edits; the photo is nice and sharp for all the details that are so interesting and the color contrasts are nice too. At least that is my opinion. Thanks for giving us the information on how you achieved this.
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Thank you very much for your kind comment.
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I like the color contrast. Very warm and optimistic. Looking Ghotic yet there’s a bit of a down to earth feel. Love the edit.
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Thanks, I really liked what they had done with the signs, I find the idea that this man was really leading two lives to be interesting.
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Perfect pic for corner- vibrant colors pop! Cheers to you, too, Amy.
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Thanks Ruth!
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Such a dramatic image with all those corners all the way up. Nice!
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No doubt about it, there is a lot going on in this image.
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Great colour, composition and backstory. Thanks for posting your method. Amazing you’re getting such a good shot from iphone – I must trust mine a little more and play with lightroom more (I tend to just use the Windows Photo app)
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It’s interesting to me the ways in which sometimes the phone gets a really good shot. It’s true that I throw a lot of them away as well, but I do have a surprising number of “keepers”.
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I’ve certainly heard about Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde but this is my first time learning about Brodie.
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Yes, I wasn’t aware that there was a real life inspiration behind the character.
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I love how your edit shows off those fantastic hanging signs.
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On a street that had some great business signage, these still really stood out.
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Great find for the challenge PJB – love it! And your editing is perfect, as usual 🙂
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The timing for this challenge was pretty much perfect.
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Corner that is always to be noticed
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Great piece of history caught!
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Caught in the act 🙂
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Like the edit and the history – but those flowers against the cool building and that up Angle – and the center flower – all so purdy-
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I found this history part to be super interesting.
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🙂
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History itself
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As recorded by a pub 🙂 which I find interesting.
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