Dunfermline Abbey

weemannie wrote in post #2150407
A lovely series, John. A magnificent old building. Thanks for sharing

Thanks Trevor. There was a lot of history to the building, so it was very interesting to visit.

HrcRacing wrote in post #2150779
King Robert, eh? Well, you gotta' like the sound of that! Great series John. My favorites are 2 and 3. Really well done and thank you for the history behind the images.

No problem [curtsey]Your Highness[/curtsey]

Mike Bell wrote in post #2150798
Super sharp and perfectly exposed shots. I like 1 and 2 best.

Thank you Mike.

J T wrote in post #2151032
Thanks for sharing such beautiful structures, John. Did you use ND grad filters on some of those shots for the sky?

I was using a 2-stop ND grad and a CP for many of the shots taken yesterday - or at least the ND as the day started very overcast and misty.

montreal wrote in post #2151048
I just love #1! It looks like a da vinci code kind of place.

I get a little dizzy looking at #3 from the lines not being vertical. Were you conciously going for that effect or did you just forget to hold the lense horizontal?

Roslin Chapel is 5 mins from where I stay! As to the tilting verticals, I was using my 17-40 and even so, having to point up the way to get the tower in.

Frank_Hollahan wrote in post #2151169
Some fine looking shots there John with excellent exposure and very sharp indeed.
Thanks for the little bit of history, very interesting.

My Great Grandparents are form Jedburgh, they come from the old Turnbull family (clan) that ruled parts of southern Scotland back in the late 1300s to the end of the 1400s.
There was a King Bruce that granted the name Turnbull to a William of Bedrule.

As the story goes, while King Bruce was out hunting he came upon a wild bull that charged after him. William of Bedrule witnessed this event and through himself in front of the bull, grabbing it by the hornes and turned the bull over, hence the origin of the name, Turn-Bull.

My other Great Grandparents are form somewhere around Galway, Ireland.

Just a little bit of history I thought I'd share.
Cheers.

An intersting bit of history there, and a very logical reason for the name Turnbull too.

MarkoPolo wrote in post #2151479
Thanks John, for great images and historical background. I live in a place that wasn't settled (by Euoropean/Americans) untill 1859. Seeing and learning about things that old is very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Even in Scotland with thousands of years of history, it is still a sobering thought to think that some of the abbey's history began almost a 1000 years ago.

Immaculate shots John.

I visited the Abbey about 3 years ago, unfortunately I only had a p&s then.
The place has a fascinating history.

Maybe a sub-meeting is in order for Roslyn Chapel?

bachscuttler wrote in post #2152350
Immaculate shots John.

I visited the Abbey about 3 years ago, unfortunately I only had a p&s then.
The place has a fascinating history.

Maybe a sub-meeting is in order for Roslyn Chapel?

Thanks Steve, but unless you want interiors or surrounding countryside, the chapel is covered in a temporary (for several years) roof to let the stonework dry out properly. So while the chapel may look like the one in the movie, we can't yet photograph it that way.

Great shots, John. Thanks so much for sharing the history of it! I would love to visit some of these places some day.

Plenty of light and colour John,lovely images.
The 1st one looks slightly brighter for my taste,but you know how weird i am anyway.

Thank you Carol and Dimitri, and I'll try and go over to the dark side.

love te celtic cross

Thanks Mark.

These are fantastic images. I am so jealous .. i'd love to see these amazing historical buildings for myself. I love history.

Nice series!

Thank you SN and ags.

Very nice series of shots.

Thank you for your comments Geoff.