Tag: Church

Edinburgh

On By Fred KingIn 2026, Architecture, Blue Sky, books, buildings, Church, city, clouds, Edinburgh, iPhone 17, Madeleine, people, Scotland, shadow, sky, Streets, Thoughts, Travels, vacation, wandering photographerLeave a comment

Before heading to Ireland we stayed in Edinburgh for three days to see the Tattoo as well as wander around the old city. We stayed right on the Royal Mile, which is one of the oldest, cobblestoned streets in Edinburgh. The Writers Museum was really cool. The building itself was amazing to walk through.

The Royal Mile.

The Writers Museum.

My granddaughter, Madeleine, helping me figure out how to take a panoramic shot on my phone. I understand cameras, but not so much the ones embedded in iPhones.

Live musicians and actors performed all day on the Royal Mile, as it was Fringe Festival time in Edinburgh. This musician is Luke Gajdus. You can catch him on Instagram and YouTube. Our Granddaughter was entranced listening. We stayed till he stopped for the day, just before dusk.

View of the backside of Edinburgh Castle from the rooftop of the Edinburgh Museum

St. Andrews Church.

Along the Royal Mile there are, too many to count, what are called “Closes”, these little walkways between old buildings. Some open up to a courtyard behind the buildings and others are just a pass through to the adjacent street. All have interesting, sometimes historical names.

Thurso, Scotland

On By Fred KingIn 2019, Architecture, Art, blossoms, buildings, chapel, Church, city, clocks, clouds, coast, colors, commerce, design, downtown, Flowers, garden, Houses, Iphone 7, Landscape, nature, Nikon D610, ocean, Purple, Scotland, Signage, sky, street, street art, street photography, Streets, summer, sunrise, sunset, Travels, vacation, wandering, wandering photographer1 Comment

Dundee, Scotland Pt. II

On By Fred KingIn 2019, Art, B&W, bird, blue, Blue Sky, buildings, chapel, Church, design, Dundee, Scotland, dusk, Human, Iphone 7, kitsch, nature, Nikon D610, people, Scotland, shadow, Shadows, sky, Statue, street, street art, street photography, summer, Thoughts, Travels, vacation, wandering photographerLeave a comment

This Being Sunday

On By Fred KingIn Architecture, Brooklyn, buildings, Church, Fall, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

I thought I would post a view of a steeple* and another rooftop that looks much like a steeple. I don’t think I would want to be the person who re-roofs the secular steeple.

*Note: Composition 101: Avoid light poles, in the frame, while shooting steeples :-).DSC_7946-001DSC_7955-001

St. Ann and Holy Trinity Church

On By Fred KingIn buildings, Church, New York, Nikon D70006 Comments

The church is located in Brooklyn Heights. Went on a walking tour of Brooklyn Heights that was fun and informative. Homer Fink ( the tour-name of our guide ). Brooklyn Heights has been the home for such writers as Arthur Miller and Truman Capote as well as many other historical figures over the years. Very picturesque neighborhood in Brooklyn. This church has no steeple. Apparently, in the past, it was in need of repairing or replacing and it was decided to just take it down and not replace.

Another Church

On By Fred KingIn buildings, Church, SeattleLeave a comment

From the rooftop of the Pemco parking garage on Eastlake Ave. another church comes into view. The cream colored building with the curved roofline used to be the Seattle School District‘s warehouse. Years ago I worked in this building for about 3 weeks one summer as I was going through a rather extended time between jobs. I worked swing shift with one other employee, who I rarely saw until the end of the shift,  around 11:30pm each night.