http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Where's the best high view of a city road? en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:13:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-92712 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:27:03 +0000 fimm 92712@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice, especially the second one. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-92686 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:17:09 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 92686@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/8228127666/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8340/8228127666_6749160de7_n.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/8228127666/">Untitled</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blackpuddinonnabike/">blackpuddinonnabike</a>, on Flickr</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/8227058257/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8485/8227058257_8f7bd9d429.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/8227058257/">Untitled</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blackpuddinonnabike/">blackpuddinonnabike</a>, on Flickr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90160 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:37:34 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 90160@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That reminds me of a Princes Street one I wanted to try.... Will be dark enough on the way home tonight. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90158 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:34:28 +0000 fimm 90158@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can you get up the Scott Monument in the dark? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90157 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:31:39 +0000 steveo 90157@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Actually I've just thought of a potentially good/rubbish one. 5:20 on the lift bridge and you might get some good cycling ones. Might try that tomorrow evening. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90156 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:28:04 +0000 cb 90156@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Might be something doable at Colinton. Not sure if you could get a view of the bridge.</p> <p><a href="http://goo.gl/maps/vqZUG">Streetview</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90154 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:19:14 +0000 steveo 90154@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You could also try the Grassmarket from the top of Granny's Green Steps. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90152 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:59:21 +0000 Cyclingmollie 90152@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Instead of looking down, why not up? Would that work or would you need a telephoto lens? Royal Mile, Dundas Street, Rodney Street, Candlemaker Row? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90151 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:59:17 +0000 kaputnik 90151@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How about from the lattice-work bridge looking down over Leith Street? Not so high, but shouldn't be too many obstructions. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90150 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:55:50 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 90150@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Steveo, genius. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90149 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:47:37 +0000 steveo 90149@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How close do you want to be? George IV Bridge looking down on the Cowgate? I got some nice light trails from Waverley one evening if doesn't have to be cars.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49248828@N06/7902753702/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/7902753702_3bacd509ab.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49248828@N06/7902753702/">DSC_2708</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/49248828@N06/">steveo_mcg</a>, on Flickr</p> <p>No sure how well the Radical road would work, your pretty far away from the less-radical-though-slightly-scarier road although it is pretty dark. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90147 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:23:33 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 90147@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Calton Hill doesn't reeeeaaaaaally have a convenient close road with interesting patterns - certainly not from the top (I was up there last week taking some photos of a friend for her blog and there's a beautiful cityscape - I suppose scrambling to some lower slopes would give some more opportunity - may check that out).</p> <p>Blackford Hill might be a go-er - time for GoogleMaps to check out the roads around there... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90144 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:06:02 +0000 Arellcat 90144@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Braid Hill's not bad either, although a bit far away for anything close-up:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/4964746301/"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4091/4964746301_4a9386f1a9.jpg"></a></p> <p>What about Blackford Hill? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90142 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:54:05 +0000 fimm 90142@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Calton Hill? (that will have been done before, too) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8848#post-90128 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:42:16 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 90128@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Might sound a bit of a random query, basically I'm looking for a point with a decent view of a wee bit of the road network below where I can get a nice light trail photo. Best I can think of is on the Radical Road - I've seen some light trails from there with lovely swirls around the roundabouts and so on, but given I've seen from there I'm looking for somewhere else if possible (and the bridge across Leith Street similarly gives a nice shot down past the Playhouse roundabout, but has been done quite a few times).</p> <p>Ta muchly. </p>