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Where's the best high view of a city road?

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  • Started 12 years ago by Wilmington's Cow
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  1. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    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).

    Ta muchly.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. fimm
    Member

    Calton Hill? (that will have been done before, too)

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Braid Hill's not bad either, although a bit far away for anything close-up:

    What about Blackford Hill?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    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).

    Blackford Hill might be a go-er - time for GoogleMaps to check out the roads around there...

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  5. steveo
    Member

    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.


    DSC_2708 by steveo_mcg, on Flickr

    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.

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  6. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Steveo, genius.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  7. kaputnik
    Moderator

    How about from the lattice-work bridge looking down over Leith Street? Not so high, but shouldn't be too many obstructions.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  8. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    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?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  9. steveo
    Member

    You could also try the Grassmarket from the top of Granny's Green Steps.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  10. cb
    Member

    Might be something doable at Colinton. Not sure if you could get a view of the bridge.

    Streetview

    Posted 12 years ago #

  11. steveo
    Member

    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.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  12. fimm
    Member

    Can you get up the Scott Monument in the dark?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  13. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    That reminds me of a Princes Street one I wanted to try.... Will be dark enough on the way home tonight.

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  14. Wilmington's Cow
    Member


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    Untitled by blackpuddinonnabike, on Flickr

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  15. fimm
    Member

    Nice, especially the second one.

    Posted 12 years ago #

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