These #photographs are from St Margaret's Loch on the 9th April & and Duddingston Loch on the 13th of April at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2004.
The feature images are the Royal Swans that live on St Margaret's Loch whose White Feathers are different to the Black Swans we're accustomed to in Western Australia. Just be careful, for as Douglas Hall found out they bite!
St Margaret's Loch is over looked by the ruins of St Anthony's Chapel and Arthur's seat. This image set also contains a photograph of the Scottish Parliament that was under construction in 2004 when James was in Edinburgh.
Above and Below: These images were captured on the 9th April 2004 at St Margaret's Loch.
Above and Below: These images were captured on the 13th April 2004 at Duddingston Loch.
The Galleries, Above, contains a set of previously unpublished curated camera proofs and for narrative context, because we want to show the loveliness of the Swans, we've included some soft focus shots that highlight their character.
About Holyrood Park
"Holyrood Park (also called the King's Park or Queen's Park depending on the reigning monarch's gender) is a royal park in central Edinburgh, Scotland about 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) to the east of Edinburgh Castle. It is open to the public. It has an array of hills, lochs, glens, ridges, basalt cliffs, and patches of gorse, providing a wild piece of highland landscape within its 650-acre (260 ha) area. The park is associated with the Palace of Holyroodhouse and was formerly a royal hunting estate. The park was created in 1541 when James V had the ground "circulit about Arthurs Sett, Salisborie and Duddingston craggis" enclosed by a stone wall.
Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano and the highest point in Edinburgh, is at the centre of the park, with the cliffs of Salisbury Crags to the west. There are three lochs: St Margaret's Loch, Dunsapie Loch, and Duddingston Loch. The ruins of St Anthony's Chapel stand above St Margaret's Loch. Queen's Drive is the main route through the Park. St Margaret's Well and St Anthony's Well are both natural springs within the park. Holyrood Park is located to the south-east of the Old Town, at the edge of the city centre. Abbeyhill is to the north, and Duddingston village to the east. The University of Edinburgh's Pollock Halls of Residence are to the south-west, and Dumbiedykes is to the west". From: Wikipedia
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