As far as I can remember, this bus stop was in Leith Street near the top of Nottingham Place, and I took the picture from the footbridge from the St James Centre.
Leith Walk doesn't officially start at the Picardy Place roundabout. I think this used to be a tool shop called Wilkinsons. I bought an industrial diamond there in the '60s and other tools in the '70s.
Assuming that the salon belongs to more than one barber then the apostrophe isn't misplaced.
Hard to guess what wares lie beyond the closed shutters, but it's probably junk some of which might be brightly coloured.
Once a cinema, this establishment at the foot of the walk is now a Wetherspoon pub.
Pirrie Street is a cul-de-dac off Great Junction Street.
The nearer buildings are new to Great Junction Street.
Formerly Crabbie's building this appears to have been converted to houses.
No longer the home of the Salvation Army but now the MOUNTAIN OF FIRE AND MIRACLES MINISTRIES. It would be a shame to tear down the art deco lettering.
Huge rocks cover the yard at the Granite Factory in Bangor Road.
These big rocks sure look heavy.
This building has had a bit of a makeover in the form of the arches along its side.
Attractive greenery along the side of a building in Burlington Street.
House to let in the big converted building in Bonnington Road.
Anderson Place is another example of old buildings being put to a new use.
A metal fence made from the letters of Ocean Terminal.
This Gormley statue is outlasting others in the Water of Leith. Use of a long lens makes Fife look much closer than it actually is.
The water surface has been smoothed by the Smooth Reflection app downloaded directly into the camera. The usual technique is to use a very dark Neutral Density filter to force a long exposure but this method combines 128 separate stills avoiding colour shifts and other ND filter problems.
Zoomed in to show the helicopter landing platform.
The spheres purpose is to protect the radar scanners which rotate inside.
A full HD shot showing some of the complicated mechanisms for laying undersea cables.
A swan sailed into the scene in Albert Dock.
Two swans appeared when they noticed me.
I had no scraps to throw to the swans so they sailed away after I got this close up shot.
You don't normally see caravans like this in Scotland. I'm guessing that it serves hot snacks and isn't used for touring or sleeping in.
Revisited a month later. Two more photos of the Navica cable laying ship.
I used the Sony Smooth Reflection app again.
Not a particulary aesthetically pleasing building, purely functional.
Same shot but zoomed in on the activity around a much smaller craft.
A floating platform protected against impacts by the rubber tyres.
Pelamis Wave Power was formed here in 1998.
Dockside homes beside Ocean Drive.
This and the next 4 images are stills from my bike's camera which has a wide angle fisheye lens.
The public aren't allowed beyond the gate to Imperial Dock.
From the same area as the previous photo but looking back towards Ocean Drive.
At the other end of the row of terraced dockside homes is this Genting Casino. Genting is a peculiar brand name, not a verb as far as I can see. I don't think customers visit this establishment to 'gent'.
The land to the left and right of this picture remains undeveloped and is currently used for vehicle parking.
Added later, this earlier photo shows the ground being prepared after the previous bridge was removed. For a while, the old house above the site had uninterrupted views...
March 2017 and the demolition of the St James Centre continues.
A 36 bus took me to Ocean Terminal, avoiding the Leith Walk roadworks. (20th March 2017)
No sign yet of the affordable housing planned for this area next to Ocean Terminal.
Looking back at Ocean Terminal as I walked eastwards.
Another look back as I approached Ocean Drive.
Ocean Drive ahead behind the stone blocks.
Ocean Drive with Victoria Quay on the left and Ocean Terminal in the distance.
Entropy continues next to Ocean Drive.
I was walking to Bath Road to see Ltd Ink Corporation, Kevin Harman's exhibition. Bath Road is on the north side of Salamander Street.
Not an aesthetically pleasing photo, just a snapshot of Bath Road.
Security is high next to the docks. Peering through the gates shows big, largely empty areas.
Looking west from Bath Road.
Concrete is prepared here.
The entrance to Kevin Harman's exhibition was next to the bicycle parked on the left - but I missed it and walked round the entire building.
Near the south east corner of the big building - Healthy Yummies.
Walking back east again, still looking for Ltd Ink Corporation.
Having found the entrance I entered the vast space.
There's no doubt that the location added an extra dimension to the experience.
'The booth provides visitors with an intimate, safe space in which to release their anxieties. These recorded admissions then enter an ever-expanding state of Collective Being (CoBe.co) online.'
When I visited CoBe.co I got an Under Construction graphic.
The text is legible but you may have to click the download icon to zoom in sufficiently.
A recreation of the Shop That Never Opens in Nithsdale Road in Glasgow.
A large image (1920 x 966) to improve legibility. You can zoom in if you click the download icon to see it outside the gallery in your web browser.
Being Homeless is Hard, Having a Hoose is Harder Part 1
'A selection of the 200 (ongoing) collection of signs drawn by Edinburgh Homeless man Stevie.'
The first of 3 photos of wooden posts imprinted with pawnbrokers' receipts.
Being Homeless is Hard, Having a Hoose is Harder Part 2 'Luxury four-poster bed designed with the help of Atholl Macfarlane of Remus Interiors, draped in sumptuous velvet printed with Stevie's signs.'
'Luxury four-poster bed designed with the help of Atholl Macfarlane of Remus Interiors, draped in sumptuous velvet printed with Stevie's signs.'
'Luxury four-poster bed designed with the help of Atholl Macfarlane of Remus Interiors, draped in sumptuous velvet printed with Stevie's signs.'
'Luxury four-poster bed designed with the help of Atholl Macfarlane of Remus Interiors, draped in sumptuous velvet printed with Stevie's signs.'
'Luxury four-poster bed designed with the help of Atholl Macfarlane of Remus Interiors, draped in sumptuous velvet printed with Stevie's signs.'
'Luxury four-poster bed designed with the help of Atholl Macfarlane of Remus Interiors, draped in sumptuous velvet printed with Stevie's signs.'
The first of four views. Strips of painted wood detached from their sources and assembled to make this piece.
A look back as I was leaving.
Vacant land beside Salamander Place.
Vacant land beside Salamander Place.
April 2017: Demolition continues at St James Centre
April 2017: Demolition continues at St James Centre
April 2017: Demolition continues at St James Centre
When I set off to revisit Western Harbour it was sunny. This infrared scene is like the start of a movie.
Heading into the Western Harbour area.
The sea wall and the Firth of Forth.
Nearer the end where tidal locks maintain the docks at a constant water level.
A normal colour photo follows this infrared one. Compare the difference.
Little has changed since I first came here in 2010 to take photographs.
Shortly after I took this photo I had to dash in the rain to the 10 bus terminus.
Demolition proceeds slowly at St James Centre
St James Centre
Water is sprayed to damp down dust as the machine bites off big chunks of building.
Zoomed in
Looking up Elder Street,
Zoomed in.
I photographed this shop in Great Junction Street just before taking the photos on new, separate page Water of Leith June 2017.
23rd June 2017 - demolition proceeds carefully because of nearby buildings.
Sunny Leith as seen from Capelaw
Starting here, the next sequence was taken on 24th July 2017.
The next 2 images zoom in closer.
from Cathedral Lane
from Cathedral Lane
from Calton Hill
From Waterloo Place
From Waterloo Place
From Waterloo Place
HiFi Corner is moving after decades at this address. I grew up with HiFi at home in the '50s. My dad's first 6 valve stereo amp came later.
Typewronger Books
Also here for decades
The Wee Leith Shop
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Protesting against the gentrification of Leith
Author: DaveHenniker
Retired computer technician. Interests: photography, skating, nature, countryside and coastal walking . View all posts by DaveHenniker