Impressionist Photography: Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

I’ve taken quite a few photographs using impressionist techniques in the forest of Blackford Hill. Since I now have quite a good grasp of the kind of forest subjects that make for interesting pans or multiple exposures, it was time to see what other locations have to offer in that department.

Pan during a long exposure of trees in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh — I had to wait for the clouds to cover the sun, in order for the lighting on this scene to get more even. I then panned the camera up and down during long exposures

Princes Street Gardens is one of the many public parks in Edinburgh. It is centrally located, in-between the hill Edinburgh castle is built on and the main shopping area of central Edinburgh, Princes Street.

Multiple exposures of three trees in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh — “Threes”. In graphic design, the “rule of odds” states that surrounding an object with an even number of surrounding objects leads to a composition that is more pleasing to the eye. In this picture, I combines the rule of odds with the technique of multiple exposures.

The park can be quite busy, so it was important to select a relatively quiet time to shoot impressionist photographs there. It is quite rich in subject matter, and I was able to get nice pans and multiple exposure shots.