More of a tweet than a blog post ;-)
So apparently The University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences has decided to give me a M.Sc. in Geographical Information Science for my efforts over the past year.
It was nice to get this congratulatory text from a close friend:
"It is a M.Sc. in map making which is equivalent to an arts degree. You will be doing a course in media studies next". - JYB
I had no idea I could have done a course in media studies! Sounds like fun!
I feel like I am in Edinburgh more now than I was last year, but I am pretty sure that it's just the train journey that makes me feel like that. During my wanderings, before and after, being at Drummond Street I have been taking a few photographs that I though I would share here.
Taken at sunset from Northbridge looking towards the Castle on the left and Scott Monument on the right.
Taken from the Waverley Steps looking towards Market Street
Taken after sunset when the light were illuminated towards the castle. Shot from Princess Street.
Taken from Princes Street towards Market Street and the Castle.
Have only been using my iPhone for photography around Edinburgh of late and it isn't really satisfying me. I need to keep my DSLR on me and start going to locations that I haven't been to before and get back to some serious practicing.
I spent a morning taking a little video of a Unicorn cake getting baked last week for Instagram. Like most things in life what should have been fairly quick ended up taking a lot longer than I estimated. I forgot to use the rule of Pi, "however long you think a task will take to do, multiply it by Pi".
It was the first time I have used time lapse on the iPhone so it was a little experimental, but it was fun, and there was cake at the end of it. Tasty, tasty cake. I also make a guest appearance in some of the scenes ;-)
The cake was made by Clare from Florence and George. I edited the video together and composed the music on the video as I ran into copyright issues when I tried to use Hyuna's Bubble Pop song (remember that rule of Pi?). Anyway, see the video below or on my Instagram page.
For tasty cake or proper afternoon tea see Florence and George.
My inner geologist can't get enough of this: Brunton Axis Pocket Transit. Featuring a dual-axis, hollow hinge for intuitive, efficient, accurate measurements of planes, lines, bearing and vertical angles. Strike and dip, trend and plunge all measured with one configuration. It's the sexiest piece of geological equipment since the geological hammer!
All for the low, low price of $799.99 (plus tax where applicable).
A lack of posting has mainly been due to being kept busy with my to-do list. During one of my many procrastination points I did find this excellent video on YouTube that discusses Photoshop and some of the more powerful techniques that can be used.
It's a bit more technical than I usually post.