Photos by Jez

Category: Travel

  • Straiton Pond #6 for Water Water Everywhere #214

    Straiton Pond #6 for Water Water Everywhere #214

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water, in any state, will do). See below for how to join the fun

    My next series will feature Straiton Pond, near Loanhead, just outside of Edinburgh.

    Swans on Straiton Pond
    Swans on Straiton Pond

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your WWE blog post in my comment box, or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Water Water Everywhere or add WWE tag.

    Hae a guid week 😁

  • Wow, That Is One Strong Coffee… #6WS

    Wow, That Is One Strong Coffee… #6WS

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.

    Coffee
    Coffee
  • In the Capital — Weekend Sky #121

    In the Capital — Weekend Sky #121

    Hi All 👋 My latest entry for Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge.

    This early morning shot was during an unplanned overnight stay in Edinburgh??????

    Looking towards Princes Street, Edinburgh
    Looking towards Princes Street, Edinburgh

    I also transformed the image into a watercolour? In the prompt, I specified the location as being Edinburgh. Giving the AI a location does change the outcome of the transformation.

    Watercolour transformation of Edinburgh cityscape
    Watercolour transformation of Edinburgh cityscape

    The following picture uses the same baseline shot as above but without specifying the location. The transformation into a cityscape just after dawn is good, but the architecture is generic; the AI has picked up the older style architecture well from the initial image.

    Watercolour transformation without a specified location
    Watercolour transformation without a specified location
  • A Different View — Fan Of… & CFFC

    A Different View — Fan Of… & CFFC

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join this weekly challenge whenever you think, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    Join the fun
    1. Create a Fan Of… Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your Fan of… blog post in my comment box or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Fan Of… or add a Fan Of… tag.

    My Fan Of… this week is inspired by CFFC: Interesting Perspectives.

    Edinburgh Castle from below
    Edinburgh Castle from below
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  • Straiton Pond #5 for Water Water Everywhere #213

    Straiton Pond #5 for Water Water Everywhere #213

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water, in any state, will do). See below for how to join the fun

    My next series will feature Straiton Pond, near Loanhead, just outside of Edinburgh.

    Swans on Straiton Pond
    Swans on Straiton Pond

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your WWE blog post in my comment box, or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Water Water Everywhere or add WWE tag.

    Hae a guid week 😁

  • Bikes, Rain & Crocuses — Fan Of… & FOTD Mar 11

    Bikes, Rain & Crocuses — Fan Of… & FOTD Mar 11

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join this weekly challenge whenever you think, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    Join the fun
    1. Create a Fan Of… Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your Fan of… blog post in my comment box or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Fan Of… or add a Fan Of… tag.

    My Fan Of… this week is cycling in the rain with my wife, Susan, & a big patch of crocuses. This is also my post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Cumbernauld House Park in the rain
    Cumbernauld House Park in the rain
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  • Straiton Pond #4 for Water Water Everywhere #212

    Straiton Pond #4 for Water Water Everywhere #212

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water, in any state, will do). See below for how to join the fun

    How to participate
    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your WWE blog post in my comment box, or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Water Water Everywhere or add WWE tag.

    My next series will feature Straiton Pond, near Loanhead, just outside of Edinburgh.

    Swans on Straiton Pond
    Swans on Straiton Pond

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your WWE blog post in my comment box, or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Water Water Everywhere or add WWE tag.

    Hae a guid week 😁

  • Spring Colour, Even In The Rain

    Spring Colour, Even In The Rain

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.

  • Snowdrops -A Bit of an Obsession with AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series

    Snowdrops -A Bit of an Obsession with AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join this weekly challenge whenever you think, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    This week, some snowdrops get the Hot Mods treatment.

    FROM REAL PHOTOS TO COLLABORATIVE AI ARTWORK: MY EXPERIMENT WITH AI ART

    I started off with a very basic picture of some snowdrops & let my inner chimp’s (Godfrey) imagination run crazy; this is the baseline picture.

    Snowdrops
    Snowdrops

    My first idea was to have the snowdrops in an ornate frame but seeming to grow out of it.

    Framed snowdrops
    Framed snowdrops
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