Tag: The Ross Fountain

  • Cascading Floral Fountain: FOTD Jan 23 with AI Artistry

    Cascading Floral Fountain: FOTD Jan 23 with AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    This one took a slightly odd turn, thanks to my good wife, Susan. I was thinking about a setting for the next bouquet when Susan came up with the idea of having flowers cascading out of a fountain. Ever one to oblige; for this, I used the two pictures below as the baseline for the idea. One, a colourful bouquet of flowers; the second, a Cellpic shot of The Ross Fountain with Edinburgh Castle behind.

    This is the first re-imagining from the prompt.

    The Ross Fountain enhanced with flowers
    The Ross Fountain enhanced with flowers

    I took this further by rendering it as a watercolour.

    Watercolour of flower fountain
    Watercolour of flower fountain

    Now the fun really begins. My next setting for the flower cascading fountain was a futuristic plaza in a cityscape.

    Futuristic cityscape
    Futuristic cityscape

    Although I liked the general look & feel of this one, I wanted the fountain to be more prominent & viewed from ground level.

    Floral fountain in a futuristic cityscape
    Floral fountain in a futuristic cityscape

    Next up, steampunk, but I wanted it to be a more modern steampunk.

    Floral fountain in a modern/steampunk cityscape
    Floral fountain in a modern/steampunk cityscape

    This kinda worked in so much that the steampunk has been blended with a futuristic skyline of towering buildings, but wasn’t quite the look I was hoping for; so, back to the prompt.

    Floral fountain re-imagined in futuristic-steampunk cityscape
    Floral fountain re-imagined in futuristic-steampunk cityscape

    This one is much closer to what I envisioned from a futuristic/steampunk blend.

    Any of you following my blog will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest being a re-imagining of an old Steam Locomotive.

  • The Ross Fountain — CBWC

    The Ross Fountain — CBWC

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Fountains & Sprinklers.

    This is the Ross Fountain in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. The feature picture shows Edinburgh Castle in the background.