Long Overdue UK photos

[Melinda]

Well, it's been a little over a month since I've gotten back from my two weeks in the UK and I am just now finally getting a chance to begin editing my photos. I'll be posting them up a few at a time as I get them picked through, sized, touched up, ect. (I took well over 800 photos so understand that it takes a while!)

But I figured I'd start the thread cause everyone keeps asking to see some pictures from my Trip :) I'll try to label everything as best as I can so you get the idea of what you're looking at!

Because this is an ongoing thread, please refrain from posting your own pictures please! Comments are TOTALLY welcome but please don't post your own UK pictures or pics that have been inspired by anything that you see here! :)

I appologize for the 'watermarks' but all of these photos are going to be sold and I dont want them being used by other people for other purposes (not saying anyone on here would do that, but I have had it happen before! :thumbsup: )

If you're interested in purchasing prints of anything you see, let me know!

Enjoy! :)

Tulip in Wales
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Wales1Small.jpg

Big Ben in London
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/London4Small.jpg

Buckingham Palace in London
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/London3Small.jpg

The London Eye in London
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/London1Small.jpg

Eliean Donan Castle in Dornie, Scotland
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/ElieanDonan2Small.jpg

Another one of E.D Castle in Scotland
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/ElieanDonan1Small.jpg

Cardiff Castle in Wales
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Cardiff1Small.jpg

That's it for today, but I will be adding more as soon as I can! :)

[sunfiredude]

wow those pics are incredible!

cant wait to see the rest!

[BokCh0y]

beautiful pics:thumbsup:

[GirlsOnFire]

Amazing as always! I love the first one of Eliean Donan, 1st on my list to order from you hehe. Can't wait to see more!

[turboMiata]

love the rainbow, melinda. you are a rock! LOL!

[Ben]

HAWT HAWT HAWT!

Worth the wait!

[/////AMG]

:eek: amazing pictures!! Great job.

[Ekliptix]

Those castle ones are really good.

[D'z Nutz]

Very nice! I'm partial to Big Ben and Buckingham Palace myself. :thumbsup:

[rmk]

WOW! Keep up the good work. :)

[abyss]

Beautiful pictures Mel, as always!!! I can't wait till I get to see the rest! Course I'll have to wait a month.....:(

[Melinda]

^^ HAHAHA! You wont have internet on your trip? Or are you refering to my slow editing? ;) I promise to get as many as I can up before you leave and I'll add a few more each day if I can!

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone!!! :D

[Madspinner]

Yeah those pics are awesome, just wondering where are those pics beening sold from.

[abyss]

Originally posted by Melinda
^^ HAHAHA! You wont have internet on your trip? Or are you refering to my slow editing? ;) I promise to get as many as I can up before you leave and I'll add a few more each day if I can!

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone!!! :D


HAHA, no, I'm sure your editing skills are quite up to par by now. ;) Minh has implied that the fact we have a toilet and running water are cause for celebration, so I'm not gonna hold my breath on having the internet for the trip. :rofl:

You better get some more up before I leave! *shakes small white fist menacingly* haha

[Melinda]

Originally posted by Madspinner
Yeah those pics are awesome, just wondering where are those pics beening sold from.
At the moment, directly from me, but they will be popping up at various events and I'm hoping to get a few of them into some online stores and one of the local shops here :)

If you're interested, just pm me :)

[civic_stylez]

great pics mel!!!! did you get to ireland by any chance? if so id love to see some pics!

[Melinda]

Originally posted by civic_stylez
great pics mel!!!! did you get to ireland by any chance? if so id love to see some pics!
We did go to Ireland, it rained like a mother the whole time we were there. Except when we went to the Dublin zoo, the sun came out that whole afternoon then rained again so not many pictures other than the animals :(

[tapout]

very nice:thumbsup:

[veedub]

oh sweet i see u got my house

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Cardiff1Small.jpg

:D ha ha i wish
nice work :thumbsup:

[EK 2.0]

Wow Mel...AMAZING pics...but as per usual.:thumbsup:

Glad to see them finally...;)

[A_3]

"Eliean Donan Castle in Dornie, Scotland"
:drool: :drool: :drool:
I particularly like that picture, great job!

[Melinda]

Here are 14 more! There are still lots, but life's been hectic lately and I haven't had alot of time to edit! I'll again try to put more captions above the pictures to give you all a little info about what you're looking at! (No idea why some of them came out different sizes, but regardless, they're all there. More to come!

Enjoy!

Napoleon Statue in the middle of Trafalgar Square, London
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/TrafalgarSquare1Small.jpg

The Thames River in London
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/ThamesRiverSmall.jpg

Buckingham Palace Guard, London
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/LondonGuardSmall.jpg

The tomb site of Canada's first Prime Minister, John A. MacDonald in St. Paul's Cathedral, London
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/JohnAMacDonaldSmall.jpg

One of the hugest highlights of my trip, the stage of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/GlobeTheatre1Small.jpg

Caerphilly Castle, Wales
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/CaerphillyCastle1Small.jpg

Castle Coch, Wales
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/CochCastle1Small.jpg

Hollyrood Palace, Edinburgh (scotland)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/HolyroodPalace1Small.jpg

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh (Scotland)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/EdinburghCastle1Small.jpg

I stayed in this castle for a night, Castle Stuart in Inverness, Scotland
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/StuartCastle1Small.jpg

Garden of Castle Stuart, Inverness
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/StuartCastle2Small.jpg

My mom held captive at Castle Stuart, Inverness
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/MomCapturedSmall.jpg

Loch Duich in Dornie, Scotland (Close to Isle of Skye)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/LochDuich2Small.jpg

Loch Duich in Dornie, Scotland (Close to Isle of Skye)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/LochDuich1Small.jpg

More to come soon! Including some from Dublin and Glasgow :)

[toyboy88]

wow nice skills!!:drool:
love the pic of E.D castle with the rainbow in it!!!:thumbsup:

[Fluidic]

Some decent pics Mel! Thanks.

[Kamen]

Beautiful pics! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[D'z Nutz]

Great stuff, especially the Napoleon and Caerphilly Castle.

[Sharpie]

Those are amazing pics.:thumbsup: x10

[Melinda]

Here's another installment of pictures. Keep in mind how SMALL and quility deminished these photos are! Haha I had a friend tell me that they didnt look very sharp, but when I sent him the original, he could understand what I do to internet pictures :) They're small for a reason :P Some of these are different sizes and I'm not entirely sure why, I know it has something to do with the location that I upload them to and file size, but enjoy them none the less :)

Most of these are animals cause I did a lot of Dublin and Glasgow pics tonight :)


Otters in Dublin
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Otters2Small.jpg

Otters in Dublin
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Otters1Small.jpg

Ostrich in Dublin
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Ostrich1Small.jpg

Seal in Dublin
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Seals2Small.jpg

Seals in Dublin (I'm personally very happy with this picture :) )
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Seals1Small.jpg

A 'Wee Beastie' (highland cow) in Glasgow
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/WeeBeastie1Small.jpg

The Famous Loch Lomond
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/LochLomond2Small.jpg

Another Loch Lomond
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/LochLomond1Small.jpg

Robert The Bruce Monument
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/RobertBruce1Small.jpg

William Wallace (Braveheart) Monument
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/WilliamWallace1Small.jpg

A Personal highlight of the trip for me: The battlefreild where William Wallace fought his final battle before his execution. (this photo is dark because it was taken at sunset)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/WallaceField1Small.jpg

Graveyard in a small church courtyard an hour out of Glasgow
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Grave1Small.jpg

[Ben]

wicked photos Mel!!! My god, the history in them is like nothing you can find anywhere in North America. I'm always intrigued by photos such as these. What a great trip you went on. I hope to some day follow the path you have taken and experience this, as pictures (although yours are kickassed) can never say enough of what it was really like.

[Melinda]

Originally posted by Ben
wicked photos Mel!!! My god, the history in them is like nothing you can find anywhere in North America. I'm always intrigued by photos such as these. What a great trip you went on. I hope to some day follow the path you have taken and experience this, as pictures (although yours are kickassed) can never say enough of what it was really like.
Thanks Ben! You have no idea how much I miss some of the places I visited! Doesn't matter where you are, the middle of a big quiet lake or even in the middle of a big city, you feel completely at peace and lucky to be able to be there! I would go back to any place I visited in a heartbeat!


What are everyone's favorite pictures of the one's I've posted? I'm trying to compile a list of the 'keepers' in order to sell them come september. If everyone could offer a few that they especially liked, that would be a HUGE help!

[D'z Nutz]

Originally posted by Melinda

What are everyone's favorite pictures of the one's I've posted? I'm trying to compile a list of the 'keepers' in order to sell them come september. If everyone could offer a few that they especially liked, that would be a HUGE help!

Other than the ones I've already mentioned, I really like the 2 Loch Lomond's as well.

[Melinda]

My website is updated with all the pictures in this thread, as well as the rodeo ones I posted last week, only bigger! So if you want a better view of them, most are in the Location photography gallery and the others are in the animal Gallery. The rodeo is in the events gallery. Enjoy! :)

www.melindasyryda.com (http://www.melindasyryda.com)