Welcome to Sorcerer's Isle, a weblog covering a multitude of topics, ranging from programming to 3D graphics; photography to gadgets; tutorials to tinkering. Scotland

<p>From the 26th May to 2nd June I'll be in <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?q=Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, exploring the city and surrounding areas, and taking plenty of photographs. At the end of the week I'll be attending <a href="http://scotch.scottishcfug.com/">Scotch on the Rocks</a>, an annual ColdFusion developer conference.</p> <p>Each day I'll be updating this entry with what I've been doing, as well as including some of the photos I've taken.</p> <p><strong>Update, Sunday 10th June: Photos Available</strong><br /> I've put a selection of photos into an online gallery, available at <a href="http://photos.bpsite.net/edinburgh">photos.bpsite.net/edinburgh</a></p>

2007-06-02T16:11:00Z

<p>Whether you know the name or not, there's a good chance you have seen Eileen Donan at some point - it is often described as the most romantic and most photographed castle in Scotland. The vast majority of pictures you see tend to be similar to this:<br/> <br /> <a class="photo w320" href="/photos/ed.jpg"><img src="/photos/prv_ed.jpg" alt="A typical photo of Eileen Donan castle, taken at dusk with the castle lit up and reflected in the water." title="" class="photo"/></a></p> <br/> <p>So, of course, when I visit it I am immediately looking for ways to be original; to take a picture that doesn't simply not look like the one above, but that goes completely against what people expect to see.</p>

2006-07-17T19:07:04Z