The Two Crabs attended The London Gathering, an annual festival celebrating all things Scottish including bagpipers, kilts and haggis. The headline act was Sandi Thom, best known for her hit single, "I wish I was a punk rock girl (with flowers in my hair)". 

Unlike most London festivals, The London Gathering actually charged an admission. A very EXPENSIVE admission: £35 per person, or about $70!  But luckily we didn't pay a penny because I WON tickets on the Scotland Tourism Bureau website!  Probably because of the cost, the festival was practically empty, attended by only a few hundred people at most. But for us, it was great because we had the run of the place, and could stand right up against the stage.

The best act of the day, by far, was Clan Wallace, a band combining traditional bagpipes and Scottish customes with rock music.  The festival was held inside London's beautiful Temple Gardens, familiar to "Da Vinci Code" fans as the site of the Temple Church built by the Knights of the Templar. 

I used the day to play with my Canon 30D and the new 300mm zoom lens, mainly focusing on shooting people pictures and candids rather than the usual festival photos. Click on the Flickr icon for more photos!

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