Princes Street, 7.47am

And a couple of minutes later, just as I had realised that there was a bollard right next to me that I could use as a tripod, the light on the clock went out, instantly spoiling the whole thing. Still, 0.5s handheld. Three cheers for a steady hand and image stabilisation.

Another day of work although at least the threatened budgetary pillaging by the devolved administration has temporarily perhaps abated. But more fiddling with numbers tonight and more working tomorrow.