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Author Archives: niallbenvie
Thumping versus tickling. NB
Anyone who has experience of defiant children will know that there are two ways to get them to stop doing something they shouldn’t. If you’re so disposed (and I don’t endorse this) you can thump them until they desist. On … Continue reading
PhotoTrap triggering system for sale. NB
My almost unused PhotoTrap gear is up for sale for £230 plus VAT and shipping. If you’re looking for a versatile and accurate beam system in its own hard case, then this American design is the business. Here’s Paul’s assessment … Continue reading
Posted in for sale
Tagged for sale, IR beam, Niall Benvie, photographic triggering devices, Phototrap, trigger, UK
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Meet Your Neighbours technical standards. NB
Shoulders-back-chest-out-chin-in-head-up, I need to lay the law down here! When it comes to the technical specifications for Meet Your Neighbours pictures, we’re needing uniformity so that ALL the attention is on the subject rather than the prowess of the photographer. … Continue reading
Meet Your Neighbours enters a new phase. NB
I’ve long bemoaned the fact that none of the major nature photo competitions admit anything but standard images and bar “radical” (that is, imaginative) representations such as multi-image panels or, heaven forbid, field studio photographs. Well that has just changed. … Continue reading
Field studio birds, 3. NB
How hard can it be to get the 4 metres from my office to the hide in my garden to photograph small birds in the field studio? Much harder than it reasonably should be if the last 3 weeks of … Continue reading
Posted in Meet Your Neighbours
Tagged field studio, garden birds, Meet your Neighbours, Niall Benvie, robin, Scotland, tree sparrow, white background
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Green communications for the real world. NB
Ever since I was invited to deliver a keynote at last October’s Europarc conference, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how the green community speaks to society. This essay is a synthesis of ideas that went into that … Continue reading
Imacon Flextight 646 scanner for sale. NB
I spent about £1500 3 years ago to get my Flextight scanner repaired – but the good thing was that it acquired a new CCD sensor and was as good as new. The bad thing is that I have had … Continue reading
Posted in equipment
Tagged film scanner, Flextight, for sale, imacon 646, large format, Niall Benvie, Scotland, transparency scanning
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Angus’s Third World roads – 2. NB
Apparently, Angus Council is spending in the order of £20k per week on temporary potholing filling in an attempt to forestall a rush of claims for damaged vehicles. Commendable but… given the poor quality of the work done, many of … Continue reading
Posted in Comment
Tagged Angus, council, duck pond, lack of action, poor maintenance, potholes, roads
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WEX Photographic. NB
I’ve recently started contributing articles to the UK’s leading online photographic retailer, WEX Photographic (formerly Warehouse Express), for their blog. So if you’ve come from there, welcome! Three posts on the field studio technique have just gone up today. And, … Continue reading →