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Category Archives: Comment
Memories are made of this…PHD
On his last post Clay asked about the connection of our readers with nature, well I, for one, cannot imagine my life without being metaphorically ‘plugged in’ to what is around me. Through times of blissful joy and even deep … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Comment, inspiration, Italian Life, Uncategorized
Tagged beeaters, hoopoes, Italy, nightingales, pain, Podere Montecucco, Sony NEX7, spring, wrynecks
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Hands-Off. Hearts-Off. CB
At the conclusion of a recent talk on Meet Your Neighbours a member of the audience shared his view that, when it comes to photographing wildlife, species should only be handled by trained biologists; that animals and plants should be … Continue reading
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Tagged Clay Bolt, hands-off, Meet your Neighbours, nature, physical connection, wildlife
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Nikon: wildlife wanted – but dead or alive? PHD
A few days ago, I received a brief note from my daughter-in-law, Fran Yeoman to ask whether it was common knowledge in the nature photography world, that Nikon was linked directly with trophy hunting. It certainly was not to me … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Comment, Conservation, Uncategorized
Tagged commercialism, hypocrisy, Nikon, The Independent, trophy hunting
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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
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
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
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Tagged Angus, council, duck pond, lack of action, poor maintenance, potholes, roads
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Angus’s Third World roads. NB
Given that the county of Angus in eastern Scotland is one of the more prosperous parts of the country, our local authority seems remarkably reluctant to spend money on basic infrastructure maintenance – such as its rural roads. Since the … Continue reading
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Tagged Angus, council, duck pond, lack of action, poor maintenance, potholes, roads
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Giving competitions a bad name. NB
Is it just me or is there something rank when pictures of captive animals in zoos win “nature photo” competitions? Sometimes these are in the context of a portrayal of degradation but I don’t think that was the intent of … Continue reading
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 →