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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Harmony
-in this case with American photographer Clay Bolt on his most recent posting about the the dumbing down of nature programming in the US, amongst other things. Go over and have a look!
Alien Skin Exposure 2 tutorial. Part 2.
© Niall Benvie 2009 If there is one feature I would like to see in Exposure 2, it is a brush tool that would allow me to apply – or remove – adjustments selectively within the frame. Nevertheless, it is … Continue reading
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Genesis
I have posted a new article on notions of “vision” in which I wade into deeper water than I did in my previous post on the subject. Some of these ideas will crop up in a session I will chair … Continue reading
Alien Skin Exposure 2 tutorial. Part 1.
This tutorial/ review will soon appear in Black + White magazine (GMC Publications). I recognise that the screen grabs aren’t easy to read (even when pulled up to maximum size in the browser); such are the restrictions imposed by these … Continue reading
Welcome to Scotland: we’re all doomed.
Former Scottish First Minister (equivalent of a prime minister in our devolved government) Henry McLeish has come in for some approbation recently following the publication of a book he co-authored with journalist Tom Brown. In “Scotland: a Suitable Case for … Continue reading
Scottish Nature Photography Fair
© David Maitland If Wild Photos is too expensive or inaccessible for you, there is another excellent event to consider: the Scottish Nature Photography Fair , held at SNH’s Battleby conference centre near Perth on 5th and 6th September. This is the … Continue reading
Norwegian wood
Until a couple of years ago, Norway was a favourite escape destination for me, accessible with my campervan by ferry between Newcastle and Bergen. I was just beginning to get under the skin of the place when the ferry service … Continue reading
Macabre mouse.
While I feel no allegiance to the Road Kill School of nature photography that focuses on stiff or two dimensional animals, every so often, a cadaver appeals. As soon as I put this mummified wood mouse on a piece of … Continue reading
Glen Esk. 2005.
The popular view of wild Scotland is of heather (Calluna vulgaris) covered hillsides stretching away to the horizon. Photogenic as it may be, natural it is not: heather is normally an understory shrub in woodland rather than a monoculture and … Continue reading
VINE
Values In Nature And the Environment is right up my street: a bunch of mud-on-their-boots nature conservationists willing to talk about the ethical dimension of our relationship with the natural world. You may believe that what we need right now … Continue reading →