Monthly Archives: August 2009

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

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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