Monthly Archives: July 2010

Creativity workshop in Angus with an old hand. NB.

Posted on July 26, 2010 by niallbenvie

  ANOTHER workshop? Seems like everyone is providing them these days, often people who were joining workshops themselves just a couple of years ago. Still, in a business with no entry qualifications or independent quality grading it isn’t surprising that … Continue reading →

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Insect magnets – teasels and other flowers. PHD

Posted on July 26, 2010 by paulhd

A high proportion of butterfly pictures you see on internet sites show the same obtrusive plant species in the background though its colour might vary from white through lilac to deep purple…let’s hear it for Buddleja. To be fair, the … Continue reading →

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The familiar returns. AP

Posted on July 22, 2010 by AndrewParkinson

For those followers of this blog who might have been suffering withdrawal symptoms at the absence of fog bound, low level water bird species over the last few weeks then rest easy, they’re back. Here we have an adolescent grebe chick emerging … Continue reading →

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New article: Roots: why we need a history of nature photography. NB

Posted on July 20, 2010 by niallbenvie

Here’s a new column commissioned by Outdoor Photography.

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Talk and seminar in Stonehaven. NB.

Posted on July 19, 2010 by niallbenvie

It’s a little bit away but worth mentioning as it is the first of my talks where I provide a 6 hour seminar to the hosts, free of charge, as part of the package. I receive a decent fee for … Continue reading →

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Photo workshop at Inversnaid. NB.

Posted on July 16, 2010 by niallbenvie

Just a reminder that I will be returning to Loch Lomond to give a creative digital workshop at the splendid Inversnaid Photography Centre on 5th – 10th September. This is the only gig before we start to deliver workshops here … Continue reading →

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A natural high – life in the Italian mountains. PHD

Posted on July 16, 2010 by paulhd

The sheer joy of taking photographs of nature’s subjects has to be the prime factor in any decision to try and make natural history photography a way of life. The trouble is, that in the pursuit of pennies to keep … Continue reading →

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2020Vision. NB.

Posted on July 15, 2010 by niallbenvie

I’ve been rather quiet about my involvement with the 2020Vision project mainly because I haven’t done much work on it since earlier in the year. I’m on the management team partly as a photographer (people and concepts), partly as an … Continue reading →

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More finished business. Possibly. NB.

Posted on July 14, 2010 by niallbenvie

In truth, I could spend the next year finishing more of my field studio pictures as “old botanical illustrations” but I’d rather test the demand before committing more time to them. In preparing these pictures, I gave a bit of … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia for snow revisited. NB

Posted on July 12, 2010 by niallbenvie

One of many loose ends has recently been tied up – the Nostalgia for Snow collection. Whether the idea appeals to editors remains to be seen but I have have a set of 31 finished images to accompany an essay … Continue reading →

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