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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Shetland video diary.AP
The time will shortly be upon me when I have to pack up my little van, head north to Aberdeen and then face the 12-14 hour ferry trip to Lerwick in the Shetland Islands. From there I will again head … Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged camping, cliffs, climbing, gannets, Hermaness, isolation, loneliness, Shetland Islands, story, Unst, video diary
14 Comments
DVD now ready. NB.
It is a good job that nature photographers are such patient people: I can now, two and a half months late, offer my new book and DVD together. If you haven’t already given up in despair, you can order here … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged book, field studio, Lightroom, Niall Benvie DVD, Outdoor Photography Masterclass, payment, training DVD
5 Comments
Scottish Nature Photography Fair 2010. NB.
On the 4th and 5th September the 20th Scottish Nature Photography Fair will be held at Scottish Natural Heritage’s communications HQ at Battleby, Perth (Scotland, not Western Aus.) It seems a lifetime since I organised the first one in my … Continue reading
Chasing Ghosts – again. PHD
An aspect of our Italian life is that one never quite knows what a day might entail. This can be a good thing or a not-so-good-thing: this is about one of those good days a day to delight any orchid … Continue reading
Hummingbird hawks – a bit more detail. PHD
This is in response to an email from Bruce Terrill – I have added it as a separate post to get a table in: My close-up photography in the field is often done by “feel” though a lot more thought … Continue reading
Choosing workshops and courses. PHD.
The blog entry by Niall on his forthcoming workshops certainly prompted a certain amount of interesting follow up. Tom Wylie of UKNP (UK Nature Photography) has kindly sent some thoughts he had penned a few months ago (June 2010) … Continue reading
Posted in Comment
Tagged dishonesty, false claims, photography courses, pitfalls, workshops
16 Comments
Hummingbird Hawks – no frills hi-speed flash. PHD
Perhaps I was a little hard on Buddleja in my comments about its ubiquity in butterfly shots. The truth is that there is nothing to compare with it as a nectar source for butterflies and other insects in high summer. … Continue reading
Northern nostalgia.AP
I must admit that the last few weeks, photographically at least, have been a bit of a washout. The weather here in Derbyshire has been intermittently decent in the daytime but dawn and dusk, more often than not, have been … Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged challenge, Hermaness NNR, isoaltion, loneliness, Project work, RSPB, Shetland Islands, weather, www.rspb-images.com
8 Comments
Peak nature photography? NB
Ok, here is a bit of speculation based on a faint hunch backed by paper-thin evidence. But I want to hear your ideas – to rubbish the notion or say, “maybe there’s a spark of truth in this.” Is it … Continue reading →