Monthly Archives: June 2012

Breathing in, I Know That I Am Breathing In. CB

Posted on June 27, 2012 by claybolt

This morning I was greeted with a wonderful, unseasonably cool summer morning. The mist was rising up off of the pond and I was reminded of why I love autumn so much, even if it is still months away. Sadly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Comment, inspiration | Tagged Clay Bolt, focus, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, thich nhat hahn, zen | 2 Comments

For the Love of Crete….PHD

Posted on June 22, 2012 by paulhd

“…The ground-breaking work being carried out by a group of volunteers on the island of Crete is making a significant difference to the plight of the endemic and native orchids of this small Mediterranean island and could be emulated by … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Comment, Conservation | Tagged conservation, Crete, Flowers of Crete, Ophrys cretica, Orchid Conservation Coalition, orchids, Photographic courses, The Orthodox Academy of Crete at Kolymbari, Tulips | 1 Comment

Of Beauty and Guilt. CB

Posted on June 20, 2012 by claybolt

The United Nations Forum on Forests recently released a new promotional video called “Finding Balance, Our Future, Our Forests”. At first glance, this 16-minute piece has all of the hallmarks of classic environmental messaging: beautiful imagery, expert testimonial, tales of … Continue reading →

Posted in Comment, Conservation | Tagged environmental messaging, Finding Balance, love, MediaStorm, negative, new direction futerra, United Nations Forum on Forests, video | 4 Comments

Where are you, Galen? NB

Posted on June 18, 2012 by niallbenvie

No, not the much missed climber, thinker and photographer Galen Rowell but the less well-known, but just as inspirational Galen Burrell. In the late 1980s early ’90s Roz Kidman Cox, then editor at BBC Wildlife, ran a number of extraordinary … Continue reading →

Posted in Comment | Tagged BBC Wildlife, Bluethroat, forgotten, Galen Burrell, Graphic Sha, In Search of Mountain Bluebirds, inspirational photographers, Niall Benvie, photographer, Roz Kidman Cox, Texel, When the Snowgeese Are Gone | 5 Comments

Nikon D800 review. NB

Posted on June 12, 2012 by niallbenvie

I wrote this piece for Outdoor Photography after they arranged the loan of one for me to review. If you want to see more pictures, I’m afraid that you’ll have to wait until the article is published in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged D800 autofocus, D800 exposure, honest, Nikon D800, Nikon D800 resolution, Nikon D800 video, opinion, review, under exposure | 9 Comments

A Return. CB

Posted on June 11, 2012 by claybolt

Well, hello there! It has been a while since I’ve posted anything here. Behind the scenes, Niall, Paul and I have been discussing the future of the blog and where we want to take it. We all agree that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Comment | Tagged blog, redesign, relaunch | 4 Comments

A love of the Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by paulhd

When I was 15 years old I was given a Christmas present of a remarkable book – The Concise British Flora in Colour by the Rev W. Keble Martin, a country parson who, spent many years travelling in his spare … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Comment, Meet Your Neighbours | Tagged Abruzzo, Cypripedium calceolus, Italy, Lady's Slipper, myn, orchids | 4 Comments