Tag Archives: Niall Benvie

Scottish Speakers. NB

Posted on April 8, 2013 by niallbenvie

I’ve recently been recruited by the Edinburgh-based bureau, Scottish Speakers, who will now handle bookings for presentations I give in the UK. I will continue to offer the same format, of day long workshop (free to the club) and evening … Continue reading →

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Thumping versus tickling. NB

Posted on March 28, 2013 by niallbenvie

Anyone who has experience of defiant children will know that there are two ways to get them to stop doing something they shouldn’t.  If you’re so disposed (and I don’t endorse this) you can thump them until they desist. On … Continue reading →

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PhotoTrap triggering system for sale. NB

Posted on March 28, 2013 by niallbenvie

My almost unused PhotoTrap gear is up for sale for £230 plus VAT and shipping. If you’re looking for a versatile and accurate beam system in its own hard case, then this American design is the business. Here’s Paul’s assessment … Continue reading →

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Meet Your Neighbours technical standards. NB

Posted on March 10, 2013 by niallbenvie

Shoulders-back-chest-out-chin-in-head-up, I need to lay the law down here!  When it comes to the technical specifications for Meet Your Neighbours pictures, we’re needing uniformity so that ALL the attention is on the subject rather than the prowess of the photographer. … Continue reading →

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Meet Your Neighbours enters a new phase. NB

Posted on March 10, 2013 by niallbenvie

I’ve long bemoaned the fact that none of the major nature photo competitions admit anything but standard images and bar “radical” (that is, imaginative) representations such as multi-image panels or, heaven forbid, field studio photographs. Well that has just changed. … Continue reading →

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Field studio birds, 3. NB

Posted on March 8, 2013 by niallbenvie

How hard can it be to get the 4 metres from my office to the hide in my garden to photograph small birds in the field studio? Much harder than it reasonably should be if the last 3 weeks of … Continue reading →

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Imacon Flextight 646 scanner for sale. NB

Posted on February 13, 2013 by niallbenvie

I spent about £1500 3 years ago to get my Flextight scanner repaired – but the good thing was that it acquired a new CCD sensor and was as good as new.  The bad thing is that I have had … Continue reading →

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Field studio blue tit (again). NB

Posted on February 5, 2013 by niallbenvie

For whatever reasons, the blue tits are being more cooperative on set than any of the other species I’m trying to photograph in my garden field studio. Tree sparrows (for overseas readers, Passer montanus was once a common farmland bird … Continue reading →

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Field studio birds – a start. NB

Posted on January 29, 2013 by niallbenvie

It’s been a slow start, but at last I’m making a little headway with photographing small birds in the field studio in our garden. Most species have shown an extraordinary reluctance to sit on the perches I provide – preferring … Continue reading →

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Better than a workshop? NB

Posted on January 23, 2013 by niallbenvie

It’s been a while in coming but I’m about to start my first long distance mentoring programme, for a client 8 time zones away. And now that I’m putting the framework together that will give structure to our 8 x … Continue reading →

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