Archive for August, 2006



Sea Shore Photography Tips

Published on August 27, 2006

NOTES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE SHORE
Shore photography, especially in such a magnificent location as Bute, gives us huge potential for our hobby; from wide angle panoramic landscape shots to close up macro shots of the various flora and fauna that can be found here. I have written the following notes to hopefully give some useful […]


Beach Photography Workshop

Published on August 24, 2006

I have a photography workshop on the beach at Mount Stuart this Sunday, together with the wildlife ranger, Billy Shields. I therefore thought it might be prudent to take the camera onto the beach in front of my cottage and see what was available.
Apart from the surprise Small Copper Butterfly, I was able to capture […]


Highland Games

Published on August 20, 2006

It was the Bute Highland Games yesterday, and what a well prganised and well patronised event it was; with teams and individuals competing from not just all over Scotland, but from all over the world, with the farthest team travelling from Canada.
I ahve included just a few images to try and reflect the day, but […]


A Session on the Beach

Published on August 18, 2006

With the days becoming shorter now, and quite a few birds returning to the shore from their nesting areas, I thought it about time to put on the long lens and try to brush up my “in flight” bird photography. I therefore set up the Canon 1D2 with a 500mm lens and 1.4 times converter, […]