Over the last few years, I have developed an interest in photography, in particular wildlife photography.
I have a list of 100 animals I want to photograph before I die. I'll be posting them here, and other articles on photography.
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Background: Sunset in Flores, Indonesia
I climbed to the top of Arthur's Seat today. Alas, the clouds came in and I didn't get any decent shots.
Of course, by time time I got back down again, the skies cleared and there was beautiful golden hour sun. So I had to settle for this shot of Salisbury Crags.
A photo of Salisbury Crags, in Edinburgh Scotland.
Tony Northrup does a great job of picking apart various myths and misconceptions regarding photography. His channel is full of other great stuff on photography.
This year I spent my birthday in a Forest in Finland with no company other than about dozen (wild)! Eurasian brown bears and more mosquitoes that I care to count.
I stayed at Martinselkosen wilderness centre, in the North of the country. Comfortable enough, plenty of rustic food, and surprisingly decent coffee.
After a night in the Wilderness centre we were to stay in the Forest hide, which is regularly visited by a dozen or so bears and cubs. On the way to the hide, one of the other photographers suggested that my 500mm lens was too long. She was right, the large communal hide was directly in front of a clearing where food was left to attract the bears . At times the bears were so close all I could shoot was a patch of blurry fur. continue reading…