This was a real ‘four seasons in one day’ kind of a day… in fact, at times it was four seasons in one hour. When it was nice, it was very pleasant, and when it wasn’t, it wasn’t. We started out in a stiff westerly, but by the time we worked our way up to…
Shot at Carron Valley Reservoir, while fishing. Camera settings not ideal – just had to go with what it was set for when I saw the chance (which was trout in play action). Main issue was the autofocus, as it was set to change quickly for new subjects entering the frame, and got fooled by…
We only tend to have 2 types of weather for our Coldingham outings – too poor for the best fishing, and too good for the best fishing. Sunday’s was definitely in the latter category… but it was nice to say that spring was here. So, sunscreen on for the first time in 2017 and out…
We dodged a bullet, weather-wise, with this one. On Wednesday, you would not have sent a dog out. On Thursday, the bitter east wind would have cut you in half. On Friday, it all broke, and on Saturday we had the proper first day of spring for our outing to Menteith. It was, in truth,…
A first attempt to use Wi-Fi to photograph birds, rather than a long lens. I set up the camera on a tripod with a 100 mm f2.8 macro lens and pointed it at a feeder that was getting plenty action (there were many feeders in place). I then retired to a distance the birds were…
