Elephant At The Misty Waterhole
It rained all morning, but early afternoon the sun showed signs of breaking through. Off to the wonderful Angus sea cliffs with the camera. Elephant Rock and a misty North Sea. Nikon Z6 with Nikon Z 24-70MM lens at 32 MM. Two exposures blended: one at 1/125 sec to get the cliff detail and another…
Sea Of Tranquillity
The fog cleared and the sun shone this morning, first time for about 4 or 5 days. I packed an ultra lightweight landscape photography bag: Nikon Z6, 24-70MM Z series lens, Lee filter kit, a circular polariser and a lightweight tripod then headed for the sea which I expected to be near flat calm. It…
Kingfisher Feeding Up Before The Lockdown
Some footage of a feeding kingfisher shot in March shortly before the lockdown at Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve. These brackish ponds are fed by fresh water yet flood at very high tides ensuring a ready supply of food for the residents which include Kingfishers, Herons, Little Egrets, Water Rial, Moorhen and many species of duck…
A Walk In The Glen
Although the lockdown has been eased ever so slightly in Scotland it’s still not possible to access the hills “responsibly”, whatever that means. Frankly I can’t think of many more effective ways to social distance than getting out onto the hills. But perhaps a complete lack of understanding of matters rural is what you have…
Osprey With Pike
A few shots from a glorious evening in great company by the loch. This male osprey appears to have a great liking for pike as it is certainly the fish species I have seen him with most often. At these times of job losses, infectious diseases and all the other bad news the media appears…
New Lens At Last
Back in late 2018 Nikon released their new 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens. A fixed focal length super-telephoto lens that is exceptionally small and lightweight when compared to other lenses of similar quality. I already own the 300MM version of this lens and combined with a x1.4 Nikon teleconvertor it has been my go-to…
Intruder Alert!
Lots of local osprey action the other day. Th light was difficult, but the images were not too bad. I had also been there the previous afternoon when they were very active and harassing the other loch residents, taking a particular dislike to cormorants. I’m now not surprised this new male saw off the previous…
A Few Casts
Return to the local river. A few hours of early morning fishing in very low water. A few fish hooked on nymphs, most lost. Water levels are becoming desperate now with abstraction pumps appearing where I have never seen them before. Fine to be out enjoying the music of the sewage works and contractor’s lawn…
Back To The Local
Sunday May 31st, Angus, Scotland. Another couple of hours on the local river. Out early before if got too hot. A few smallish fish caught fishing nymphs upstream under a Ferris indicator. The water is getting perilously low. Small fish, but if you go fishing to small streams like this you have to set your…
First Visit To Our Local Ospreys
Ospreys are great subjects for wildlife photographers. Big, bold, not too spooky and generally cooperative. Of course one has always to keep in mind that these are highly protected birds and that it is a criminal offence to deliberately or knowingly disturb them, especially at nesting time. We are very lucky to have a local…