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…
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…
Slow Motion Trout
Slow motion leaping trout on our small local river toady. Filmed at 100 frames / second and played back at 25% speed.
Brown Trout Taking Flies
Close-up video of Brown Trout taking flies on our small local river. Mainly hawthorn flies but the looks of it.
Local River Rising Trout
15th May 2020. A good hatch of olives on our small local river with lots of brown trout rising. Mainly small fish but also the occasional bigger one. The water is very low after a dry spring. Filmed on the Nikon Z6 which really is a super camera for video.