White tailed eagle viewing hide update

This post provides an update to earlier information regarding the Isle of Mull White tailed eagle viewing hide.

The season starts on Monday 2nd April 2012 and we are moving! Mull Eagle Watch will be at a new and exciting location – Glen Seilisdeir – amongst stunning forestry, lochs and a whole host of wildlife.

We can promise you and your visitors a fantastic view of a pair of nesting white-tailed eagles. Booking is essential and can be made through the VisitScotland Information Centre at Craignure on 01680 812556.

Trips run Monday to Friday at 1000hrs and 1300 hrs. Details of when and where to meet will be provided at the time of booking but the rendezvous is approx 0.5km up the Forestry Commission Scotland track at Glen Seilisdeir off the B8035 Salen/Kinloch scenic route. There will be signs from the road to the track. Visitors will drive up to the hide, guided by the ranger, in their own car. Each trip lasts two hours. Adult tickets (including RSPB members) cost £6.00 and its £3.00 for under 16′s. The entrance fee and any donations we receive, goes towards local good causes on Mull and Iona by way of the Eagle Fund. Visitors need to pay on the day by cash or cheque (‘Mull & Iona Community Trust’). Sorry, we don’t have a card machine.

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Featured in Great Galleries website

I am proud to have been chosen to feature in the “Great Galleries” section of TodaysPhoto.org, you can check it out by visiting www.todaysphoto.org and scrolling down to the “Great Galleries” section of the home page.

It is well worth a visit, TodaysPhoto.org has Photo of the Day, Photography Articles and links to some wonderful photographers.

Winter Photo Workshops – Isle of Mull

Our winter Photo Workshops are now well underway and by using our local knowledge of some of the Isle of Mulls wonderful locations we can provide many opportunities. The low sunlight offers many unique photo possibilities at this time of the year that can be challenging for the photographer. However, the endeavour can be well worthwhile.

We will look not only at the big landscape but also look at and consider the smaller details within the scene such as hoar frost and frozen water, curls on leaves and the many textures that are all about.

See further details of our winter photo workshops for 2011 Isle of Mull Photography Workshops.

“We will work with you prior to our winter photo workshops to gain an understanding of your photography skills and experience to date and then tailor the tuition to suit your needs. Each of our winter photo workshops are designed to be totally flexible. There are a selection of one day photo winter photo workshops available. Most people chose to take two days working with us, thus improving their experience and understanding”

Throughout our digital photography workshops we will concentrate on developing good camera technique to ensure you get the best from your digital camera and equipment. Building on this we will guide you through camera set up, subject selection, composition, the importance of lighting, selecting and controlling depth of field and determining exposure.

See further information about our forthcoming 2011 Photography Workshops.

Vivian Maier – Top street photographer

Vivian Maier, the amazing story of a Chicago nanny who took more than 100,000 photos during her lifetime but never showed them to anyone. Now that Vivian Maier has gone and her photos have been discovered, some say she may rank among the top street photographers of the 20th century.

Source : Full story – WTTW Chicago Tonight

A fascinating new website has been set up to showcase some of her street photography work, please visit one of the top street photographers for further information on this fascinating photo history discovery.

Photography Workshops – Isle of Mull

Our photography workshops on the Isle of Mull combine our local knowledge and our many years of photography experience to take in some of the stunning locations. They offer almost limitless photographic opportunities.

Please see our 2011 Isle of Mull One-to-One Photography Workshops for further details and information.

We will work with you prior to each of our photography workshop to gain an understanding of your photography skills and experience to date. We will then tailor the photography workshop tuition to suit your needs. Each digital photography workshop is designed to be totally flexible and there are a selection of one day photography workshops available.

Throughout our photography workshops we will concentrate on developing good camera technique to ensure you get the best from your digital camera and equipment. Building on this we will guide you through camera set up, subject selection, composition, the importance of lighting, selecting and controlling depth of field and determining exposure.

Canon image sensor may redefine photography

A new Canon image Sensor by camera maker Canon recently announced what is by far the largest CMOS image sensor ever made, measuring 202mm x 205mm (8 inches x 8.1 inches). To put that in perspective, that’s about 40 times the size (by sensor area) of Canon’s next-largest CMOS sensor, the 35mm-sized (36mm x 24mm) sensor in the top-line Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS 5D Mark II digital SLRs.
It’s hundreds to thousands of times larger than the sensors typically used in point-and-shoot consumer still and video cameras.

Read the full article here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39135365/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

New Photogallery Now Live – Isle of Mull

Our new Mull Photo gallery is now online – see our latest images taken on the Isle of Mull by visiting our Nature Photography Gallery .

Photography Workshop Gift Vouchers

Photography Workshop Gift Vouchers. Why not try a Photo Workshop on the Isle of Mull or give the perfect gift to the digital photographer in your life, for further details please visit Isle of Mull Photography Workshops.

Canon – Explorers of Light Photography

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 12, 2010 – Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the addition of five cinematographers and one photographer to the Company’s Explorers of Light program which is an illustrious group of influential, imaging professionals who serve as ambassadors for Canon products. The addition of these cinematographers further solidifies the importance that Canon’s EOS HD video products have played in the industry. From being used on set for hard-to-get shots for motion pictures to filming full-length television commercials, Canon’s EOS HD video products are beginning to revolutionize the film and television industry.