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Even though I’ve mainly been shooting monochrome images lately, the Autumn colours here in Crieff are just too beautiful and vivid to pass up, and combined with a new determination to get on with life and enjoy the benefits of living in such a beautiful location, I took both the Panasonic L10 and the Ricoh … Read more
To follow on from my Panasonic L10 first impressions article, I took the camera out with me again today on a long walk over the Knock of Crieff. The Autumn colours were out on full display, but as I had a rather excitable 4 month old Labradoodle with me the camera stayed in my jacket … Read more
I’ve had several cracks at YouTube in the past, and I’ve spent countless hours looking for the right setup. I’ve tried action cameras, the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, full-frame rigs from Panasonic, Sony, Canon, and now Nikon, alongside lighter crop-sensor bodies like the Fujifilm X-T4 and X-T5. And I’ve always run into the same fundamental … Read more
It was my eldest daughter, Sofia’s 10th birthday on Sunday. Despite huge tensions in the house lately about my youngest daughter’s development, I wanted this day to be all about Sofia and her big milestone. I booked us in to go to a local wildlife park where she could interact with the animals, get away … Read more
I’ve recently picked up a Nikon Z50II. Having mentioned my beginnings with photography and an entry-level Canon 450D (called the Canon EOS Rebel XSI in North America) many times on this website, I am genuinely interested to see how a camera labelled as a “beginner camera” performs nearly 20 years on from my own experience. … Read more
I’m currently writing a series on whether owners of the Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4S lens should consider adding any of the Nikon Z 1.8S primes to their kit. As part of that series, I took the Nikon Z 50mm 1.8S lens out on a local walk through the Perthshire farmland near my home yesterday with … Read more
The Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 WR is rightly seen as the premier portrait lens for Fuji cameras. I’ve shot it that way plenty of times in the past and, if I’m honest, that’s what I think of it as: a really good portrait lens. But as part of my series looking at whether the Fujifilm … Read more
Sometimes the destination is little more than an excuse to get outside. That was certainly the case today. A fellow photographer had kindly shared the location of a nearby beaver colony, explaining how the animals had transformed the landscape beyond recognition. The chances of actually seeing a beaver in the middle of the morning were … Read more
Over the past few weeks I’ve spent a lot of time shooting Nikon cameras. The Nikon Z8 in particular has become a regular companion on local walks around Perthshire, often paired with either the excellent 20mm f/1.8 S or one of Nikon’s other lenses. As a result, the Fujifilm X100VI hasn’t seen as much use … Read more
I’ve always had an absolute fascination and love for woodland. There is something magical about walking through huge ancient forests. The scale, the smells and the sounds all make me feel as if I belong there. Here in Perthshire we are absolutely spoiled for choice in terms of landscapes, whether it’s spectacular mountains and glens, … Read more