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Wildlife Photographer Lake District – Images from Mull Scotland

Monday, April 8th, 2013

I have just returned from a fantastic week on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. I had booked the trip hoping to get some photographs of the Sea Eagles that reside on the Island. This is the fourth largest Eagle in the world and typical wingspan is over 7 feet! The week was just perfect as the sun shone everyday and although it was cold the light for photography just could not have been better. But things did get better as the week progressed because I also managed to photograph a Golden Eagle (wingspan just under 8 feet) and a White Tailed Eagle. The day before we were due to leave I spotted an Otter in Tobermory Bay. Now I have spent many hours trawling up and down the sides of Scottish Lochs watching for Otters without any success. In fact I have had more success in the centre of Kendal (see an earlier post). Add to that a sprinkling of other birds such as Curlew, Swan and Heron and it just made the week unforgettable.

So whilst I realise this doesn’t have much to do with People photography I thought you might enjoy a walk on the wild side for a change. For those who particularly want to view our Wedding Photography please go to this link www.schtuff.com

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Female Sea Eagle about to enjoy a fishy lunch

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Missed! Ah well back round I go.

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The view from the back window of our holiday cottage.

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Nose drip!

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Majestic Golden Eagle

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Male Sea Eagle

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Shag

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Images From Iceland by Schtuff Photography

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

For our Wedding Photography please click on this link www.schtuff.com to go to our dedicated Wedding Photography website.

We were very fortunate to take a three day trip to Iceland last weekend and even more fortunate to see everything we had hoped for including Whales, Northern Lights, Erupting Geysers and Gulfoss Waterfall. So having been blessed with seeing everything we thought we should share!

NORTHERN LIGHTS

Something we learned as we travelled to the top of the mountains at midnight in sub zero temperatures is that the human eye cannot see the colours of the Northern Lights, or to give them their proper name Aurora Borealis. The human eye only sees what looks like hazy white cloud. So on the night we were there most of the 300 fellow travellers who booked on the same trip were a little bit disappointed. The colours apparently only appear in-camera, whether that be digital still or movie or good old fashioned film. To get these images took exposure times of around 40 seconds and as is so often the case the best opportunity came just before we were due to leave. By then I resembled an ice block whilst my better half was snuggled up in the warmth of the Coach.

STARRY SKY

It was pitch black up on the mountain so the view of the night sky was immense. We have never seen so many stars.

MINKE WHALES

We took a specialised boat trip out to sea and quickly found three Minke Whales feeding. These creatures grow to about 22 feet in length and weigh up to about 14 ton. Unlike the Humpback Whale, which dives vertically and shows the fluke the Minke slides through the water in a graceful arc so what you see is what is captured here. Alongside the boat we also caught sight of Harbor Porpoises, however they were so quick it proved impossible to capture their photograph.

GEYSERS

A truly awesome spectacle. We were warned not to get too close, never put your hand in the water and do not touch the rocks! Standing close to a boiling cauldron heated from inside the earth and watching it explode was just immense. The smell of sulphur leaves something to be desired though.

MOUNTAINS OF ICE

GULFOSS WATERFALL

80 tons of water a second run over this most impressive waterfall. Health and Safety hasn’t caught on much in Iceland yet! A few people have stepped too close and ended up disappearing in the Falls, never to be seen again.

GLACIER TRUCK

THE ICELANDIC OLD PARLIAMENT

Situated in what is now a National Park this is where the old Vikings would assemble. The Drowning Pool is where they got rid of the women who didn’t carry out their duties. They were tied in a sack and dragged under water. For the men it was either heads off or hanging. Such a pleasant lifestyle!

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Night Scenes from Venice Italy

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

In my last Blog I promised I would share some of the night scenes from Venice, so here they are along with some other memorable moments from my photographic work there. I have so much more to show you from this last journey including some awesome views from the top of the Dolomites, around 10,000 feet high, which felt like being on top of the world. As a favourite photographer of mine who is based ‘Down Under’ said this week ’Life is bananas. Fun and wonderful, but very, very, very hectic’. I agree.

For those who have come looking for Wedding Photography in Cumbria fear not, there is plenty to see if you scroll down to older posts or click on the wedding photography category on the right. October will be a busy month for this Cumbria Wedding Photographer as we have three weddings and two pre wedding shoots to do.