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I've had guests this week, so I've been trying to show them a little bit of Scotland. We covered a lot of miles! I took them to Easdale near Oban, and as we approached the village, this is what we saw - [/url]Easdale Bay by heather_t_vet, on Flickr[/IMG] I'm hoping to stick another few...

A British satirical news magazine publishes a spoof interview every edition called "Me and My Spoon" mocking the banal 3min interviews people do with celebrities where they ask about their first car or what they have on their bedside table. Private Eye | Me And My Spoon: Kate Winslet This was...

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Hello lovely camera peeps! I hope you're all braced for the holiday season. I had a superb time in California, including my first American thanksgiving, my first time lighting Hanukka lights properly during Hanukka, my first time at Catholic mass, all sorts of experiences. I went on a paddle...

I heard it singing from miles away - "Heather, Heeeeaaaatherrrrrr, buy me, you really neeeeed meeee, you know you waaant meeee". I walked away. 30 mins later I RAN back and pantingly bought the NEX 55-200 Lens. For too much money as it turns out but I don't care because it is sexy and...

Hi team, how's things? What have I missed? I'm sorry I'm not around much, I seem to have been very busy and have taken few pictures. Also because it's sporadic I've rather lost the place as to what I've shared and not. I think I have a trip to France that I didn't stick up anything from, but I...

sort of. Scotch Tape Portraits by Wes Naman

I've been up to no good: 3 European capitals in 3 days. This is my favourite shot. It also comes in colour (with BB-esque mutedness) but i think the sepia probably works best.

... he came back with the Sigma 100-300mm lens. I've ordered an adapter ring (non AF) so I guess we'll have to wait and see. It's quite tidy for a long lens. Anybody got one/had one / know what I should do with it?

I have just made an account with Loxley Colour to see what the prints are like ( Loxley Colour) They came highly recommended by a photographer friend. They have some pretty classy looking options. They've also developed software to make the whole process quick and smooth. I shall report back my...

I am off to Rome for a day or two next week. I have never been to Italy so I'm really looking forward to it, started reading up on what to do and where to go today. What are your top tips? What should I not miss, and are there any special photo tricks I should know?

Guys, what do you think about this. You know when you stare at a photo for too long and lose your vision of what it was supposed to turn out like? I'm there with this one. It has the makings of a decent picture but something is not right. What do you see that I don't? Feel free to reprocess if...

Hi guys, I'm not getting much shooting done at the moment but have managed to get in a bit of location scouting and reading of magazines and websites. I'm up for trying a few new games. First thing to mention - I don't like PP games because I'm no good at them and they are always described in...

Hi team, I'd like to set a photo challenge that people can have a go at. I'd especially like to see photos from folk who don't normally join in these challenges - they are open to everyone and we really do want people to enter, even if they don't think they can win or are a little daunted. With...

So, I'm off wandering again next week, this time it's Morocco and I hope to not lose my trousers. Has anyone got top tips? I've heard that the tanneries are great for cameras but bad in every other way. Any good stories and photos?

My wee brother was over tonight with his new camera, an entry level Nikon DSLR of which he is rather proud. He got a deal from Argos so he's got the basics - bag, tripod. I gave him my lenspen because I'm a good sister really, once I've stopped hitting him. I asked him if there was any gear he...

I bet there's some good pics out there [/url] Oxford by heather_t_vet, on Flickr[/IMG]

Greetıngs from Sunny Turkey! I am holed up ın a cafe for the day after an unusual adventure. YEsterday I took a walk down the harbour and booked us (my other half and another couple) on a Gulet, an al day boat trıp wıth shows you the delıghts of the coast, takes you to ınaccessıble beaches...

I'm back on the East Coast for a couple of months, camera bag in tow. For two weeks I have been itching to go, but the haar has been so dense and the light so poor that I have barely attempted a shot. Today the sun broke through and started to burn the sea fog away. I was caught without camera...

AS mentioned in the May Prompts thread, I had a jolly evening being an adventurer on Friday night, going places I really shouldn't have been in the name of photography. I mean, when the light is right you've just got to go, right? This is what I started out looking for - a multi in it's death...

I drove up to my parents house tonight, about 90 miles North-East. There was lots to talk about, and I might tell you tomorrow. But for now I'll show you, then sign off by saying - the next door neighbour's snake has escaped. This is a terraced house. :eek: [/url] Nosy by heather_t_vet, on...

Rather proud of this effort for the May Prompts challenge.

So I got a bit excited the other night when I saw a lovely looking lens going cheap on ebay. I managed to snap it up for £15 inc postage. It's in great nick, no dust or scratches or dings. It has a screw on filter of some sort (not sure what). It's very pretty. But I have realised I'm not...

We have a party every 6 months where a crowd of musicians take over a hotel for the weekend and play music all day and night. We've been doing this for a long time, probably 10 years now. It's funny watching how everyone has changed over that time, we've all paired off (some more than once!) and...

I've been laid low the last few weeks with some uncharacteristic ill health. It's very frustrating, I ended up in hospital for a few days (total waste of time) and have since been pretty much stuck on the couch. I can't do much talking, I run out of breath very quickly, often in the middle of a...

Hey team, I've been away working on the farm. I did take my camera but I've been so busy I have barely had it out the house. I snuck out last night after dark though and tried to get some pictures of the stars and the massive moon. Neither turned out right, one because it was really windy so the...

I've got a couple of hundred shots from the weekend, I'm starting to chew through them, here's the first couple. The rounded peak on the left is the Pap of Glencoe, the Loch is Loch Leven. [/url] Sunset over Pap of Glencoe by heather_t_vet, on Flickr[/IMG] [/url] Serenity on Loch Leven by...

I was pondering upon photography, and the pictures from various members of the happy band. There are some photos that I look at and I know who it is before I see the name/avatar, they have a particular look. How much of photography is the bit you do when you get home? So I was thinking it...

[/url] Swanning about by heather_t_vet, on Flickr[/IMG] [/url] Swan by heather_t_vet, on Flickr[/IMG] [/url] Swan's bum by heather_t_vet, on Flickr[/IMG] [/url] Queens Park Swans by heather_t_vet, on Flickr[/IMG]

I was trawling the serious compacts Flickr group and cam across Tadhg Mac's photostream. And somewhere in the middle my head exploded. The Brave Wee Pine of Strathconon | Flickr - Photo Sharing! Can anybody explain the PP to me? It's surely not just straight BW conversion then tweaking...

Only a few days left in the Sony Photographer of the Year competition. Sony

I nipped up home to see the family for a couple of days before Christmas, trade presents, run on the beach, hang out with Dad etc which was all very jolly and lovely. And while I was there I asked my Dad about the camera I remembered him carrying up various mountains and teaching me how to focus...

£7.50 [/url] Untitled by heather_t_vet, on Flickr[/IMG]

Did you send out cards made with your own pics? I'm in the middle of the hellish job of printing squillions of them. Which pic did you choose?

Well moderately old school anyway. I have a thing about notebooks. I adore them. I have piles of them, and yet I still find it irresistible to buy a new one that meets my demanding criteria. I have half a dozen of the Rhodia type reporter style 5mm squared ones on the go at any one time - one...

Right team, I'm off to France. I got a new camera bag specially, big enough to tote all the newspapers, books, pens, notepads, receipts, tickets, maps and everything else I pick up along the way. I'm not promising enormous piles of photos when I get back. I do promise a lot of sleeping...

Techy question for the uninitiated - my understanding of A mode is that you get to set the aperture and the camera then decides the appropriate shutter speed. If you are using non native lenses with an adapter ring, the camera body doesn't know what aperture has been set, does it? So how does it...

Last night at the Tattoo [/url] DSC01605 by heather_t_vet, on Flickr[/IMG]

I have downloaded the trial version of Aperture I'm looking forward to lots of photography jiggery-pokery and maybe saving some previous disasters. Does anybody have any favourite tools or tricks I should check out? Obviously without giving away all your trade secrets! I'm going to look at...

Oh Happy Day! I'm going to London next week. I've managed to book a hotel for one night in Bloomsbury just 5 mins away from the British Museum. And my other half is going to be heading off for a meeting with his agent, so I will be at large on my own in London for hours. BRILLIANT!!!! I...

Tomorrow (Fri) I am going out to a gig. Again. I've barely been in my house recently. Anyway, this will be much quieter than the last couple. It's something that's really important to me. I'm going to see Annie Ross. I'd like to take some kick ass pictures if possible. We're probably talking...

Before I go and throw money down the drain I thought I would draw on your collective wisdom rather than my default setting of make an arse of it, then backpedal furiously. I use a MacBook Pro, it is one of the best things I've ever bought (along with a Selmer MarkVI baritone saxophone, and a...

I have been working at the PDSA for the last three weeks in the centre of Glasgow. PDSA is a charity which provides veterinary treatment for people who can't afford to take their pets to a regular vet - they need to prove this by showing that they are claiming benefits. This attracts a certain...

I've found her! 20 years languishing in a suitcase, one week on ebay and a few days with the Royal Mail and here she is in my hands, my new love. Canon FD 35-70mm 1:3.5-4.5. I think we're going to have great adventures together. I actually felt like I'm doing "proper" photography when I hooked...

Hi guys, I'm not really sure how to introduce myself here. I'm a vet from Scotland, into the great outdoors and music, and my latest toy/obsession is this wee camera, the Sony NEX-5. For the first time I'm taking the sort of pictures that could see before but never capture. I'm a photography...