The curious thing about the Black-headed gull is that it changes its head from white with a dark smudge to a full black-brown cap when it’s in the mood. This guy playing with his mates on the shores of Loch Leane is probably only interested in one thing right now, tidbits from visitors! Come breeding […]
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Incoming
While I’m not the greatest fan of seagulls in populated areas they make for great sport shooting with camera in hand. Here on the shore of Loch Leane, attracted by the day visitors to Ross Castle, I’ve plenty of opportunity to practice getting these fast moving birds in focus. My success rate is still not […]
Read MoreThe New Residents of Miros
I photographed Miros here in the idyllic Sultana Bay of Edithburgh two years ago. At the time it looked a little run down but still quite serviceable. Two years later she does not seemed to have moved. Moreover the amount of guano cementing the base of the jib suggests that Miro’s current seafowl residents have […]
Read MoreAbove the Canopy
Like a forest in decay the old Rapid Bay jetty lingers on and on and on. Year by year planking that once felt footsteps, then seagulls, fall in storms and are washed away. Pylons decay and fall to the ocean floor. Eventually the old jetty will fall completely into the sea but this forest will […]
Read MoreDream Boat
Floating here seams so surreal. A contradiction of serene calm and the frantic busyness of a fishing vessel eager to depart with the spoils of their morning’s work. Just moments before the sea was alive with gulls in the air, with orca stealing from the nets and with humpback whales cruising, waiting for a catch […]
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