Something alive Something made of wood Something made of stone Water Narrow depth of field Large depth of field These were our briefs for a brief Thursday evening outing to Drum Castle grounds. Some of us wandered to the gardens around the walled garden which is closed after 5pm, but there is still plenty to... Continue Reading →
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June 2018 – From Visions Facebook page:
Below a small selection of images posted by Visions' photographers:
Visions at Fittie
Last month a few of us wandered around Footdee, the old fishing village of Aberdeen. To make things more challenging we were handed a brief to take foto's fitting the following categories: Action, history, colour, texture, different perspective. Here are a few of the shots that members posted on Facebook:
News flash: Alan Meek in Amateur Photographer
Alan Meek reached 12th place in the AP competition this week (june 26 2018) with his shot of an Osprey catching a trout. Here is a slightly bigger version:
Puffin hunting – 7 June 2018
On the 7th of June Visions organised a wee trip to RSPB Fowlheugh Reserve at Crawton, just south of Stonehaven. Thousands of seabirds nest here on the steep cliffs, mainly razorbills, kittiwakes, guillemots, fulmars and still a few puffins. As puffins are cute and colourful they are a popular bird to photograph. Puffins only come... Continue Reading →
Fire Spinning on the beach 5 April 2018
Kevin organised a brilliant evening on the beach to demonstrate his fire spinning skills. An unprecedented number of Visionares turned up near the Beach Ballroom armed with with cameras and tripods. Basically Kevin stuffs some fine wirewool in a whisk attached to a piece of string. He lights the wirewool with a small battery and... Continue Reading →