Gatsby
Gatsby - <a href="http://mcaleavy.org/models/hazard/">Hazard</a>
It was the first outing for my Gitzo carbon fibre tripod too. A great new toy that’ll make travelling with the tripod a lot easier.
Tag: landscape
Corra Linn
Corra - Camera: <a href="http://mcaleavy.org/techniques/cameras/nikon-d100/">Nikon D100</a>
Last weekend I went in search of landscapes with Ian and Sarah. This is usually a fruitless exercise as the weather and the fates always conspire against us – most effectively on the day we went to Bute to photograph …
Falls of Clyde
Torrent - Camera: <a href="http://mcaleavy.org/techniques/cameras/canon-5d/">Canon 5D</a>
On Saturday night I took my Canon 5D out to the Falls of Clyde with McInnes to do some more night shooting. We had made the same trip (in the dark) the the previous weekend, but as I had only …
Cold transfers
Arboreal - Camera: <a href="http://mcaleavy.org/techniques/cameras/shen-hao-hzx45-iia/">Shen Hao</a>
Working with Polaroid material in the field can be a bit hit-and-miss, particularly when attempting transfers in the cold – it seems to always end up as a sticky, but colourful mess. Last time out I tried using warm water …
Landscape lightpainting
Sprite - Camera: <a href="http://mcaleavy.org/techniques/cameras/canon-5d/">Canon 5D</a>
Last Sunday I dug out my big torches and went over to Lanark to do some night shooting with McInnes. I discovered that my DIY radio shutter release can trigger my 5D from further away than I can hear, so …