Salmon Run

This time of year is great for watching the Salmon returning to their spewing grounds my favourite spot is the Buchanty Spout near Crieff. It's a great spot where you can almost touch the Salmon as they fight their way upstream. Caution is recommended when moving around on the rocks as they can be treacherous.
Photo equipment used was D700 with 2.8 70-200mm. I can recommend a tripod here as holding a heavy camera and lens in one position from minuets on end is hard work a cable release is also a good idea. The fall off from the waterfall hangs in the air so everything gets saturated so a water resistant camera is advisable or a plastic bag with a hole in the end to poke a lens through works well also.

After the Salmon run we went of to the Birks of Abberfeldy to catch some of the fall colours. Shame it was very dull and damp the colours would have been more spectacular in the sunshine.
I gave my Nikon 200-400mm f4 an outing on a D700 plus a D7000 with an FX 28-300mm f3.5-5.6. I also had a fujifilm X100 which took some fantastic shots full of colour and definition also excellent for long exposures on fast flowing water.

Loch Ness photo shoot

Loch Ness photo shoot

I received a very nice commission from a Dutch boating magazine called Waterkampioen. The brief was to shoot the a rented family cruiser at various views on Loch Ness mainly at Urquhart castle and to take in some local places to eat and drink. It was a good shoot however Loch Ness produced some typical monstrous weather so it was a bit of a challenge as the light changed constantly as did the rain direction and amount.

Camera equipment was a Nikon D700, D 7000, f2.8 70-200mm and F2.8 24-70mm. I usually have another D700 but that was out of commission and being repaired so it was a bit of an experiment using the D7000 with FX lenses.

My main concern was the lashing rain would cause problems on the D7000 as its not as waterproof as the D700. Although I was doing my best to keep it dry it still received a soaking but it coped fine with the dampness.