I have recently returned from a couple of weeks on the Isle of Mull, part of the Inner Hebrides. Mull is a real 'Mecca' for wildlife enthusiasts mainly due to re-introduction of White tailed Sea Eagles. I was not there to photograph Eagles, but I did have a chance encounter with a Golden Eagle.
Red Deer Stag shaking rain water from his hide.
Oystercatcher in the rain.
This image of a Grey Wagtail calling was quite difficult due to the slow shutter speed necessary to give sufficient movement blur in the river. The Wagtails rarely stood still!
I hunted about for some foreground interest for this landscape and came across this pool of water which echoed the shape of the sea loch.
This is another shot using a relatively slow shutter speed to blur the water of the river. It took me at least 24 hours over three days spent in my hide in freezing rainy conditions before this Dipper landed close to me. The time from the first shot to the last was a mere twenty seconds. The Dipper did not land on the rock I hoped it would, but being able to react quickly I managed to get this shot.
This photograph of a wild Golden Eagle hunting for prey in a snow storm was just a chance encounter by the roadside. Again being able to react quickly proved dividends.
Mull is an incredibly beautiful island containing some stunning volcanic geology. With all of the hills and mountains I reckon you must be no more than a mile away from a waterfall anywhere on the island. After several days heavy rain I spent some time photographing this waterfall on one of Mull's rivers. After a few minutes I noticed the foam in the foregrounds caused by the cascading water was being swirled about by the current. Using a polarizing filter and a small aperture allowed me to have a fairly long shutter speed of three seconds.
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