Hi from Wintery Scotland

ifotou · Feb 1, 2009

hi Ann

actually just back tonight from North Queensferry, shooting some Delta 100 on my Mamiya

And yeah at college in West Lothian doing a HNC in Photography as a mature student and looking at going on to Stevenson to do the HND.

Poisson Du Jour · Feb 1, 2009

A big hello from way down south in summery, sweltering Australia.
The Firth of Forth was my last destination in Scotland in 1989.

lyonheart · Feb 2, 2009

Hello from another Scot, in Glenlyon, Perthshire.

Schlapp · Feb 2, 2009

Welcome from the far NW Scotland. Really mild and nice here at the moment!

snallan · Feb 2, 2009

Welcome from (a bit of a wintery) down south.

ifotou · Feb 2, 2009

thanks for the welcome folks, really mental here now, lots of nice snow

off to do some shooting now - oh how i love being a full time student

Ann M · Feb 2, 2009

Hi again!
Stevenson was very good - it certainly suited me. They also have an Advanced Diploma that you can do after the HND. It 's not so much of a taught course, more a support-system to make it easier to get established after college. (There are some classes, of course!) The main focus is in building up a more specialised portfolio in the area that interests you. You can also continue to use college equipment, which is no small advantage! I had to move down to England before I could do the ADP myself but I reckon it would have helped me to get set up on my own much faster.
Been out in the snow with a camera this morning, trying to get a few pictures of my three (young) cats investigating their first proper snow. Very funny! Not sure my reactions are fast enough, though!
BTW my main camera is a Mamiya 645, and I reckon it's really good!

PhotoJim · Feb 2, 2009

Don't feel bad, ifotou - -28 C here as I type this. That's over a degree colder than the all-UK record set twice in Braemar, Aberdeenshire (my family comes from there and they may have brought the cold with them when they emigrated ).

ifotou · Feb 2, 2009

Ann M said:
Hi again!
Stevenson was very good - it certainly suited me. They also have an Advanced Diploma that you can do after the HND. It 's not so much of a taught course, more a support-system to make it easier to get established after college. (There are some classes, of course!) The main focus is in building up a more specialised portfolio in the area that interests you. You can also continue to use college equipment, which is no small advantage! I had to move down to England before I could do the ADP myself but I reckon it would have helped me to get set up on my own much faster.
Been out in the snow with a camera this morning, trying to get a few pictures of my three (young) cats investigating their first proper snow. Very funny! Not sure my reactions are fast enough, though!
BTW my main camera is a Mamiya 645, and I reckon it's really good!

yeah i'm looking at the HND then the PDA (Advanced Diploma) then i want to go on to teach photography... how loony is that

The snow was fun

Mamiya 645 is awesome, although i have my eyes on a rolleiflex and a hasselblad 500c also oh and a shen hao field camera lol

Black Dog · Feb 2, 2009

Welcome from equally wintery Derbyshire!

Ian Leake · Feb 2, 2009

Welcome from Wintery London

ifotou · Feb 2, 2009

Ian Leake said:
Welcome from Wintery London

london certainly seems to be taking a bit of a beating... amazing how a little snow stops everything in it's tracks though, even in Scotland when a bit of snow is expected we can get caught out, the Canadians etc really show us all how to do it don't they

Ian Leake · Feb 2, 2009

ifotou said:
london certainly seems to be taking a bit of a beating... amazing how a little snow stops everything in it's tracks though, even in Scotland when a bit of snow is expected we can get caught out, the Canadians etc really show us all how to do it don't they

To be fair it's the worst snow in 18 years so we should expect to get inconvenienced. But I suspect that even if we'd had just 1/2 inch of snow then everything would have fallen apart - it usually does

Gary Holliday · Feb 2, 2009

It's raining again already, that didn't last long...so missed the camera opportunities. Can't take pictures during constant snow showers!

Perhaps some of you Edinbrrrrh folk can share the secret of Chippy sauce

Hi from Wintery Scotland

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