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Natural History Photography WorkshopIain Green
Sunday June 1st – Saturday June 7th

Click here for photos by Sam and Suzy from the 2002 workshop

The Isle of Skye gives fantastic and varied opportunities for the Natural History photographer!

• An abundance of plant life in a variety of different habitats. June is possibly the best time for wild flowers on Skye - flag irises, orchids, thrift, ragged robin to name just a few,

• Numerous different species of sea, shore and land birds. You are likely to see within easy walking distance of the house, eider, tern, heron, dipper, shag, cormorant, curlew, dipper, fulmar, redshank, ringed plover and others. Let alone many more further afield.

• The possibility of seeing otters as well as other mammals and animals,

• Seals are in evidence all year round,

• Whales and dolphins are occasionally seen in the Bay!

• And, of course, the ever-changing light and long light evenings of high summer!

We will start with an informal meal and introduction on Sunday evening; Iain, (also Sam and Suzy) will talk about their photography, the local area, and discuss the possibilities for the workshop; we will then have 5 full days for photography, observation, feedback and learning.

The workshop will be suitable for both experienced and less experienced photographers. We will go out on many different trips from short walks on the foreshore immediately in front of the house to longer trips further afield. And we will give you opportunities to photograph a wide range of natural history subjects, and also to see and enjoy some of the best sights of Skye. We will process, or have processed, some of your film from earlier in the week for a review of your work on Thursday evening.

Below is a possible timetable for the week. Of course activities may be changed according to the needs of the participants, the weather and other factors. But there are always plenty of options, to suit everybody! There is also free time for you to enjoy Skye for yourself, to make use of our library, or our darkroom, or just to relax, and chill out.


Day/date Morning Afternoon Evening
Sunday
1st June
    Arrival
Evening meal,
Introduction (Iain, Sam, Suzy)
Monday
2nd June

Introduction (participants).
Photography on foreshore and riverbank close to house

"North End" - tour and photography - cliffs and beaches

"Tiger Tails" - slides and talk by Iain

Tuesday
3rd June

All day tour
Photography of moorland - birds, flowers, waterfalls; woodlands, etc.
Pub lunch

 

Review of participants work

Wednesday
4th June

Local walk including cliff top photography of fulmars on their nests

Boat trip to Flodigarry Island to photograph seals and offshore birds, with our neighbour Angus MacDonald, on his boat M.V. Sea Eagle. (www.trotternish.co.uk/boattrips)

Skye photos by Sam and Suzy

Thursday
5th June
All day tour
Photography, walking, packed lunch, varied locations!
  Review of work made during workshop
Friday
6th June
Walk and photograph along the shore of the bay, including macro photography, and fossils at Dunans, leading to… … pub lunch at The Flodigarry

Free time

Celebratory meal and show of work.

Saturday
7th June
Depart after breakfast    

Click here for photos by Sam and Suzy from the 2002 workshop

Residential fee £395, non residents £265

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Iain Green

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"For the past three years, I have worked as a professional wildlife photographer / writer specialising in Indian wildlife and environmental subjects. In India, I have photographed widely varying subjects; from elephants in the Himalayan foothills to scorpions in the southern rainforests; and from wildlife of barren deserts to wetlands teeming with birdlife.

"I like to spend time gaining an in-depth knowledge of the wildlife I am studying. Documenting the lives of a small family of tigers living in central India, I have had the chance to watch individuals grow year by year, from cubs to fully mature adult tigers. Observing three generations, building up an understanding of their lives has been a fantastic privilege and unusual in the current crisis facing tigers world wide."

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