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On Sunday the Carter family headed to the west coast of Scotland for a 3 hour Sea Kayak adventure with the Arisaig Sea Kayak Centre.  This would be our first experience of sea kayaking so we had our fingers and toes crossed for calm and dry weather. Sea Kayak Trip - Arisaig from Fujifilm X Adventure on Vimeo . We had a comfortable night at the Lochailort Inn about 10-miles east of Arisaig. The  overnight  weather was not promising with heavy rain and winds but we know from experience it can change quite quickly. The next day the weather was looking better as the wind had dropped and the clouds were breaking up - perfect! We arrived at the Arisaig Sea Kayak Centre the next day and checked in.  We were greeted by our guides Suzie and Rory and after getting kitted out we drove to the launching site on the other side of the bay.   After unloading the kayaks from the trailer and a quick run through how to get in and out of the kayak and the safety...

In the third feature in a series about shooting sports as a spectator for the Fujifilm blog I went along to the Canoe Slalom event at Grandtully on Saturday 8 April to shoot the DIV1 / Pan Celtic meeting on the River Tay.  Canoe Slalom offers great action and unrivalled access for anyone with a camera. The feature on the Fujifilm Blog, which was published today, outlines how to shoot this fantastic sport and the 'dos-and-don'ts' with regards to getting in close to the action.  Be mindful of the officials and don't be tempted to use fill in flash, because that is a big no-no!    Shooting Sport as a Spectator: Canoe Slalom from Fuji X Adventure on Vimeo . As you can see I was very lucky with the weather with a bright sunny day giving me enough light to shoot with a high shutter speed.  However bright sunlight does create it's own problems and the contrast between the highlights and shadows was quite high. All in all I had a great day and I ...

Walking down to Belhaven Bay this evening in some glorious winter sunshine (see it doesn't always rain in Scotland) to grab some test shots for my blog on the first three months with the Fuji X-Pro1 we spotted this kayak surfer paddling out from Biel Water to catch the waves as the sun set across East Lothian. The images were taken on the Fuji XP1 and 60mm f2.4 lens and then cropped slightly in PSE11. Kayak Surfing in East Lothian Paddling out to catch another wave for the ride back to the beach Timing it right to catch the wave Big waves in Belhaven Bay this evening You can make out the conoeist in the surf as the sun set on Belhaven Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but we get a small fee for every click thru from Google and this helps support this blog - t...