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Summer visitors
10/06/16
The hot calm summer continues. It's a few years since we had a spring like this and the lack of wind has brought it's own challenges - in this part of the world that means midgies. Doesn't matter if you're 10 miles off shore, or 3000 feet up a mountain, if you're on land and there's no wind beware. Photographing through midge hoods is pretty unsatisfactory, and cameras and anti-midge products don't mix well, so the calm seas sent us out to a destination that is rarely visited.30 miles out into the Sea of the Hebrides the reefs are covered with seabirds and grey seals and surrounded by rich feeding grounds that attract a variety of marine life. This time we were lucky to be visited by a very inquisitive minke whale which put on quite a show. The calm conditions also gave some lovely abstract opportunities. Please see my latest work for more images.