Hot on the heels of my new tripod purchase was the purchase of a new ball head for the aforementioned tripod, the Manfrotto XPRO. The base-plate diameter of the Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 is 60mm which is larger than any of my existing tripod heads except for my Manfrotto 496RC2 head which was one of the first … [Continue Reading] “Manfrotto XPRO Ball Head – Review”
If you read my “Perfect Tripod post” in February, you’ll know that I had decided on buying yet another tripod as I wasn’t getting on with my current travel tripod. To some photographers out there, this will sound all too familiar. I also know that I’m not the only one that suffers this tripod affliction. … [Continue Reading] “Buying a Tripod – Another One”
After revisiting a few places from last year’s trip, I wanted to look at some new places with the hope of finding more interesting photo locations on our trip to Scotland in 2019. We decided to take a drive up the west shore of Loch Lomond along the A82. There were a few small villages … [Continue Reading] “Scotland 2019 – Luss, Tarbet and Arrochar”
Another location from 2018 I wanted to revisit during our Scotland 2019 trip were the Falls of Falloch. The Falls of Falloch are located at the northern end of Loch Lomond on the river Falloch which flows into the loch. The car park is located just a few miles south of Crianlarich on the A82. … [Continue Reading] “Scotland 2019 – Falls of Falloch”
After our trip to Bracklinn Falls in the morning, we grabbed some lunch in Callendar and decided to head to Killin and the Falls of Dochart. The weather still wasn’t particularly great, occasional downpours made it difficult to plan anything too far away from shelter. The grey skies did mean it was ideal for photographing … [Continue Reading] “Scotland 2019 – Falls of Dochart”