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Aberdour Castle visit

PK-Potter — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:13:55 +0000

PK visited Aberdour Castle on a rather drizzly May-day holiday but somehow managed to avoid getting wet.

We’ve been to several locations within Aberdour over the years but for some reason had never visited the Historic Scotland site before. We were hoping to get some images worthy of entering into the Historic Scotland photo competition but I know I never got any of that calibre.

Looking up inside the bird keep on the castle grounds

Holly and Stephen’s Wedding

PK-kelman — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:46:53 +0000

PK did the photography for the lovely Holly and her new husband at their wedding last month. Although the day was a bit grey and the light at Strathallan castle in the wrong place, we managed to get some good photos. This was helped by the couple being very photogenic and chilled out, a pleasure to shoot. So here’s a selection of the photos we took regardless of wedged cars, bus drivers needing to get back for the school run and the occasional rain shower!

See the full gallery here (password required – Holly’s maiden name)

The happy couple outside the reception venue

The exchange of rings

Parents of the bride

Scottish Dancing

See the full gallery here (password required – Holly’s maiden name)

Historic Scotland ask you to Take Your Best Shot…

PK-Potter — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:32:58 +0000

Stanley Mills, one of Historic Scotland's sites

We are a fan of Historic Scotland here at PK and we want to share their photo competition with you lot!

You could win £500 worth of photography vouchers, one year of Historic Scotland Membership and a unique experience on location with a Scotsman photographer.

We call on all enthusiastic photographers to share their best images of Historic Scotland’s properties and locations.

Upload an image to this website and you will also be entered into our fantastic competition.

To enter the competition and see what they want from you, visit THIS WEBSITE.

The deadline for entries is 30th September 2012.

Up for grabs:

Grand prize package (1 winner)

One day on the job with a professional Scotsman photographer
£500 of Jessops vouchers
Winning photo will be featured as one month on the 2014 Historic Scotland calendar
Photo will be the focus of a free ‘Winning Photo’ exhibition held at Stirling Castle throughout December 2012

Runner up prize (11 winners)

Winning photos featured on 2014 Historic Scotland calendar
Photos will feature as part of a free ‘Winning Photo’ exhibition held at Stirling Castle throughout December 2012

Charity Skydive

PK-kelman — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:13:48 +0000

I was asked to shoot my friends’ daughter skydive, the brave woman. We turned up early in the hope she would be first, but ended up she went last! The nerves were starting to kick in so to fill in the time until her jump we went to nearby Leslie, where we had a wee bit to eat in a small cafe with no public toilet (not sure that is legal!). Anyway the charity this was all in the aid of was SANDS (stillborn and neonatal death charity- yes I know that spells sandc). I great cause and a cause close to their hearts. After some training and a lot of joking form the great staff at the base at fife airport (didn’t get the name of the actual company, sorry) it was up up and away, raising about £1000 for the charity. Well done, great job!

Even the Staff were Scared by the outfit

Going Down

Up Amongst the Clouds

Proud Walk Now Back on the Ground

Beautiful Perth keeping Perth Beautiful

PK-kelman — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:06:41 +0000

The Weather has been pretty horrid and I’ve not really been able to go out much with the camera due to snow, sleet, hail and rain with only the very occasional spells of sunshine. However the lovely Beautiful Perth people were going to do a scheduled litter pick regardless and had asked me to come and take a few photos for them to show the work they do. I meet them at the Bridgend car park and followed them through the rain as they worked hard and kept smiling. It was quite surprising how much litter there was, including needles and a rather old Marathon bar wrapper (remember them, they turned into Snickers 15 or 20 years ago!). It really is quite disgusting that people can have so little consideration and respect for everyone else. Is it really that hard to use a bin or take your litter home?? Well here’s the photos to show what some very nice people will do in order to clean up after the inconsiderate people in this world. I will also like to point out that all these people are volunteers and do not get paid a penny for looking after this city.

The Beautiful Perth team and the litter they collected in roughly 50 mins

Hard at Work

Scanning her Domain

Even the bushes were cleaned up

TV Filming at Plant Nursery

PK-kelman — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:26:11 +0000

The nice people at Beautiful Perth asked us to take photos at a filming for a TV gardening programme (which at the moment we are not allowed to name) at a local plant nursery. It was a lovely sunny, warm day and we were let into, then locked in the poly-tunnels while a school class were filmed planting seeds. This was all in relation to Queens jubilee (like I care!) and that Perth has been given city status (not that I understand what difference that makes!). Anyhow the film crew basically was made up of a man with a Camera and his assistant that hovered around in the background.

Filming in the poly-tunnel

Watching the camera instead of the Teacher!

The youth grow team, who do some of the plant arrangements around Perth (including the glass butterfly at the library), were also there and involved in the filming. I managed to catch up with them before they were in front of the TV camera, when they were planting sends and tending to the young trees. As I had to go to work I didn’t have the opportunity to capture them when they were being filmed. We did then have to escape the compound, as they hadn’t unlocked the gate for us, we had to sneak through the gap. Strangely the focus was all on the kids and filming and we were forgotten!!! SIGH! Hard life being just a photographer.

Youth grow preparing for the spring

Planting seeds