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The Unsung Heroes of the Night: A DeepDive into UK Moths
When dusk descends and the stars begin to prickle the inky canvas above, a hidden world awakens. While the daytime flutter of butterflies...

Carl Mckie
Jun 149 min read


Carneddau Ponies, the wild warriers of Wales:
Exploring the Carneddau Ponies, High in the rugged peaks of Snowdonia National Park, in the Carneddau mountain range, roam a band of...

Carl Mckie
Apr 7, 20242 min read


Little owls in Berkshire
Introduction Little owls (Athene noctua) are small, stocky owls that are native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. They were introduced to the...

Carl Mckie
Jul 8, 20232 min read


Nature photography Rabbits in the United Kingdom: A Brief History
Rabbits-in-the-united-kingdom-a-brief-history, rabbits are not native to the United Kingdom

Carl Mckie
Jul 2, 20232 min read


European Pied Flycatchers in the UK
TheEuropean pied flycatcher is a small, black-and-white bird that is a summer visitor to the UK. They breed in mature woodlands, mainly...

Carl Mckie
Jun 10, 20232 min read


Roe Deer brief facts
The roe deer brief facts(Capreolus capreolus) is the smallest of the native European deer. It is found throughout the continent, from the...

Carl Mckie
Jun 3, 20232 min read


Roe deer in an Oxfordshire meadow, roe buck feeding amongst buttercups
I had been watching this meadow in Oxfordshire over a period of time, and periodicaly taking pictures. The roe deer are here most days in...

Carl Mckie
May 20, 20231 min read


Batch Process for export in Lightroom 2020
Since the 2020 Adobe update for Lightroom it has been possible to export files for multiple uses at the same time using presets in the...

Carl Mckie
Dec 8, 20192 min read


Using Lightrooms colour picker tool
The colour picker tool in Lightroom is often overlooked, probably because it appears as a rectangular box with a cross in it and pretty non-

Carl Mckie
Aug 4, 20191 min read


Quick Lightroom collection tip
Asupper quick Lightroom collections tip-to bring a folder in the collections panel to the top of the list of collections, high light the...

Carl Mckie
May 25, 20191 min read


Creating more “screen real estate in Photoshop cc”
Creating more "screen real estate in Photoshop-simply tapping the Tab key once in Photoshop will hide the Toolbar and panels (fig 1....

Carl Mckie
Mar 10, 20191 min read


Quick Lightroom tip, to find out how much space is left on a drive
Lightroom quick tip, to find out how much space you have left on a drive that Lightroom manages; Disk Space, photo count, and on/off line...

Carl Mckie
Feb 24, 20191 min read


How to hide unused panels in the Lightroom interface
How to hide unused panels in the Lightroom interface; to toggle the visibility of a panel, Control -click (Mac) | Right -click (Win) on...

Carl Mckie
Jan 26, 20191 min read


Red Kites, Suffolk heath
A recent trip over to Suffolk to photograph Red kites, was rewarded with the juvenile in the images bellow, landing and feeding on...

Carl Mckie
Nov 25, 20181 min read
Lightroom, keywording, part two
Mastering Lightroom Keywording , part two Keywording in Lightroom can often feel like a daunting task, but it is an essential part of...

Carl Mckie
Nov 18, 20184 min read


Mastering Key wording in Lightroom,part one
Mastering key wording in Lightroom is quite a large topic to cover in one small quick tip so I have split it into three separate parts, 1...

Carl Mckie
Nov 3, 20183 min read


Using Lightrooms spray can
The spray can or painter tool in Lightroom is more useful than people realise. Available to keyword multiple images, star rate or assign...

Carl Mckie
Oct 14, 20183 min read


Sika deer, in Kent
On a recent trip to Kent to photograph Fallow deer, I was surprised to come across this Sika stag- not that I didn't know they where...

Carl Mckie
Sep 28, 20182 min read


Auto stack for HDR and panorama
A very useful feature in Lightroom is the Auto stack, I use this feature mostly when creating HDR or Panoramas, but it can be useful when...

Carl Mckie
Sep 15, 20182 min read


Flipping an image in Lightroom
A little known detail in Lightroom is that it is possible and easy to flip an image both horizontal and vertical or left to right-and it...

Carl Mckie
Aug 31, 20181 min read
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