“Scotland Behind the Lens” Talk

Stephen Ball came to Musselburgh Camera Club and gave us a wonderful “Scotland Behind the Lens” talk. He was an excellent speaker and showed us some lovely images. His attention to detail must be one of the things that makes his images stand out. He told us that he usually uses a tripod because that forces him to slow down so he can compose his images more precisely in camera and that he often uses focus stacking or makes a panorama from several portrait-orientation images. I was also impressed by his willingness to either make an early start to get good light and avoid the crowds or to take his urban landscape night shots at 2:00-3:00 am when nobody else was about.

Stephen treated us to a fantastic photographic tour of Scotland. It was particularly interesting for me to see his take on some landmarks in Edinburgh and the Lothians, which are local for us. He also showed us many wonderful photos taken further afield in different seasons and under different lighting conditions.

Talking to some of our members after Stephen’s talk, it was clear that we had all admired the outstanding quality of his photography and thoroughly enjoyed his talk. It was also helpful that he told us about the equipment he uses at the beginning, included the location and settings for each image and shared a list of tips with us at the end. I would highly recommend Stephen Ball as a speaker for clubs interested in Scottish landscape photography.