Scotland is well known for its drab and dreich winters, but when it comes to photography, the soft light and miserable weather is perfect for capturing pictures.
Weatherman Sean Batty was keen to try his hand at the craft with some hints and tips from Herald photographer Martin Shields. Martin has taken a lot of pictures of the Scottish weather and finds snow the most difficult to capture.
“Snow can be a bit of a challenge in itself,” he said. “Because snow’s white there’s nothing to focus on so it totally fools the meter and darkens everything down.
“A trick when photographing snow is to put a wee splash of colour in that brings the picture to life.”
Taking Martin’s advice on board, Sean headed outside to take some pictures, and although it was grey and overcast there was plenty to photograph.
Using a monopod is the easiest way to take good pictures as it holds the camera steady so you can get the perfect shot.
After getting to grips with the camera, Sean went into the park to use the macro settings for some close up shots before heading back inside to look at his handiwork.
You can find out more about the weather in Monday night’s Weatherwatch with Sean Batty.
Not only that, fans can put their questions to Sean as he takes part in live web chats at the end of each episode. If you have a question for him about the programmes you can contact him on Twitter @SeanBattySTV, on the Weatherwatch e-mail,weatherwatch@stv.tv or via the STV Live App. which works on most mobile devices as well as on your computer. (You can sign up to the STV Live App here, if you haven't already done so).
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- More on photographer Martin Shields
