http://neilmacgrain.com Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:34:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Been off the Grid http://neilmacgrain.com/been-off-the-grid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=been-off-the-grid http://neilmacgrain.com/been-off-the-grid/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:41:07 +0000 Neil http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=671 May to October is not what you would call the most regular or consistent blog posts, but at least I have a bloody good excuse. 22 June rolled around and after 45 hours of labour my daughter Charlotte graced us …

]]> http://neilmacgrain.com/been-off-the-grid/feed/ 0 A christening & chance to test a new lens http://neilmacgrain.com/a-christening-chance-to-test-a-new-lens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-christening-chance-to-test-a-new-lens http://neilmacgrain.com/a-christening-chance-to-test-a-new-lens/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 19:40:47 +0000 Neil http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=575  

Seems that I’m now passed the ‘everyone getting married’ stage and on to the ‘christening & naming ceremony’ stage. No point complaining as I’m getting ready to be a dad too. Only 5 weeks to go until it is …

]]> http://neilmacgrain.com/a-christening-chance-to-test-a-new-lens/feed/ 0 You must have a really good camera http://neilmacgrain.com/you-must-have-a-really-good-camera/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-must-have-a-really-good-camera http://neilmacgrain.com/you-must-have-a-really-good-camera/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 20:12:08 +0000 Neil http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=503 I’ve been shooting for about 5 years now and things are coming along nicely. Getting happy with my work, other people are too as they pay me for it, but in the last year there has been one comment that …

]]> http://neilmacgrain.com/you-must-have-a-really-good-camera/feed/ 0 Playing with video http://neilmacgrain.com/playing-with-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=playing-with-video http://neilmacgrain.com/playing-with-video/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:00:46 +0000 Neil http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=483 Having a camera that shoots video too is great. You just have to learn to use it. I’ve had a few goes at it and it’s plenty of work. Editing is also a bit of a task to learn. Managing …

]]> http://neilmacgrain.com/playing-with-video/feed/ 0 Powder Mag hits with no snow in sight http://neilmacgrain.com/powder-mag-hits-with-no-snow-in-sight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powder-mag-hits-with-no-snow-in-sight http://neilmacgrain.com/powder-mag-hits-with-no-snow-in-sight/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:29:23 +0000 Neil http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=466 The UK has become a veritable hotbed for visiting pros over the last few years. It kicked off majorly in 2009 with the Just Passing Thru Tour of Mike Clarke, Tom Wallisch, Matt Walker & TJ Schiller darkening the shores …

]]> http://neilmacgrain.com/powder-mag-hits-with-no-snow-in-sight/feed/ 0 Breaking new ground…. Ski Racing http://neilmacgrain.com/breaking-new-ground-ski-racing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-new-ground-ski-racing http://neilmacgrain.com/breaking-new-ground-ski-racing/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:18:26 +0000 Neil http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=335 I send quite a bit of time shooting skiing and snowboarding but most of it involves people jumping off things or sliding along bits of metal or plastic. Yesterday was the first FIS Giant Slalom Race to happen in Scotland …

]]> http://neilmacgrain.com/breaking-new-ground-ski-racing/feed/ 0 More Random Shots http://neilmacgrain.com/more-random-shots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-random-shots http://neilmacgrain.com/more-random-shots/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:56:45 +0000 admin http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=310 I will always be pretty sporadic with posts depending on whats going on. Middle of winter is pretty busy with skiing related stuff but can always find an opportunity to throw up a few more random shots. Not much going …

]]> http://neilmacgrain.com/more-random-shots/feed/ 0 A Day out in Edinburgh http://neilmacgrain.com/a-day-out-in-edinburgh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-day-out-in-edinburgh http://neilmacgrain.com/a-day-out-in-edinburgh/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:49:34 +0000 admin http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=295 The chaos of the holidays is over thank god and now on to the mental period of the winter season. Pretty much got something on every weekend until the middle of April now. Means I get to go skiing but …

]]> http://neilmacgrain.com/a-day-out-in-edinburgh/feed/ 0 Geeking out on skiing and photos to the max http://neilmacgrain.com/geeking-out-on-skiing-and-photosto-the-max/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geeking-out-on-skiing-and-photosto-the-max http://neilmacgrain.com/geeking-out-on-skiing-and-photosto-the-max/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:23:33 +0000 admin http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=256 Getting paid to shoot photos of skiing is a job I wouldn’t say no to. Chris O’Connell has been doing it for a few years and is also one of the main guys behind Armada skis. Just watched this video …

]]> http://neilmacgrain.com/geeking-out-on-skiing-and-photosto-the-max/feed/ 0 Total Bedlam in Glasgow http://neilmacgrain.com/total-bedlam-in-glasgow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=total-bedlam-in-glasgow http://neilmacgrain.com/total-bedlam-in-glasgow/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:20:58 +0000 admin http://neilmacgrain.com/?p=237 I left for my paying job at the usual time of 9am this morning knowing there was going to be some snow today. Made it about 10 miles and got well and truly stuck for 5 hours after a truck …

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