YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER
Name: Bruce Kendrick. What do you do?: I work as a director of a wine importing business – about to retire. Are you a member of a group?: Yes, The Bollington Photography Group. If so, where and when do you meet?: Monthly – a Thursday night in Bollington. Dates change to suit. How can we join?: Contact me at brucekendrick58@gmail. com What is the best thing about Bollington?: There is a very strong community spirit and our photography group tries to capture that spirit as well as reflect Bollington’s unique place on the Cheshire/Peak District border. Where is your favourite place in Bollington?: White Nancy - a folly built to celebrate the battle of Waterloo. The views are tremendous. Who are your main influences?: I have a very good mentor in Scotland by the name of Mike Crutch. He runs a guiding operation for those like myself who want to go into the Scottish wilderness and photograph wildlife. He runs a company called A9birds. How long have you been a fan of photography?: It has only been the last five years – but digital photography has opened up the hobby to many keen individuals such as myself. What is your favourite theme to photograph?: I’m a bird/wildlife photographer and I try and capture the essence or spirit of a particular bird. I’m not just after another bird on a stick. What do you enjoy most about doing this?: The best part can be the waiting (often for hours on a cold mountainside or sea loch) for that special moment when your patience is rewarded. There is no better feeling when your fieldcraft works; understanding bird behaviour and where best to sit and wait for the bird to come to you. What’s the funniest or most memorable thing that’s happened while you’ve been taking photographs – or what’s the most memorable you have done?: Too many photographs where I just missed a great shot - ho ho. I did hire a lobster boat out of Killin in the Outer Hebrides last summer. We took the boat out onto the Minch and waited to attract a white-tailed sea eagle as she dived to catch a fish from the sea. The speck in the sky circled for ten minutes, spotted the fish and then came down until at about 100 feet above sea level she entered a steep dive and took the fish. And it was all captured on camera. If you could take a photograph of anyone, anything or anywhere?: A wandering albatross in the vast uncompromising Southern oceans. There is an exhibition showing 20 exhibits at The Bollington Arts Centre until Sunday, March 26. Bruce will be present from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday. Free entrance. For more information visit: brucekendrick.co.uk. or facebook.com/bruce. kendrick.98