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'Her clay pigeon expertise won silver at the Delhi Games in 2010.' | 0:00:01 | 0:00:02 | |
2014 is an extraordinary year for Scotland. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
So much is happening across the length and breadth of the country. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:17 | |
And it's not all about politics and sport. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
We're here with a brand-new series, | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
a journey to discover the events worth celebrating. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
And the stories behind them. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:26 | |
Everything from theatre to comedy. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:30 | |
Great music, and festivals! | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
Activities we can all get involved in. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:36 | |
Birdie. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:39 | |
We're exploring what's happening inside our buildings. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
And what's going on in your street. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:47 | |
We'll tell you about the quirky... | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
..and the exciting. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:53 | |
We'll delve into Scotland's tastiest food and drink. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
And meet the people creating these incredible experiences | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
for all of us. So plan your summer with us. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
Join us as we head On The Road 2014. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
Our route tonight - | 0:01:17 | 0:01:18 | |
Martel heads to the UK's biggest cycling festival | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
and learns to perfect the action photo. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
We're joined by actor David Hayman, | 0:01:25 | 0:01:27 | |
who seeks out performances in the unlikeliest of places. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
It did have a nickname of Sugaropolis. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
'And, in preparation for the Ryder Cup, I get the chance of a lifetime | 0:01:34 | 0:01:38 | |
'to play the championship course with my all-time golfing hero.' | 0:01:38 | 0:01:42 | |
That wasn't a good shot. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:43 | |
But first... | 0:01:45 | 0:01:46 | |
GUNSHOTS | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
When is a sport not a sport? | 0:01:48 | 0:01:50 | |
Bang! Do you see what you get? | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
When it's something myself and good mate comedian Ed Byrne | 0:01:52 | 0:01:55 | |
can actually excel at. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:56 | |
Well...almost. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
I nicked it. If that was actually a pheasant or something, | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
you'd have to go and break its neck. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
With the Commonwealth Games coming this summer, | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
Scots are embracing activities they never would have considered before. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:11 | |
And clay pigeons is one of them. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:12 | |
I got it twice! Another bite of the cherry there. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
Today, I'm in Auchterhouse, near Dundee, | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
to prove everyone from elite athletes to complete novices | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
can enjoy this great pastime. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:25 | |
The thing is, as soon as you fire that first shot... | 0:02:27 | 0:02:29 | |
as soon as hit your first clay... | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
you're absolutely hooked. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
To prove my point, I've enlisted total first-timer | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
'and committed slacker Paula McGuire.' | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
Are you excited, you nervous? | 0:02:41 | 0:02:42 | |
I think more nervous than excited at the minute. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
I'm really clumsy and someone's handing me a gun | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
and standing me near you. Always keep it pointing away from me. OK. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:51 | |
'Paula's a woman who recently decided to get off the couch and try | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
'all 17 Commonwealth sports.' | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
Boxing, I was not so good at. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
I was likened to a Muppet because I have no strength in my arms. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:03 | |
'Incredibly, she's so far ticked 14 sports off the list. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:07 | |
'And to help Paula to also become a crack shot, | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
'I've roped in Commonwealth Games champion Shona Marshall.' | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
How are the guns? | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
Pretty good. Are they? Not bad! | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
'Her clay pigeon expertise won silver at the Delhi Games in 2010.' | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
Complete beginner, | 0:03:24 | 0:03:25 | |
amateur, | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
how can you help? | 0:03:27 | 0:03:28 | |
'First, you have to hone your hand-eye co-ordination. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
'And yes, colouring in really does help.' | 0:03:31 | 0:03:35 | |
Oh, you're just doing the one colour, Paula? | 0:03:35 | 0:03:37 | |
Are we getting competitive? How very one-dimensional of you! | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
Then, it's a must to identify your dominant eye. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:45 | |
If you just point your right hand, | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
right finger at my right eye. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:49 | |
It's this one you line up the target with. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:52 | |
You've got a right master eye. OK. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
The trick is letting your eyes lead, and your gun follow. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
Put the gun up on your shoulder. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
Hand on the stock. And down onto the back of the trap house. OK. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
GUN FIRES | 0:04:07 | 0:04:09 | |
'It's a near miss, but not bad for a first attempt.' | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
What did I do wrong? | 0:04:12 | 0:04:13 | |
Don't need to know what you did wrong. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
Think about what you're doing right! | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
Pull! | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
I think I shut my eyes that time! | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
Though believe me, success comes | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
when you don't over-think the process. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:28 | |
Just give your eyes time to see target. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:31 | |
Lock on to it, then you move up and just shoot the target. OK. OK? | 0:04:31 | 0:04:35 | |
'And after lots of practice | 0:04:35 | 0:04:37 | |
'your brain will settle into a more quiet-eyed period, | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
'impervious to distraction, what we call being in the zone.' | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
Pull. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:46 | |
Perfect! Well done! | 0:04:47 | 0:04:48 | |
'What did I tell you? In the space of just over an hour, | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
'Paula's gone from complete novice to crack shot.' | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
Thank you! Hurray! Well done, Paula. I got something. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
'She's a convert, and if you are too, | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
'there are more than 80 clay pigeon shooting clubs up and down the country.' | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
And who knows, you might even bump into me and Ed. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
There you go! | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
As for the pros, this Commonwealth Games you'll find them | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
defending their titles at the Barry Buddon shooting range in Carnoustie. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:19 | |
In October 2013, the Queen's Baton began a monumental journey. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:33 | |
70 nations, 118,000 miles, | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
and on June 14th it arrives in Scotland... | 0:05:37 | 0:05:41 | |
..where more than 140 different choirs | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
will in turn sing a specially composed song | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
as the baton makes its way through our towns and villages | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
en route to Glasgow. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:54 | |
It's called the Big Song Relay. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
One of its first stops is Langholm near Dumfries. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
'And I've been asked to join their choir | 0:06:01 | 0:06:03 | |
'for the very first rehearsal of Here's To All Our Common Wealth.' | 0:06:03 | 0:06:07 | |
Most of my singing practice these days comes from hogging the karaoke | 0:06:07 | 0:06:12 | |
in the pub, I'll be honest, though I will have you know | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
I did play Laurie in Oklahoma in my school musical. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:18 | |
But how hard is it to pick up a song for the first time | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
as part of a choir? And can a novice like me do it? | 0:06:21 | 0:06:25 | |
'While the short answer might actually be "no", | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
'let's talk about what it takes to create | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
'such an important piece of music.' | 0:06:30 | 0:06:32 | |
'In this case, | 0:06:34 | 0:06:35 | |
'renowned Scottish composer and folk musician Phil Cunningham.' | 0:06:35 | 0:06:40 | |
We were getting close to the deadline, | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
so I was feeling a degree of panic. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:44 | |
I was getting letters every day, "Have you finished yet?" | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
And very late one night | 0:06:47 | 0:06:48 | |
I was just sitting messing with this old Cajun accordion, | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
and I was just thinking about simplicity | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
and something that would be memorable. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
'Once the music took shape, | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
'it was then the job of Alison Burns, one of Scotland's top choirmasters, | 0:07:00 | 0:07:04 | |
'to help write the lyrics. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:06 | |
'And a few weeks from now it will be performed on this street.' | 0:07:06 | 0:07:11 | |
Right here in Langholm is the point | 0:07:11 | 0:07:13 | |
where the baton runner is going to come down, pass over the baton | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
and four choirs will be waiting to sing the song that you penned. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:20 | |
That's pretty exciting. It is pretty exciting, yeah. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:24 | |
'For this historic event, four local choirs are joining forces, | 0:07:24 | 0:07:28 | |
'so Alison has the challenge of training them - and yours truly - | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
'to perform as one cohesive group.' | 0:07:31 | 0:07:34 | |
So we're going to go... | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
FALLING NOTE | 0:07:36 | 0:07:37 | |
CHOIR MIMICS THE NOTE | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
Meow! | 0:07:39 | 0:07:40 | |
CHOIR MEOWS | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
'What's more, there's not a lot of time to practise. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
'Tonight's session is only two hours, | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
'so Alison has to make every second count.' | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
Alison's asked everyone to get into place, so you've got your sopranos, | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
altos, tenors, basses. I've no idea where I sit. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
'So I'm going to try sopranos and hope for the best.' | 0:07:55 | 0:08:00 | |
So let's put a harmony in here with the... | 0:08:00 | 0:08:02 | |
# Ours the sun and ours the land... # | 0:08:02 | 0:08:07 | |
Try that. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:08 | |
ALL: # Ours the sun and ours the land. # | 0:08:08 | 0:08:12 | |
That's lovely. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:13 | |
'And before long...' | 0:08:13 | 0:08:15 | |
One, two, three, four... | 0:08:15 | 0:08:17 | |
'..all four choirs really are singing as one.' | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
# For each and every hand to hold | 0:08:20 | 0:08:25 | |
# And every tongue to sing. # | 0:08:25 | 0:08:30 | |
WHISPERS: I got it that time! | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
That was fantastic. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:33 | |
I could really hear that starting to come together. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
# And every tongue to sing. # | 0:08:36 | 0:08:43 | |
'Not bad for a first rehearsal.' | 0:08:43 | 0:08:45 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:08:45 | 0:08:46 | |
'But how does Alison feel about performing this song for real?' | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
There's never quite time enough to kind of polish it enough, | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
but I think at the end of the day | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
it is about having a great time together | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
and building a community together that are going to sing. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
'Though what I really want to know is...' | 0:09:00 | 0:09:02 | |
What did you think of my singing? I thought you did really well. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
Really? I thought you entered into the spirit of the whole thing | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
and you gave it your best shot, and it was not too hard to listen to. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
"Entered into the spirit", "gave it my best shot", | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
that's your nice way of saying, "but you were no good". | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
I'm telling you, it wasn't too hard to listen to. It was good. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
If you'd like to hear the choir perform | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
and cheer the baton's arrival in Langholm, | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
it's all happening on June 19th. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
You can also find out more about its 40-day journey to the Glasgow Games, | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
and what else is happening in Scotland, on our website... | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
CHEERING | 0:09:40 | 0:09:42 | |
Stay with us as Martel gets competitive with her camera | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
at the TweedLove Bike Festival. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:46 | |
And BBC Radio One DJ Ally McCrae gauges the reactions to | 0:09:48 | 0:09:52 | |
a controversial Turner-Prize-winning artist's work in Thurso. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:56 | |
That's sick! | 0:09:56 | 0:09:57 | |
But first, there's no denying, Scotland has a sweet tooth, | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
though sugar's arrival on our shores didn't just change our diet. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
MUSIC: "Sugar" by Garbage | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
It made us wealthy beyond belief. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
Creating a rich heritage in more ways than one, | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
as actor David Hayman is about to discover. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
In the 18th century, | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
we became a hub for this new industry, | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
shipping in sugar from the Caribbean | 0:10:25 | 0:10:27 | |
and refining it here. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:29 | |
We certainly were one of the hubs of the empire. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:33 | |
And at the very centre of this booming business was Greenock, | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
a small town on the Clyde, | 0:10:37 | 0:10:39 | |
though while the industry we used to call white gold is no more, | 0:10:39 | 0:10:43 | |
its impact can still be felt - | 0:10:43 | 0:10:45 | |
both on the people who live here, | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
and the sugar sheds themselves, once bustling with activity. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:52 | |
But these sugar sheds may actually have a very exciting future, | 0:10:52 | 0:10:56 | |
albeit a temporary one. It's going to be turned into a theatre, | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
where the memories and stories of the people of Greenock | 0:10:59 | 0:11:03 | |
will be brought alive, | 0:11:03 | 0:11:04 | |
so that once more White Gold will fill the sugar sheds. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:08 | |
And that's because it's both the inspiration and the name | 0:11:10 | 0:11:13 | |
of this unusual production, | 0:11:13 | 0:11:15 | |
which will see the audience being led through different parts | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
of the building in order to view eight different stories. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
What's more, many of the 80-strong volunteer cast and crew | 0:11:22 | 0:11:26 | |
are actually ordinary folk who live here - | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
most with little or no experience of working in the theatre. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
When I came yesterday, I thought, | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
when I joined, "I'll sell programmes or I'll sell cups of tea and coffee," | 0:11:35 | 0:11:39 | |
and then when I came, she said, "You're in the cast." | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
Pretty daunting, but the real challenge for the performers | 0:11:43 | 0:11:46 | |
is the fact the people whose stories are being told | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
may well be part of the audience. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
It's just all the kind of stories that we got brought up with, | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
and I think a lot of them are getting forgotten about, | 0:11:54 | 0:11:57 | |
and this is going to bring it all back. | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
Each story has been refined from oral recordings of Greenock locals, | 0:12:04 | 0:12:09 | |
then brought to life by the White Gold team. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
Joseph Traynor is one of the production's directors. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
Most of the ones that we got were kind of tales of humanity, | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
about falling in love, about death in the family, | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
about losing people, | 0:12:23 | 0:12:25 | |
there were a few about addiction. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
Such as this piece, | 0:12:28 | 0:12:30 | |
which tells one person's experiences of alcoholism. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:33 | |
This guy walked through the pub door when he was 17, | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
and ever since then, for the next 30 years, | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
he described his life as living in Dante's Inferno. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
He became an alcoholic. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:46 | |
So you're trying to recreate Dante's Inferno. The Inferno, | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
with the pub life going around him | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
and he's left in this perpetual loop that he can't get out of. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:55 | |
While the stories in this performance explore | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
the town's more recent past, | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
local history curator Vincent Gillen can go a lot further back. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
It must have been a real powerhouse of the Scottish economy. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:08 | |
It did have a nickname of Sugaropolis. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:10 | |
One shipload of sugar come in would set you up for...almost life. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:14 | |
After all, at its peak, Greenock had 14 refineries, | 0:13:14 | 0:13:19 | |
requiring 400 shiploads of sugar a year. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:22 | |
We do tend to get subsumed by Glasgow. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:25 | |
I always try to tell people, we were competing with Glasgow at one point. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:30 | |
Even so, the sugar sheds face a very uncertain future, | 0:13:32 | 0:13:36 | |
but locals like Paul Bristow | 0:13:36 | 0:13:39 | |
hope projects such as White Gold can revitalise this important building. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:43 | |
Do you think the theatre production of White Gold | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
will make a difference? | 0:13:45 | 0:13:47 | |
Definitely, because what it does is bring people over here. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
It gives people the opportunity | 0:13:50 | 0:13:51 | |
to get involved in making something happen here | 0:13:51 | 0:13:53 | |
because there's no point saving old buildings | 0:13:53 | 0:13:55 | |
just for the sake of saving them. They need to have life and purpose, | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
and things like this production, that's what they do. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:01 | |
I couldn't agree more. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:03 | |
And, if you'd like to see this exciting production, | 0:14:03 | 0:14:05 | |
it runs from this Wednesday June 4th through to Saturday the 7th. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:10 | |
And, if the enthusiasm of the performers is anything to go by, | 0:14:10 | 0:14:13 | |
it's going to be a very special event indeed, | 0:14:13 | 0:14:15 | |
and I wish them all the very best. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
Cycling - we have the landscape, we have the terrain | 0:14:21 | 0:14:25 | |
and we have the action. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
Welcome to Britain's biggest cycling festival. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
This is TweedLove. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
Running from the 24th of May to the 8th of June, the festival boasts | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
over 40 events in 16 days, | 0:14:36 | 0:14:39 | |
and attracts world-class competitors. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
The focus for some of the mountain biking events is | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
here in the stunning Glentress Forest near Peebles. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
And the first race of 2014 is about to kick off. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:53 | |
If you love cycling, this festival has it all, | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
with events for road racers, for speed freaks, for families. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:03 | |
But TweedLove's not just about the peddling. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:07 | |
The festival also hosts a photography competition, | 0:15:07 | 0:15:10 | |
and it's got me excited, too. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
Like lots of people, I take hundreds of pictures on my phone and tablet. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
They're not always very good, lots of family, | 0:15:17 | 0:15:19 | |
but I'd love to learn the art of taking a great action shot. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:24 | |
So I've asked adventure photographer Daniel Wildey for three basic tips | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
to get me started. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:30 | |
And joining our impromptu class is Lucy Grant, | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
a local cycling champion who took up photography | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
while recovering from an injury. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
The first tip I wanted to talk about was the rule of thirds. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
Rather than framing your subject right in the centre, | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
just try and look for lines of thirds. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
What you notice about the subject's face or head is that it's | 0:15:48 | 0:15:52 | |
right on this intersection of thirds. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
It's just more pleasing to the eye, more engaging to the human brain. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
The second tip is that you need a really fast shutter speed to | 0:15:59 | 0:16:02 | |
be able to freeze the action. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
If you're using something like a smartphone or an iPad, | 0:16:05 | 0:16:08 | |
you're kind of at the mercy of how the camera itself decides to take the shot. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:12 | |
So a really easy way to make the shutter speed | 0:16:12 | 0:16:14 | |
as fast as possible is to just look for the light. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:18 | |
The brighter a scene, the faster the shutter speed will be. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
Finally, it really helps to know | 0:16:21 | 0:16:23 | |
what the key moments of the sport are. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
In this case it was someone who's just about to land a jump. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:29 | |
Just think about those few basic things, | 0:16:29 | 0:16:31 | |
and you will see an instant improvement in your shots. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:34 | |
OK. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:36 | |
As if it wasn't tricky enough, Daniel's set us a challenge. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
We have to take a better picture than him! | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
We'll exhibit our best photos for the crowds at the end of the day, | 0:16:42 | 0:16:45 | |
and let them decide which photo best captures the spirit of the race. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:49 | |
Was that the rule of thirds? | 0:16:53 | 0:16:55 | |
The light conditions are a bit challenging, | 0:16:56 | 0:16:58 | |
but, yeah, it's a fantastic location. CYCLIST: Hello! | 0:16:58 | 0:17:02 | |
Mainly at races people go to the bit where | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
they think there's going to be the most crashes and accidents. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:09 | |
And there's Daniel's cyclist, bathed in light. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
And somehow I've managed to obey the rule of thirds. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
Oh! and there's the magic moment shot right there - | 0:17:24 | 0:17:28 | |
though maybe not quite so magic for the rider. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
They're great, really good. I'm very impressed, well done. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:33 | |
Thank you. Did you use the flash to take this one? Yeah, I cheated. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:38 | |
We had trouble getting a fast shutter speed like I was talking about earlier | 0:17:38 | 0:17:43 | |
because it was quite dark in the trees. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
What Martel did is flipped what I was saying about shutter speed | 0:17:45 | 0:17:49 | |
and used it to a creative advantage to create this really blurry, | 0:17:49 | 0:17:54 | |
slow shutter speed effect, which looks as professional as all of them. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:58 | |
Time for the ultimate test. The public must decide their favourite shot. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:04 | |
I actually like the blurry one, | 0:18:04 | 0:18:06 | |
I think that kind of sums up the speed - someone just really pinning it and going for it. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
Obviously this one, because someone's crashed. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:13 | |
And we always like to see someone crash in the pictures. That's what it's all about. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
I just think it's a brilliant action shot. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
The public have voted, and they put Lucy number one, | 0:18:20 | 0:18:24 | |
they really liked the action shot that was so dramatic. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
She got ten votes, I got eight, which I'm super chuffed at, | 0:18:27 | 0:18:30 | |
that people thought this was arty and creative, where it was just a bit blurred, | 0:18:30 | 0:18:34 | |
and Daniel got a good few votes, but, yeah, Lucy is our winner. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:38 | |
We certainly rose to the challenge, | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
thanks to a good helping of beginner's luck. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
The great thing about the techniques that we've learned is they don't just have to be used on action shots, | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
so you could use them to take pictures of your dog, your family. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:51 | |
And remember, the TweedLove Festival is on until the 8th June, | 0:18:51 | 0:18:55 | |
so why not go down and take part, or take pictures? | 0:18:55 | 0:18:58 | |
For more information go to our website: | 0:18:58 | 0:19:04 | |
Go almost as far north as it's possible to go, and you could be asking yourself | 0:19:11 | 0:19:16 | |
what does a remote Highland town | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
and one of Scotland's most controversial Turner Prize winning artists have in common? | 0:19:19 | 0:19:24 | |
The answer? | 0:19:24 | 0:19:25 | |
Possibly the most unusual exhibition | 0:19:25 | 0:19:29 | |
the good folks of Thurso have ever seen. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:31 | |
Which is why we've asked Radio 1 DJ Ally McCrae | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
to gauge the local reactions to it. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:39 | |
This town is about to take its place on the great map of contemporary art | 0:19:39 | 0:19:43 | |
thanks to an exhibition of Douglas Gordon's work at the Caithness Horizons Gallery. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:48 | |
In fact, he is just one of more than 100 artists | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
exhibiting across the country as part of the Generation Project, | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
celebrating 25 years of Scottish contemporary art. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:02 | |
And Douglas Gordon's pieces are bound to stir up lively debate. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:07 | |
after all, this is the man | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
who slowed down Hitchcock's classic film Psycho over 24 hours. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:15 | |
But that's not nearly as dark as this exhibit. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
I find all of this a bit kind of... | 0:20:18 | 0:20:21 | |
A bit weird, a bit kind of creepy. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
Though enough about me, let's find out what the locals think. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:27 | |
Meet Bob and Colin, two dedicated members of the Thurso Camera Club. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:32 | |
This - I don't know about you guys - is going to be a culture shock for me. Contemporary art. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:36 | |
I think it will be for me, as well. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:40 | |
So, to understand the pieces a little better, | 0:20:40 | 0:20:44 | |
I've invited Keith Hartley from the National Galleries to explain. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:47 | |
After all - what does THIS actually mean? | 0:20:47 | 0:20:51 | |
That's sick. That is a fly glued to a desk, dying. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:58 | |
There's this wonderful quote in King Lear: | 0:20:58 | 0:21:01 | |
"As flies to wanton boys Are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport." | 0:21:01 | 0:21:07 | |
Yep, there is no denying it - Douglas Gordon likes to be provocative. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:12 | |
Our next case in point - this work entitled "A Divided Self, I and II." | 0:21:12 | 0:21:18 | |
It was asking questions. Yeah. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
I didn't know what the answers were, but it was interesting. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:24 | |
Maybe we can get an explanation. That's the whole point, there is no one explanation, | 0:21:24 | 0:21:29 | |
And the richness of a work really lies in its ambiguity. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:33 | |
So while some see it as being sexual, | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
and others the conflict of good versus evil, | 0:21:36 | 0:21:40 | |
what most people don't know is both arms actually belong to the artist himself. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
Outside we said we didn't really know what to expect. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
I thought the images and the portrayal were very powerful. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:53 | |
It stimulates thought, and in that way I was pleasantly surprised. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:57 | |
Douglas Gordon's work is in Thurso until the 11th of October. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:01 | |
But if that's a wee bit far to travel, the Generation project | 0:22:01 | 0:22:05 | |
has more than 60 exhibitions across Scotland | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
that you that you can check out for yourself. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
If you're a bit like me, and you think... | 0:22:10 | 0:22:12 | |
HE SCOFFS: "What is this?", | 0:22:12 | 0:22:14 | |
it is worth getting out and checking out some of the amazing projects | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
just like the Generation one that are going on across Scotland right now. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:23 | |
It's nice to expand your mind a little bit. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:25 | |
And you never know, you might enjoy it. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
In September, the Ryder Cup returns to Scotland. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:40 | |
24 premier golfers, 45,000 spectators a day... | 0:22:40 | 0:22:46 | |
and the chance to thrash the Americans again. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
The venue where the European team will take on the USA - | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
Gleneagles in Auchterarder, Perthshire. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
But this championship won't be easy, | 0:22:57 | 0:23:00 | |
the course has been redesigned to up the ante. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
And I've got exclusive access to meet | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
the people behind the changes, plus... I'll take that. Great shot. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:11 | |
..I'll be testing them out with Ryder Cup legend Sandy Lyle. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:15 | |
This Ryder Cup has been about 13 years in the planning, | 0:23:15 | 0:23:18 | |
but what you might not know about Gleneagles is that this is | 0:23:18 | 0:23:21 | |
where transatlantic golf tournaments began. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:24 | |
It was here in 1921 the | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
International Challenge took place. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:29 | |
The first time British and American professional golfers ever faced off, | 0:23:29 | 0:23:33 | |
and this eventually inspired the Ryder Cup. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:36 | |
And at this year's competition | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
this course will boast 250 of the most manicured acres in Scotland, | 0:23:40 | 0:23:45 | |
requiring a 91-man team to cut the grass twice a day, | 0:23:45 | 0:23:49 | |
and as head greenkeeper Steve Chapel is ably demonstrating, | 0:23:49 | 0:23:53 | |
tend those bunkers. | 0:23:53 | 0:23:55 | |
How many bunkers have you got to rake? 79. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:59 | |
OK, I think I've been in 74 of them. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:03 | |
Redesigning the course has involved bringing in | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
40,000 square metres of turf. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
Now it's up to Steve | 0:24:09 | 0:24:10 | |
and his team to make sure every blade of grass on the fairway | 0:24:10 | 0:24:14 | |
is exactly 10mm. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:16 | |
And in the rough, it's five times that. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:19 | |
50ml, that's going to be a pretty difficult shot, isn't it? | 0:24:19 | 0:24:22 | |
Yeah, it's going to be pretty thick and juicy. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:24 | |
So, it's going to be a challenge for a player to get through there, | 0:24:24 | 0:24:27 | |
but you're talking about the best 24 golfers in the world. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:30 | |
The course redesign is an ambitious project which golf courses | 0:24:30 | 0:24:34 | |
and estate manager Scott Fenwick began on the ninth hole. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:38 | |
The last time I played this course, there was a huge bunker | 0:24:38 | 0:24:42 | |
but that's now all water. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:44 | |
We decided to extend the pond out into the hole | 0:24:44 | 0:24:47 | |
and make it more of a feature. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:49 | |
Then that changed the whole strategy of the way the golf hole played. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:53 | |
Before you could reach the green in as little as two shots. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
Now there's not only a massive water hazard to avoid | 0:24:58 | 0:25:02 | |
but three new bunkers as groomed by yours truly. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
But it's the 18th hole that's seen the biggest changes. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:09 | |
Not only was the green rotated 90 degrees, | 0:25:09 | 0:25:12 | |
it's now 2m lower. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:14 | |
We wanted to give the golf hole a flatter feel, | 0:25:14 | 0:25:17 | |
so we took off 50,000 tons of soil away from here. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:21 | |
So it was moved up on these mountains up the left-hand side here. | 0:25:21 | 0:25:25 | |
The end result has been the creation of a amphitheatre, | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
ensuring a perfect vantage point for the spectators. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:32 | |
And while I'd love to be one of them, | 0:25:32 | 0:25:34 | |
right now I'm going to put these transformations to the test | 0:25:34 | 0:25:38 | |
with the help of Sandy Lyle. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:40 | |
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you as well. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:43 | |
Whose Ryder Cup credentials include the first-ever European | 0:25:43 | 0:25:46 | |
victory on American soil. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:48 | |
What kind of challenges are there for me, a 13 handicapper? | 0:25:48 | 0:25:52 | |
You're going to have to hit 200 yard plus to even reach the fairway. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:56 | |
Shall I go first? By all means. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:58 | |
And then you can tell me what I did wrong. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:00 | |
That was a good shot. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:03 | |
Not a bad start, though this is how the pros do it. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:06 | |
I didn't see that finish, Sandy. It's too far for your eyes. | 0:26:08 | 0:26:12 | |
But now things really get complicated. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:17 | |
There are three bunkers to navigate, all designed to trick the eye. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
Then there's another even more deceptive one. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:24 | |
From the middle of the fairway there, | 0:26:24 | 0:26:26 | |
that bunker really makes the green look a lot closer. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:29 | |
And is that a trick the course designers deliberately do? | 0:26:29 | 0:26:32 | |
All the time. | 0:26:32 | 0:26:34 | |
Whether it's a tree or a bunker, just to catch you out now and then. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:40 | |
So the ninth's a bit of a struggle... Oh, dear. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:44 | |
..but the 18th is even trickier. | 0:26:44 | 0:26:45 | |
Oh, you're trying for that cut path again. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:49 | |
The entire hole appears flatter and there's a lot of run-off | 0:26:49 | 0:26:54 | |
on the green which can lead to one of five bunkers. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:57 | |
That wasn't a good shot. | 0:26:57 | 0:26:59 | |
This new and improved course really will put the world's best golfers | 0:26:59 | 0:27:03 | |
to the test. Do you think they've done well? | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
I think they've done very well. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
I think the 18th looks tremendously different. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
The ninth hole has come a long way now with water on the right more | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
and the water with the second shot. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:14 | |
And visibility-wise for a player, it looks really good. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:17 | |
Sandy, thanks very much for spending time with me. You're welcome. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:20 | |
Enjoyed it. Can I buy you a cup of tea or a coffee? | 0:27:20 | 0:27:24 | |
A bacon butty. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:26 | |
Now you're talking. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:28 | |
Tickets for the practice days of the Ryder Cup are still available. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
You can also catch highlights of the competition itself on the BBC. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
And if you fancy giving the game a go Scotland has more than | 0:27:36 | 0:27:39 | |
550 golf courses to choose from. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:43 | |
Though before I go... Just check. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:46 | |
It's 11mm, it's too long. I'm away to get the lawn mower. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:52 | |
Next time... | 0:27:57 | 0:27:58 | |
we're at the Happyness Festival in Inverness where Fred meets | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
Jason Byrne and other comics as they reveal the secret to making it. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:06 | |
When I was younger I would go, "Is that funny?" | 0:28:06 | 0:28:08 | |
"I'll try it." And it wouldn't be. | 0:28:08 | 0:28:09 | |
I'd go, "Oh, my God." So we tend to die less now. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:12 | |
Reporter Cat Cubie reveals the tipple that might just become | 0:28:12 | 0:28:16 | |
Scotland's other national drink. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:18 | |
Mmm. That is really nice. | 0:28:18 | 0:28:21 | |
And weather favourite Carol Kirkwood discovers why there's more to | 0:28:21 | 0:28:25 | |
the Forth and Clyde Canal than just The Kelpies. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:28 | |
Some fine sailing ahead. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:30 | |
Hello, I'm Ellie Crisell with your 90 second update. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:06 | |
Reports of alleged abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile now | 0:29:06 | 0:29:08 | |
total more than 500. NSPCC research found most victims were | 0:29:08 | 0:29:11 | |
aged between 13 and 15, but the youngest was just two. | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
Details in Panorama at 8:30. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:16 |