Sending pictures from iPad to mac via Bluetooth

[icymountain]

I am trying to send files (pictures for today, but maybe other files later) from my iPad to my Mac.
I would think bluetooth should work, but it does not let me browse the iPad from the mac (of course) and it neither device shows to the other in Airdrop (yes, I selected "open to everyone" in both devices).
Any clue ?
I looked at the pages on Apple Support and found them beyond useless... If things do not work they give no clue as to what to do in order to investigate...

 

[AppleFanatic10]

If your Mac has airdrop send them that way.

 

[Fzang]

Restarting both devices and turning wifi/bluetooth off/on is the best advice I can give. AirDrop is a terrible piece of technology that only works on a whim.

 

[icymountain]

I confirm Airport was on on both devices when I tried. I will restart them and try again...

By contrast, I can browse the files of my Android phone from my mac, using Bluetooth. How is that ? Macs supporting Android devices better than Mac...