The Best Camera for Wildlife Photography
Undoubtedly there are some wildlife photography subjects where the camera and lens really does matter. For example you are going to struggle to capture grey seals on a sand bank from a bobbing boat at dawn with just your iPhone. Thankfully Read More ...
Wild Arena Wolves Workshop
My wife knows what I enjoy, for my birthday she got me a photography experience day with Wild Arena. I was pretty excited about the prospect but had to wait until January this year before I could attend one of Read More ...
Learning how to use filters for landscape photography
The Isle of Wight is a fantastic destination for photography, knowing we were staying very near the beach I wanted to be sure I had the right tools for the job of catching some nice seascapes. I have owned a Read More ...
Vintage Super Telephoto Lens
Wildlife photography really does benefit from investing in good glass, yes there are plenty of circumstances where wandering around with a 55-200 kit lens can yield fantastic results but what if you want to capture the mist on a lake at Read More ...
Whats more exciting than seeing a Barn Owl?
I stopped off in Ripley on my cycle ride home this evening the plan was to take some pictures of the sunset before heading home. I got my sunset shot as planned and then a Barn Owl appeared, on the Read More …
Potters Pool
WHEN: June 2017 WHERE: Basingstoke Canal, Potters Pool, UK (Google map) After last year being a bit poor for butterflies and dragonflies this year is proving a real corker. Helped by plenty of dry sunny weather I have seen more dragonflies this Read More …
Farnham Combines
WHEN: 31 May 2017, 21:00 WHERE: Farnham, UK (Google map) I have got the Love Farnham Photography facebook group to thank for this lovely landscape shot. One of the regular posters shared some photos of a location with an old rusting combine harvester, there are in Read More …
Silver Studded Blue
WHEN: 26 May 2017, 17:40 WHERE: Blackwater Valley Path, UK (Google map) I am starting to see butterflies in decent numbers this year, which is pleasing after last year being so bad for them. Assuming my identification is correct this one is Read More …
Canal Fishing
WHEN: 02 May 2017, 08:33 WHERE: Basingstoke Canal, UK (Google map) I sometimes detour from the Blackwater Valley Path on my way in to work for a bit of variety. It’s not unusual to see a grey heron fishing, however rarely can I Read More …
Bluebell Alert
WHEN: 10 Apr 2017, 18:30 WHERE: Old Simm’s Copse, North Downs Way, UK (Google map) It has been an incredibly warm spring and the flora and fauna is responding accordingly. Literally weeks early than usual the Bluebells are out in force. I took Read More …
Fishing Little Egret
WHEN: 07 Apr 2017, 09:17 WHERE: Blackwater Valley Path, UK (Google map) The more I see of these birds the more convinced I get that some of them are more bold than others. This Little Egret flew off when it 1st saw me Read More …
Cuckoo Flower
WHEN: 06 Apr 2017, 17:40 WHERE: Blackwater Valley Path, UK (Google map) Spotted these lovely Cuckoo Flowers on my ride home this afternoon growing next to the river. I really should spend more time photographing wild flowers, much easier to get a Read More …
The Harsh Reality of Nature
This week has been a bit of a roller coaster for the Great Crested Grebes on one of the many lakes local to me. I had been watching the nest for the last 3 weeks with one of the adults Read More …
Wild Horses
WHEN: 24 March 2017, 17:51 WHERE: Farnham, UK (Google map) I became aware of the these Przewalski horses after reading an old internet article online. Marwell zoo have been running a breeding programme for many years and use a patch of land at Read More …