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RED SQUIRREL
I love the reds: they are smart, fast, brave, and adorable. What’s not to like? A friend of mine has these little endearing fellows in his back garden (yes, some people have all the luck). So a recent visit meant that I have had some good opportunities to photograph them again. This time of year [...]
CANADIAN DELIGHT
For me, there are three main components that make up a good wildlife image: the light, the subject, and the setting. The light is the most significant in terms of its ability to affect the whole image. In the right light, even the most common of subject can look amazing and an ordinary setting can [...]
GREAT CRESTED GREBES
I love photographing these elegant water birds, especially during their nesting season. It’s hard to believe that back in the 19th century, they were hunted almost to extinction, for their feathers used to decorate hats! It was believed that at its lowest, there were less than 100 birds in Britain. Through great conservation efforts, there [...]
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WILD BOYS OF THE WOODS
Still deep in snow…
EURASIAN WOLF
Recently I asked readers of this blog what they like most about this page. Not surprisingly, a few of you confirmed to me that the primary draw is the images, and that the writing was much less important. Well, I agree. As the saying goes: a picture speaks a thousand words. And so with that [...]
A BIT EMBARASSING
Earlier this week I had an email from Amateur Photographer magazine, telling me that they’d be publishing a few of my images. OK, I thought. What I hadn’t realised at the time, was that it was going to be a double-page spread, with one of the images chosen as the Editor’s Choice. It is always [...]
IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU
When I started blogging a little under two years ago, I wanted to share my passion with those either interested in wildlife, photography, or both. It was a humble beginning. I simply customised iWeb, a simple (but beautiful) WYSIWYG web editor that came bundled with my mac. Slowly though, it was obvious that there was [...]
WINTER WARMER
Photography has always been, for me anyway, about the light. The past few weeks we’ve had nothing but grey skies, wind and rain. But the last couple of days, it’d seemed, that the long awaited winter has finally arrived. Still and frosty, the warm glow of a winter morning sun is what I’ve been yearning [...]
WINTER GROUSE
Had my first outing of the year yesterday. The plan was to photograph some Mountain Hares. Guess what, didn’t see a single whisker. It was windy up on the higher grounds, and there was a light scatter of snow from the night before. The clear sky spelled a beautiful sunrise. For a brief moment, everything [...]
MIDWAY PROJECT BY CHRIS JORDAN
Late to the party, as always. This is arguably the most powerful video/set of still images that I’ve seen this year. By photographer Chris Jordan. Have a thoughtful new year.
