Perhaps my favourite method for getting images of wildlife is stalking. In this video I explain the techniques i use to not only get close to wildlife but also to take images. The satisfaction of getting close to a wild animal without it knowing you are there, taking images and then slipping away is the ultimate wildlife photography high.
Spot The Owl
This week I move away from my home patch to get away from my buzzard project which is currently at a state of standstill due to a lack of buzzards! After trawling the internet I find a potentially interesting site in south Lincolnshire, Deeping Lakes. Just looking for a day away and you never know a decent image, or any image I get a fantastic surprise with first images and film of the elusive Long-eared owl. Now don't get too excited these owls are notoriously difficult to get images of, being nocturnal and with a habit of roosting in dense undergrowth. Oh and to cap things off a couple of buzzards make an appearance, do you see the irony in that!😂
Photographing Mountain Hares in England
This week I head off up to Bleaklow in the Peak District of Derbyshire to photograph the stunning mountain hare. The Peak district is one of the few places in England where the elusive and beautiful creatures can be found, there main stronghold being in Scotland. Find out how I get on and pick up some tips if you want to go in search of the mountain hare.
Ten Easy Tips to Improve Your Wildlife Photography in 2022
In this video I share with you Ten easy wildlife photography tips that you can use that will improve your wildlife photography in 2022 and beyond. The tips are split between better ways to utilise your kit to improving the methods you use to get the wildlife in front of your camera. This is a small selection of tips that will be amongst hundreds of other available in the E-Book I will be publishing in 2022.
Sometimes it pays to avoid wildlife hotspots and look for that path less travelled
In this video I head to a local nature reserve partly due to bad weather but also because Idle Valley nature reserve was chosen as the reserve to release beavers in Nottinghamshire. The first in the county for 400 years. I soon find that a winter Sunday morning is not the place to be for some tranquil wildlife photography so head off onto some less well used footpaths outside the reserve.
I love the wildlife of Scotland and in this video I explore a small part of Aberdeenshire
I often find my self making trips to parts of the country for other reasons other than photography but that doesn't normally stop me finding a few hours to get out with the camera. In this video I explore an area of Aberdeenshire bordering on the Cairngorms. Such a fantastic location and an area I know I have to come back to. I manage to photograph a bird I have never imaged before which makes my holiday. I hope you enjoy the video I put together.