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Sorry! Things have been a bit busy.
This lion is the same one I published a few days ago (the mono side on close-up) although it’s a very different view.
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Seals: Sleep well little one
I like to get a different angle, and whiskers are always a great aspect to include in a picture, and even better in mono …
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Seals: Nature can be cruel
One of the rules that you must understand and obey when photographing wildlife is that you must allow nature to take it’s course.
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Seals: Britain’s largest land mammal
I’m going to run a series of seal images over the next couple of days, and I’m going to start with this image of a cream coloured pup that I saw at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire two years ago.
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Colour: Red eyed tree frog
A final post on the theme of colour, and this frog is from central America and northern South America. The striking colours are quite possibly the frog’s main defence against predators.
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Colour: Whooper swan, preening
We’ve been looking at colour over the last couple of days and while this image is predominantly white, it still has striking colour.
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Africa’s giant
The African Elephant is the world’s largest land mammal …
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Colour: The most you’ll find in a single bird
Keeping with the theme of colour, and staying with starlings, here’s a portrait of one of these wonderful birds I really like.
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Colour: A late Christmas present
This image was taken shortly after sunrise on Boxing Day two years ago down in Somerset. There’s a place that I like to visit near Glastonbury …
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Come on in, the water’s warm!
I try not to do images of pets on fluffy blankets with studio lighting. It’s generally not a likeness of the animal that the owner recognises from everyday life…
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A bump in the road but a fantastic opportunity
It’s been a hectic few weeks as you could probably tell from the lack of pictures posted. It all peaked over the last week when I received a phone call on Monday then had an hour long conversation with a potential client on Tuesday morning. I then had to turn all of my attention to competing in the National Brass Band Finals at the weekend (we came 11th out of 16 by the way). I’d expected to learn the outcome of the client meeting before I left for Yorkshire on Saturday morning, but as it happens I got the phone call at 9.30am yesterday (Monday) just as I was about to come home. Even though I had some idea that it was coming, it was a bombshell that took some hours to reconcile. It feels like great news, yet I’m saddened too.
Quotes
“What my eyes seek in these encounters is not just the beauty traditionally revered by wildlife photographers. The perfection I seek in my photographic composition is a means to show the strength and dignity of animals in nature.” (Frans Lanting)
“No one can do inspired work without genuine interest in his subject and understanding of its characteristics.” (Andreas Feininger)
“No form of photography can do a battle like that justice. No matter how good we are at our jobs, we can’t bring home 100% of what it feels like to be in a situation like that.” [...]
All images
Sorry! Things have been a bit busy.
This lion is the same one I published a few days ago (the mono side on close-up) although it’s a very different view.
Seals: Sleep well little one
I like to get a different angle, and whiskers are always a great aspect to include in a picture, and even better in mono …
Seals: Nature can be cruel
One of the rules that you must understand and obey when photographing wildlife is that you must allow nature to take it’s course.
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Seals: Sleep well little one
I like to get a different angle, and whiskers are always a great aspect to include in a picture, and even better in mono …
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Underwater
The safety stopping turtle
This image may not be in my top 10 of images, but it’s up there in terms of encounters with wildlife.
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Come on in, the water’s warm!
I try not to do images of pets on fluffy blankets with studio lighting. It’s generally not a likeness of the animal that the owner recognises from everyday life…
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Overseas
Sorry! Things have been a bit busy.
This lion is the same one I published a few days ago (the mono side on close-up) although it’s a very different view.