Red Kites: photographing old friends with a new camera

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One of the things I’ve been really impressed with on the D4 is the improved focusing. And so I paid a visit to The Chilterns to photograph the Red Kites that dominate the skies there, and put the new camera to the test. The results, simply put, were nothing short of phenomenal. Having spent a [...]

Fighting Pheasants and Badgers: First shoot with the Nikon D4

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Well, I’ve been itching to properly use the D4 since it arrived last week, and it certainly got put it to the test on it’s first outing. Not only did I get some great pheasant activity but also an unexpected badger encounter as the light faded in the late evening. So it was great to [...]

Final shoot with the D3s: New Forest ponies

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Although these won’t be the last images you will see from my D3s, they are pretty much the last photos I’ll be shooting with it, as my D4 arrived the day after taking them. And so, these fiery rim lit silhouettes of the New Forest ponies were the perfect way to end my relationship with [...]

A catch up of recent weeks

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So, what’s been going on over the last couple of weeks for me? Mainly, I’ve been eluded by Short Eared Owls at every opportunity, had a great day in the Chilterns with some friends photographing the red kites, oh and taken the most expensive blue tit image ever! I’ve had a lot going on recently, [...]

Red Deer and a perfect misty golden sunrise. It’s good to be back!

Incredible rays of golden light burst through the trees

WOW, what a morning to get back in to the swing of things after weeks of not being able to enjoy my camera or the local wildlife! Perfect conditions with beautiful mist hanging in the air, along with a perfect clear sky for the sun to penetrate down and light the mist up. I’d go [...]

Shooting at dusk with five figure ISOs

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I’ve always said I’d rather have a sharp noisy picture than a soft clean one. It’s one of the sayings I’ve always stuck to, however I rarely need to put it to the test. But recently a fox stumbled in front of my lens at dusk on a cloudy summers evening and on this occasion, [...]

Jackdaw in flight

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I had a quick session in my local park recently with fellow wildlife photographer Richard Steel, and although the park was pretty quiet for wildlife, the Jackdaws near the car park were on hand to give us at least something to point our cameras at as they flew about. I’ve got quite a few images [...]

Mono Red Deer: Revisiting an old image

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It’s always worth looking back over old images. Every once in a while I dip in to my archives and see if I can either find a hidden gem, or I revisit an old favourite to see if it still holds up well, or, if I feel I could reprocess. Well, after catching up with [...]