Richard Peters Photography blog
Wildlife photography, shooting tips, videos, equipment reviews, location diaries and more!
I’ve been spending my limited free time with a family of little owls lately, and I was waiting to see if I got some really good images of these before posting anything up. But, wildlife photography is about playing the long game, and trial & error. You don’t get rewarded overnight and you have to [...]
Stepping on to Staple Island for the first time is an experience like no other. It’s a busy place and everywhere you look there are birds, on the ground, in the sky and on the water surrounding you. And that’s not to mention the hundreds of photographers camera’s clicking away simultaneously at all these subjects, [...]
Following on from my trip to the Farne Islands, we made a stop off at the RSPB reserve, Bempton Cliffs to check out the gannets. Going against everything you’d expect to want, the weather was cloudy and windy, but that was perfect for capturing images of these magnificent birds as they gathered nesting material from [...]
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 [...]
With a wedding to plan for later this year, much of my time will be directed at that for now leaving big extended trips out of the question. However, I do have one booked for Jan 2012. The destination, Sweden. The subject, the mighty Golden Eagle. My partners in crime for this trip, are once [...]
Encounters with wildlife aren’t always experiences that are memorable for good reasons, and this abandoned Coot chick is a perfect example of when wildlife photography can tug at the heart strings of animal lovers everywhere. Some of you may remember me tweeting that I had found an abandoned coot chick whilst out shooting a few [...]
EDIT: The trip is now over, you can see how I got on with my full trip report here. Thought I’d give a quick mention to my next ‘dedicated’ wildlife trip. In June I’m teaming up with wildlife photographers Austin Thomas and Alan Hewitt for what we have dubbed ‘Project Puffin’, a two day trip [...]
This is the split second before a Hobby plucks a mayfly from the air. A moment that is over so quickly you can barely register it’s happened when watching these lightening fast birds dart about the sky with the agility to match their impressive speed. Personally, I very rarely see Hobbies. I could count on [...]
