Richard Peters Photography blog
Wildlife photography, shooting tips, videos, equipment reviews, location diaries and more!
Bitten by red ants, bitten by mosquito’s and stuck out in the open during a massive thunderstorm! I’ve just returned home from Florida, where the week was spent mostly trying to avoid said thunder storms, lightening (the worst storm produced 20,000 strikes in 4 hours!) and with not a single sunset to be seen the entire [...]
This year was my first year entering the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (2009), sponsored by Veolia Environment. For those that are familiar with it, it needs no introduction…for those that are not, it is also know as ‘the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography competition’!. Well, I had an email a couple of months ago [...]
At one stage, this Otter popped up no more than 8 feet in front of me as I lay motionless next to a seaweed covered rock. I couldn’t move for fear of alerting him to my presence and he was way too close to focus the camera on anyway. I just sat there staring straight [...]
Seven glorious days in Mull staying right in the heart of Sea Eagle territory with a Buzzard and a Hen Harrier living along the single track road leading to our house…surely this week is going to be a great one for photography…surely…? Well, now add five days of almost constant wet, dull and windy weather! [...]
Want to achieve a more intimate shot of your subject or looking for ways to really emphasise them in the frame? If so, grab yourself a beanbag and try some low level shooting for a different perspective on things… Share
Another first for me! The past month has been a good one with managing to photograph my first Kingfisher, Short Eared Owl and also Barn Owls! Share
I was recently told about the location of a small group of Short Eared Owls and was quite excited to finally try and get some shots of these beautiful birds. I spent four days visiting the location to make the most of some spare time I had. I took quite a few shots so thought I’d share [...]
Ok so it’s not perfect…and it’s about a %50 crop but I present to you my first Kingfisher photo! The weather was pretty dire, very dull and cloudy (the kind of day where cars drive round with the lights on mid-afternoon) with small sprinkles of rain so I decided to just scout the location out [...]
