Back to my Roots

Posts have been few recently,  due to a combination of lacking in general motivation and being unhappy with my photography.  My mind has wondered back to when I started my photography – 16, at college, learning the basics using black...

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Photographing a Roe Deer

One of the reasons I like photographing Roe Deer is that it can be a challenge – frustrating, hit and miss and hours of waiting around, usually coming away with nothing – but when I do achieve some success, it feels all the better for it....

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Aerial Jousting

‘Been going through a crises of ‘mojo’ lately where I’ve not been happy with my photography.  Apart from simply not getting the opportunities of the image, those I have don’t seem to be as sharp or in focus as they should, or in some...

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Tyne Bridge Kittiwakes revisited

Another visit to the local population of Kittiwakes was made today.  As well as any general photographic opportunities, I wanted to photograph them whilst showing their surroundings as it’s in the middle of a city with lots of activity...

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Kingfishers in the Sun

Last week I encountered what is probably my favourite mammal that I’ve photographed, the Fox.  This week I was able to do the same with my favourite  British bird, the Kingfisher.  After the Bee Eater, this has to be one of...

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