Portrait of a Woodpecker

A sunny, if cold weekend gave good lighting opportunities for some photography but, about the only thing showing was a couple of Great Spotted Woodpeckers.  The low late Autumn sunshine along with the remains of the Autumn colours in the background, made...

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Autumn Missed

My attempts to get out this Autumn and make the most of its colours, have failed miserably for one reason or another.  The weekend was probably two weeks too late with most of the leaves fallen and those that have, already turning brown and mushy.  I...

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I Admit it, I'm an Anti Social Photographer!

I think, for those of us who are wildlife or landscape photographers, we each have our own reasons for being so.  For me it’s an interest in wildlife which I’ve had since I was a kid, together with art, something I was always good at, joining up with photography,...

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The Thing about Photography

A recent post on a camera forum got me thinking recently, as this person was unhappy with his camera (not something unusual on a camera forum) but they said their camera, a Canon 6D, was an ‘antique’ and ‘wasn’t up for the task and it ‘only’ had 20 megapixels. ...

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Kingfishers

It’s been a while since I’ve really managed to photograph Kingfishers and four years since I blogged a post showing them.  They can be very elusive but one of my favourite birds to watch and take images of.  After a couple of unsuccessful attempts during...

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Farne Islands 2017

It’s become an annual ritual to visit the Farne Islands over recent years, so much so that I usually take a week or so off work around the busiest time for the seabirds there. Unfortunately, on all but one occasion it’s been overcast this being the worst trip...

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