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Auto ISO article in Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:30+01:002 Aug 2013|Categories: Bempton Cliffs, Birds, gannets, Magazine articles, Magazines, Photography writing, Seabirds, Technique, Wildlife, Yorkshire|

Hot on the heels on 'Photographing Summer Birds' in Bird Watching magazine, I've written an article on Auto ISO in Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine. I'm a recent convert to using Auto ISO with Manual mode after photographing gannets with some friends at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire. Hope you enjoy [...]

Bird Watching Magazine – ‘Summer Bird Photography’ out now

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:30+01:001 Aug 2013|Categories: Birds, Magazine articles, Magazines, Photography writing, Red kites, Technique, Wildlife, Workshops & safaris|

Wow, it's been a busy summer so far! I've got loads to tell you about over the next few blog posts. Where do I begin? Well, it might as well be to say that I've written a 'Summer Bird Photography' article in August 2013's Bird Watching Magazine. Also in the [...]

Jump! My latest ‘Through The Lens’ column

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:30+01:004 Jun 2013|Categories: Birds, Farne Islands, guillemots, Magazine articles, Magazines, North East England, Northumberland, Photography writing, Seabirds, Technique, Wildlife|

I've actually remembered to mention it this time! Just out on 1 June, this is my regular column in Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine. This month it's about guillemots and 'jumplings'. The humble guillemot, it turns out, is anything but humble. Quite remarkable, actually. Hope you enjoy it. K [...]

First photo from the woodland hide

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:30+01:0028 May 2013|Categories: Birds, Hide photography, Jays, North East England, Northumberland, Wildlife, Workshops & safaris|Tags: bird photography, birds, blind photography, Garrulus glandarius, hide photography, jay, north east England, Northumberland, wildlife photography, woodland|

A few days ago I set up a camouflaged hide in a nearby forest. I arranged some logs in front of it and started putting food out each day until the birds accepted it. Today is the first day I've taken photos from the hide. Using live meal worms (from [...]

April 2013 magazine articles

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:31+01:0024 May 2013|Categories: Birds, Magazine articles, Magazines, Photography writing, Technique, Uncategorized, Wildlife|

Well now! Completely forgot to blog about April's double-act in Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine. I wrote my regular column on whether professional quality photography kit is actually necessary. And the longer article was about bird photography. April column - Is pro gear really worth the money? [...]

Kestrels and gannets

By Kaleel|2018-10-24T19:54:31+01:0021 May 2013|Categories: Bempton Cliffs, Birds, Birds of prey, gannets, kestrels, North East England, Seabirds, Wildlife, Yorkshire|Tags: Alca torda, Bempton Cliffs, bird photography, birds, birds in flight, cliffs, flying birds, gannet, gannet colony, gathering nest material, Herring gull, kestrel, kittiwake, Larus argentatus, Morus bassanus, nesting seabirds, Passer montanus, photography, razorbill, Rissa tridactyla, seabirds, tree sparrow, wildlife, wildlife photography, Yorkshire|

We at Hawk's Head Photography had a bit of an away day last week. Well, two away days to be precise. Alan, Trai and I hooked up with our friend David Lloyd in Yorkshire for some kestrel and gannet photography as well as a few ales and a chin-wag. Here are some of [...]