St. Oswald’s Ultra 2014 film
Here's the film I made of the inaugural race held in Northumberland this year. There's more info and photos in this post and the race was expertly organised by Total Racing International. You can sign up for 2015's race at www.stoswaldsultra.com. See you there!
Elf Run 2014 photos
Today, 850 little elves ran round the Metro Centre and Eldon Square in Gateshead / Newcastle, helping Santa deliver presents for local charities. I filmed the event, too and I'll put some clips up shortly and ultimately will publish the film once it's finished. I'm the official photographer / filmmaker [...]
Rhinos: here today, gone tomorrow?
Peek-a-boo, rhino style. I see you now, but will I see you in a decade? Rhinos are back in the news, for the usual bad reasons. Poaching has gone crazy again and the worry is that at the current rate, in a few years' time, more animals will [...]
When to use a tripod, monopod, beanbag or other camera support
Male urban peregrine falcon - a shot like this taken at 1200mm (600mm + 2x converter) simply can't be taken without a tripod. Nikon D800E, 600mm f/4 lens, 1/400sec , f/11, ISO 1600, Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 carbon fibre tripod with Wimberley Head Tripod? Monopod? Gorillapod? Baffled? Read on! Whether [...]
How to Get Sharp Images When Hand-holding a Camera
Lion cub - part of a breeding and release project in Zimbabwe. This was taken with a 1/3200 sec shutter speed. f/1.4 isn't optimal for this 50mm lens, but at least the shutter speed freezes all motion. As usual with wildlife, the eyes are the most important thing [...]
St. Oswald’s Ultra Run 2014 Photos
Here are the photos from this fantastic event. I also shot a short film of the event. See below to buy digital images or prints. There are many more images for the 50K Holy Island to Craster leg than for the 100K and 100 mile events. That's because the field got increasingly strung [...]