Puffin Precarious pipit As the rain and temperature fall, further bending the already berry-laden rowan I've just parked under, I'm wondering whether that's it for summer this year. Mind, what a summer it's been! Rarely have we had such good weather in continuous dollops. It's certainly [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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? [...]
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 [...]
Tricky one to categorise, this. I've been out on the moors today looking for birds and found lapwings and red grouse. And the British Cycling Team. As you do. Red grouse in moorland heather - Lagopus lagopus scotica Red grouse flying - Lagopus lagopus scotica [...]
Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus. Nikon D3, 105mm macro lens, 200/sec, f/16, ISO 800, remote flash How cute? Wood mice (otherwise known as field mice and a whole bunch of other names), with their larger eyes and ears and brown and white colouring are much cuter than house mice [...]
Yesterday, the exhibition of pictures I've taken for the Flight of the Red Kite project opened at Gateshead's Civic Centre. Below is today's Newcastle Journal with an article by Tony Henderson and there are better quality versions of some of the images here. today's Journal article by Tony Henderson [...]