Entries Tagged ‘Fieldcraft’:

With the warming temperatures, lighter evenings and the morning dawns becoming earlier, Spring is upon us. It’s my favourite time of year as the countryside is bursting with life.

There is something so special seeing a wild Barn Owl quartering, hovering with moth like silence while hunting. Flying effortlessly on the wing in the half-light at dawn or dusk.

Putting wildlife first before your photograph has never been so important. Below are some helpful tips and guidance when you go out with your camera into nature.

As the weather starts getting colder always remember when working with wildlife they come first and the last thing you want to do is to impose yourself to quickly or scare the subject you’re wishing to photograph.

Working with wildlife you often get little time to compose your subject as you wish. You have to work with what nature gives you and this makes you a better photographer I firmly believe.

With its coastline of 300 miles the Isle of Mull on the west coast of Scotland has breathtaking landscapes along with some incredible wildlife.

One of my favourite summer visitors to our shores is the Redstart. The word redstart means red tail from old english steort.