Category: Nature Photography

Named after the Russian mountain range in which it was first identified, this large owl actually lives across a lot of Northern Europe. What did this image teach me? That sometimes you have to be in the right place at the right time – this bird only had its eyes open for a split second,…

This is a Parson’s Chameleon, and I like the way the stripes stand out on its back – they seem to be much more prominent in black and white. What did this image teach me? Sometimes an absence of colour can give an image a lot more impact than you might expect.

This is a rather elegant Sarus Crane (or Antigone Antigone if we want to get all Linnaeus about it), bowing its head in the low, golden sunlight. What did this image teach me? That I need to do more research into the intriguing world of animal naming, as there are some interesting insights to be…

Highland cows have a certain charm that you don’t often see in a cow… don’t you think? What did this image teach me? That removing hundreds of tiny flies in post production is a fun game, to start with, and then quite tedious at the end. But I still think this image is better without…

I should know what type of bird this is, but I don’t… any suggestions? What did I learn from this image? That I should put more effort into working out exactly what I’m taking photographs of…

The blue sky and bright palm tree in this image might put you in mind of some tropical getaway? The truth is, it was shot in Cornwall last October (in between heavy rain showers). What did this image teach me? That things are not always as they seem, and that often times the truth of…

Winter isn’t exactly the most abundant time of year for photographing plant-life, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing around. These dried up plants are simply biding their time until Spring arrives. I still think they are interesting. What did this image teach me? That no matter where you are, or what the conditions may be,…

“Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.”  ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings What did this image teach me? First and foremost I learned that getting a shot of the moon that doesn’t instantly look like every other moon shot I’ve ever taken, is actually quite tricky. Secondly, I learned that photographing the moon…

There’s something fascinating about reptiles, as though they are a link directly to the past or perhaps to a world that never existed. Each one represents the idea of a dragon or a dinosaur – or, at least, they do to me!