Photography
Nature notes: this week’s nature and wildlife photography, 21 June 2020
It’s been a quiet week, but not without some exciting wildlife sightings. The week began with days of fog, a result of the haar coming in off the North Sea. I saw little in the way of birds or other wildlife on most of those mornings – the cold mist
Nature notes: this week’s nature photography, 14 June 2020
This week it has been all about the fledglings – and a very special raptor sighting. The weather has been a little better this week than last, although it’s still been a little cool for the time of year. I’ve been seeing fewer adult birds out and about. Most
Nature Notes: this week’s nature photography, 7 June 2020
It’s been a relatively quiet week for nature sightings thanks to some wet and windy weather, but I’ve still had some fantastic moments on my morning walks. This week’s highlight has undoubtedly been another sighting of the Warblerland barn owl. On Monday I saw it hunting over
Nature notes: Latest wildlife photography, May 2020
The first in a new series of blog posts on my latest nature and wildlife images. Four weeks ago, I published a blog post called ‘The voices of birds: a greening of lockdown’, sharing my experience during the Coronavirus lockdown along with a few of my latest wildlife and landscape
The voices of birds: a greening of lockdown
Lockdown has brought many hardships, but for some of us it has created the chance to build a closer relationship with the wildlife all around us. Here’s what lockdown has meant to me. That we live in strange times is so self-evidently true that the phrase itself has become
Wild perspectives: a twilight nature encounter at Snipe Dales
One of the last things I did in 2019 was to go for a walk in the woods, and I caught a glimpse of the wild perspectives that govern hidden corners of our world. It was to be a walk in search of some birds to photograph, but it ended
An afternoon of bird photography at Gibraltar Point
I’m very fortunate to live a few miles away from Gibraltar Point, one of the best wildlife reserves on the Lincolnshire coast. This afternoon I took my camera for a walk, and saw a few birds despite the high winds. I love spending time in wild places, but I’
My photography – November 2019
Thanks to a combination of getting out more than usual and some excellent conditions, I’ve had a strong month for photography both on and off the mountains. In no particular order, here is a selection of images from November 2019. Tip of the hat to my brother James Roddie,
The Blue Hour
This year, I’ve been starting my morning walks half an hour earlier, and as autumn progresses I find myself a daily observer of that quiet time just before dawn. For the last couple of weeks now, darkness has characterised my morning walks – or so it appeared at first. I’
Ode to the Samyang 12mm f/2 wide-angle lens
Over the last few years, this humble lens has surprised me with its versatility – and risen above all others to become a firm favourite. In early 2016, I realised that my standard Fuji zoom lens was holding me back when it came to night-time landscape photography. It was competent, but
