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Happy New Year everyone! I realise I'm a little late with saying this...
I've not had a huge amount of time with the camera recently, partially due to work and partially due to rubbish weather. Hoping to put that right over the coming weeks though!
A couple more of encounters with Pine Marten...
Here's another wide angle image, taken remotely using camtraptions gear
Another camera trap image of a nightly visitor to the cottage I was staying at. I used 3 flashes to light the scene, and the badger wasn't bothered in the slightest!
This was a shot I'd envisioned (or hoped!) I'd have a chance at getting while up in Scotland.
I only had two nights while I was there when the sky was clear at night, the rest of the time it was either overcast or raining.
This shot was taken using two flashguns to freeze the action of the Pine Marten while the exposure went on for 30 seconds in order to allow enough light into the lens to capture the night sky.
I'm guessing it'll be a bit of a marmite shot, you'll either love it or hate it!
Another shot from my time recently in the Scottish Highlands photographing Pine Marten, this time taken with a camera trap setup.
Happy New Year everyone! I realise I'm a little late with saying this...
I've not had a huge amount of time with the camera recently, partially due to work and partially due to rubbish weather. Hoping to put that right over the coming weeks though!
By far the most stunning area we visited in Namibia was the Hoanib Valley. While it is a desolate landscape, the dry Hoanib riverbed is somewhat of an oasis, allowing many species to find food.
While on holiday with the family I'd put out duck feed as a family of Mallards came to visit every day. This obviously attracted the attention of the local Mute Swans too!
Another wide angle Kingfisher shot - this time the same female swallowing a fish. Update - I should have mentioned I took this remotely using a CamRanger. A great piece of kit for wide angle wildlife!
Something I've wanted to try for a long time; remote wide angle photography of Pine Marten during the day. Having had some success using camera traps at night for this type of photography, I never thought I'd get the chance during daylight given how timid they are. But this location is the perfect spot - I have more to show, but for now here's two... :)
During lockdown I used the allowed hour for walks outside to explore my local area.
Fortunately there is a river only 15mins walk away and I've been hearing kingfishers along it for weeks.
This perch is a favourite spot for them as it overlooks a calm pool of water for fishing. I noticed as it had a load of poo splashed on the leaves below it!
So I left a camera buried in the foliage for a couple of days with a sensor to trigger it, and this was the result... :)
A last minute trip to Cumbria yesterday and was greeted to a sprinkling of snow - lovely to spend the morning with these Red Squirrels :)
One thing I wanted to spend a bit of time doing while up in Ardnamurchan was camera trapping. Using a PIR at a selected spot, it triggers the camera based on movement. It gives a unique perspective, enabling you to capture photos you wouldn’t otherwise be able to.
In this case I was keen to show the Pine Marten that were visiting the cottage I was staying at in their forest environment. A little bit of fill flash was needed as it's quite dark in the wood, but I'm pleased with these.
Something I've wanted to try for a long time; remote wide angle photography of Pine Marten during the day. Having had some success using camera traps at night for this type of photography, I never thought I'd get the chance during daylight given how timid they are. But this location is the perfect spot - I have more to show, but for now here's two... :)
Volcán Osorno, Puerto de Petrohué, Puerto Varas, Los Lagos, Chile
A charismatic Chimango Caracara was handing around our camp at the base of Osorno Volcano. I think he was looking for food but we had none to offer. I placed a large rock in the car park and set up some external flashes with diffuses on tripods, exposing for the volcano and waited for the Caracara to sit on the rock and remotely fired the camera.
Contact me on jono_dashper@hotmail.com for use of this image.
A last minute trip to Cumbria yesterday and was greeted to a sprinkling of snow - lovely to spend the morning with these Red Squirrels :)
While up in the Cairngorms I had a few trips to Neil McIntyre's awesome Red Squirrel site. I put most of my time into trying wide angle images like this. All taken remotely using wireless triggers, and some with graduated filters to retain detail in the background, I love how photos like this provide context to an animal’s habitat. You can see from the photos that the squirrels were very inquisitive of this new alien object! :D
So I've been working (trying) with Barn Owls for the past month with some success, as per the earlier photos, but they seem spooked every time I try to use a wide angle lens. Hence the lack of images recently!
I'll persevere with the Owls, but I decided to spend the last couple of days working on different subjects. So yesterday saw me heading to the east coast in search of seals. Fortunately there is a Grey Seal colony close to where I live. My luck seemed to be in as this newly born Grey Seal pup was very inquisitive. I'd watched him from afar as he suckled with his mother. After a while he moved away and his mother went off to find a comfortable rock pool to lounge around in. As I lay watching him, initially with a 500mm lens, he slowly came over towards me, so close to being within touching distance.
I couldn't resist going for some wide angle shots of him, especially considering he decided to go to sleep!
While up in the Cairngorms I had a few trips to Neil McIntyre's awesome Red Squirrel site. I put most of my time into trying wide angle images like this. All taken remotely using wireless triggers, and some with graduated filters to retain detail in the background, I love how photos like this provide context to an animal’s habitat. You can see from the photos that the squirrels were very inquisitive of this new alien object! :D
One thing I wanted to spend a bit of time doing while up in Ardnamurchan was camera trapping. Using a PIR at a selected spot, it triggers the camera based on movement. It gives a unique perspective, enabling you to capture photos you wouldn’t otherwise be able to.
In this case I was keen to show the Pine Marten that were visiting the cottage I was staying at in their forest environment. A little bit of fill flash was needed as it's quite dark in the wood, but I'm pleased with these.
Taken at Boundary Bay, Delta, BC - August 2016
I had an incredible experience photographing this juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at Boundary Bay. I spotted it feeding all on it's own, and after a long time slowly approaching, I found myself close enough for some great shots. The bird completely ignored me and kept on feeding until it was too close to focus! In addition to closeups with my big lens, I also put on a wide angle and took some wide photos to show the bird in its habitat.
A Steller's Jay perches at the top of a small tree, overlooking Vancouver's North Shore mountains and Howe Sound.
Taken north of Vancouver, BC Canada - October 2016
Canon EOS 7D Mark II | Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM @ 17mm | 1/2000 | ISO 320 | f/4
A Steller's Jay perched on the top of a tree on a snowy autumn day on the coast mountains of southwestern British Columbia. Some Steller's Jays like this one have learned to come to people looking for food hound-outs. This gave me an opportunity to use a wide angle lens to photograph the bird in its habitat.
I'll be posting more images from my time with the Otter and Heron, but for now here's two very contrasting images of a female Kingfisher...
This time a wide angle image showing the Kingfisher's habitat. Anyone who has been following my photography will know I really like images like this that show the environment, as I think it tells more of a story of the subject. Portrait images with blurred backgrounds still very much have their place, but in combination it builds a varied portfolio. In my eyes at least!
This image was taken remotely using a CamRanger - I was able to control the focus and settings from a hide using my iPad.
The coast mountains of southwestern British Columbia are currently covered in a beautiful blanket of snow. I went up the mountain again this past weekend to look for Jays, and found this cooperative Steller’s Jay, probably the same one that I photographed a couple weeks ago. I used a wide angle lens to show the bird in its environment. I always feel so lucky to live where I do, especially when I'm out in stunning places like our coast mountains.
A couple from my ongoing project with a pair of little owls across the road from me...
Taken remotely using a Camtraptions trigger, one off camera flash and a neutral density filter to balance the exposure.
I went back up to my local Red Squirrel spot at the weekend and was happily surprised to see a bit of snow around. So here's a couple of images of the same drystone wall they use to move around. This image was taken with a wide angle lens, remotely with wireless trigger, and one off camera flash to balance the light...
Black Vultures feeding on a crocodile carcass in Nayarit, Mexico - December 2016. In the background is the Ameca River mouth, with some local fishermen in a boat in distance. I am not sure if the crocodile died from natural causes or not.
One afternoon I was walking along the beach in Mexico when I spotted this carcass washed up near a river mouth. There were a couple Turkey Vultures down the beach and many other vultures flying around in the area, so I set up my camera by the carcass, set the exposure settings and attached a remote receiver to the camera. I then walked around 50 metres away down the beach, sat down on a log, and waited. It did not take very long before a group of Black Vultures spotted the carcass from the air. The problem was, the vultures were actually quite wary of my camera set up beside the carcass. These two vultures eventually came up the carcass, and I used my remote to get wide angle shots of these scavengers. This is the result! I like using wide angle lenses to capture wildlife when possible, as it gives a more unique perspective and shows animals in their setting. Using a remote with a wide angle lens allowed me to capture a much more natural and hard to see moment and perspective compared to what I would I would have captured in person or with a long (telephoto) lens. I hope you like it! Although this photo may be a little gruesome to some, I think it does a good job of showcasing the reality of nature.
I absolutely adore working with wildlife. Yes, it can be difficult. Yes, it can be frustrating. And yes, it undoubtedly takes time and dedication. Wide angle, remotely triggered devices can give a perspective rarely seen and impossible to achieve with telephoto lenses. That being said, they can also produce some of the most unexpected images. This may well be my favorite image from my recent trip to Yellowstone. Although the majority of bison will pass a remote camera with little interest at all, a few will avoid the camera and even fewer will actually choose to investigate it. For some, the nose knows no bounds. Such is the story of the current photo, when an adult bison approached the camera with caution. I even wondered if he might give the camera a lick. #Bison #RemoteCamera #WideAngleWildlife
A Coyote peers out from underneath it's insulating winter coat on a cold evening in the mountains of Wyoming, USA.
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Canon 50D | Canon 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 | 15mm | 1/125th sec | f/5.6 | ISO 400 | Fill Flash
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Puerto de Petrohué, Puerto Varas, Los Lagos, Chile
Contact me on jono_dashper@hotmail.com for use of this image.
A Clark's Nutcracker flies in for a landing - Manning Park, BC - September 2016.
Canon EOS 7D Mark II | Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM | 1/640 | ISO 500 | f/5.6
Black-headed Gulls fly through the air above a bridge in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Straford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare. I took this photo while on a school trip in March 2017.
A couple from my ongoing project with a pair of little owls across the road from me...
Taken remotely using a Camtraptions trigger, one off camera flash and a neutral density filter to balance the exposure.
An Arctic Tern flies around it's territory at a remote alpine lake in the wilderness of far northwestern British Columbia.
Having this bird dive within feet of my face, trying to chase me off its territory, was an unforgettable experience during my road trip in NW BC, and southern Alaska and Yukon early this Summer. This bird would chase everything that came to its corner of the lake, particularly the Mew Gulls that also in the area. Not wanting to disturb the bird, I took a few minutes to enjoy it and then left its area to let it do its business!
This one is from a hike to Elfin Lakes in Garibaldi Provincial Park in September 2015. Throughout the hike, I saw a lot of Gray Jays! I captured this shot almost by accident- I was trying to get a landing shot of a backlit (rim-lit) jay, and while trying for that shot I casually snapped a photo of a bird going overhead. I didn't think I would get anything, but upon looking at the camera screen, I was very happy with the result!
Canon 7D Mark II | Tokina 16.5-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AT-X DX USM @ 28mm | 1/2500 | ISO 640 | f/5
So I've been working (trying) with Barn Owls for the past month with some success, as per the earlier photos, but they seem spooked every time I try to use a wide angle lens. Hence the lack of images recently!
I'll persevere with the Owls, but I decided to spend the last couple of days working on different subjects. So yesterday saw me heading to the east coast in search of seals. Fortunately there is a Grey Seal colony close to where I live. My luck seemed to be in as this newly born Grey Seal pup was very inquisitive. I'd watched him from afar as he suckled with his mother. After a while he moved away and his mother went off to find a comfortable rock pool to lounge around in. As I lay watching him, initially with a 500mm lens as this shot shows, he slowly came over towards me, so close to being within touching distance.
Setting up the camera remotely and triggering with a wireless release, I was able to capture this wide angle image of a Red Squirrel on the west coast of Scotland.
A graduated neutral density filter was used to balance the sky.
I've just launched a brand new website...
Much improved functionality and mobile/tablet friendly (the old one was a little rubbish!).
You can still access my website via the old link, www.alastairmarshphotography.co.uk, it'll just redirect you.
Here's a couple of posts for the weekend, this one of a male Little Owl out hunting at dusk.