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July to me is the time of the dragonflies, damselflies and other waterbound insects. I usually start a summers day of photography with landscapes at some spot in the heathland. Those are the only open areas to be found in my neck of the woods and because of the many fens, chances for misty conditions […]
With the Little Owl project having come to and end, I found myself pondering about photographic subjects to bridge the gap until the heather is in full bloom and nights start to cool off. Some time ago, I found several pairs of Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius; Kleine Plevier) at recently created ponds with sandy […]
Just returned from a short but lovely and warm campingtrip with the family. The campsite was very close to the badger sett that had delivered so well last time and I looked forward to spend a few evenings at the sett and broaden my badger portfolio. But plans, ideas and intentions are no good if they […]
Although I was rather pleased with the results from my first late night session, I was not sure about the busy, leafy background. Since the background was very close to the flight path of the Little Owl, there was absolutely no way I could both light the owl in a pleasing way and keep the […]
Normally around this time of the year, I would probably complain about those ungodly early wake-ups and the lack of decent sunrises. Not this time, as fate made me drastically change my schedule. The last week I have been photographing at hours when the light has already long gone to darker places. Why? Because of […]
Next chapter in the Little Owl saga, or should I say soap? The male has definitely left the scene and consequences became clear before long. After I had not seen the male on Sunday and Monday, I went back on Wednesday for a quick check on the situation, since I was a little worried. For a […]