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Since I became a father last year, my style of photography has changed. Previously, I would mainly focus on birds and mammals and would spend hours and hours in a small hide. If the subject did not show up, or the photos were not up to standard, I would just return the next morning and […]
Last weekend, I visited the GDT International Nature Photography Festival in Lünen, Germany. The lecture programme on Saturday and Sunday features presentations by several of the biggest names in nature photography. I try to visit the festival every year, as it is very inspirational to see the work of other photographers and have a chat […]
The weather forecast had predicted cold nights with minus zero temperatures at ground level, and possibly fog. So I decided to forgo the fungi this time and instead went to a small fen close to home. I was at the spot about an hour before sunrise, put on my wellingtons and walked into the water. […]
After the rainy days of last week, fungi really seem to pop up like daisies. The ones from two weeks ago have rapidly faded and returned to their soily underground residences, but new ones abound. I had teamed up with fellow photographer Wilco Dragt to spend the day with fungus photography. The first few hours […]
The weekend was spent with the family in a nice little cottage amidst beautiful surroundings. Of course the camera was part of the inventory, but I only took shots of people, mainly our wonderful 1-year old daughter. I won’t litter the blog with family snapshots, so here’s another fungus photograph from last week. Yet again […]
I refound both time and motivation to get out of bed early and out into a foggy morning. Even twice, since these early autumn mornings are hard to resist. The first attempt was a short visit to a local moorland before going to work. I spent an hour wallowing in Wellingtons through a fen before […]