Comments for Nature Photography

Comment on Brown Hares by John

John — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:34:33 +0000

Thanks Kiri. With Brown Hares, as you know, it’s hard to get close to them anyhow, so you have to think differently about the possible photographic outcomes. But I do generally favour this ‘loose’ compositional style.

Comment on Brown Hares by Kiri

Kiri — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:53:19 +0000

I love the watership down shot. It shows that not all photography has to be up close and personal portraits, this sort of contextual shot is much more imaginative.

Comment on How Ethical is Your Friendly Wildlife Photographer? by John

John — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:40:48 +0000

Thanks Roberto, you have some pretty stunning material on your own site!

Comment on Leucistic Red Kites by John

John — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:07:11 +0000

Hi Andy,

Thanks for those tips on Welsh wildlife locations, I will check them out when I next visit.

We saw about three individual Buzzards during our visit but I didn’t notice a bird with one eye.

Comment on How Ethical is Your Friendly Wildlife Photographer? by Wildlife Photographer

Wildlife Photographer — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:56:41 +0000

Hi,

I just wanted to take a minute to tell you that you have a great site! Keep up the good work.

Comment on Leucistic Red Kites by andy

andy — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:28:22 +0000

I was at Gigrin in April and saw the untagged leucistic. I was told there’s two that regularly feed there, so well done on seeing both. It was my first trip there, amazing sight. Did you see a one-eyed buzzard while you were there? Looked like a juvenile, felt sorry for the chap as you do.

It’s worth an explore up the Elan Valley as well if you go to Gigrin again, there are 5 large reservoirs taking you out into the hills with kite/buzzard/kestral about along with peregrine/goshawk/osprey/owls depending on season/luck.

Comment on Red Kite Mantling in Flight by Leucistic Red Kites | John Stuart-Clarke

Leucistic Red Kites | John Stuart-Clarke — Sat, 28 May 2011 08:53:03 +0000

[...] pigmentation. The difference is quite startling – compare the birds in these images with my mantling Red Kite shot from a few days ago. Some of the Red Kites carry wing tags, which naturalists fix onto them to [...]

Comment on New Forest Landscapes by Adam Pinnell

Adam Pinnell — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:38:49 +0000

Gorgeous photos!

Comment on Donna Nook Grey Seal Controversy by John

John — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:37:45 +0000

Mark, these are exactly the kind of contradictory indicators that I have observed and that’s why I cannot just swallow the unsubstantiated assertion that photographers are a danger to the seals.

I’d be happy to look at any data your biologist friend is willing to share, with a view to publishing it here, if you feel that that would assist the debate. What we can perhaps all agree on is that the Donna Nook wardens do a fantastic job, and they deserve our thanks for that.

Comment on Donna Nook Grey Seal Controversy by John

John — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:30:57 +0000

Jane, I’m glad you managed to get good images from the viewing area and your concern for the seals is quite understandable. For me, if I were always to opt for the zero risk option, I’d have nothing to photograph, so I’d prefer that LWT provide some meaningful, detailed, quantifiable data to allow me to make an informed decision about the risk my presence may pose to the seals.

What I have seen with my own eyes, as limited as it is, tells me that I am not a risk to the welfare of the seals, and in the absence of any credible evidence to show otherwise, I have no reason to believe otherwise.