What to shoot (Photograph) in Autumn in the UK

Autumn is the time leaves start to turn all shades and fall from
Trees, a great time to get some Landscape Photography practice in, with late sunrises and early sunsets there's really no excuse is there.

Fungi starts to make an appearance on pastures and damp woodland floors.

Time to keep bird feeders and tables topped up as the birds start making more regular visits,
find a nice perch for them to land on before flying on to feeders and tables.

Starling murmurations start in Autumn, where flocks of Starlings gather and fill the sky with swirling patterns.

Migratory birds start to arrive for the winter like Whooper Swans and Pink Footed Geese and many others.




The Deer Rut begins with Stags clashing antlers up and down the country. To find out where to see this visit The British Deer Society







Grey Seal pups start to appear in late Autumn, a few places to see these are Donna Nook in Lincolnshire and Farne Islands in Northumberland.

Why i chose the Canon 7D

Why I chose the Canon 7D

I Mainly shoot Wildlife and Nature so this was the best I could afford that suited my needs. Upgraded from a canon 350D. Below are some of the reasons why I chose it.

Tufted Duck in Flight captured using high burst rate
and a great auto focus system on the 7D

 

1. It's very robust magnesium alloy body resilient to dust, moisture and shocks.

 

2. Excellent choice of lenses available, my canon 100-400mm goes nicely with it.

 

3. High burst rate around 8 frames a second.

 

4. 100% viewfinder so you capture what you can see.

 

5. 19 focus points to choose from and a great continuous auto focus system.

Live View great for using on
Landscape shots

 

6. Spot metering.

 

7. Live view shooting which I like when taking landscape shots because the mirror is in lock up when using live view and it's better for judging exposure when shooting in manual.

 

8. Great customisation especially the customisable buttons.

 

Thanks for looking.

 



Yorkshire Sculpture Park 16/02/2014

Had a day out at The Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Car parks £7.50 all day parking and it was pretty full even for a cold February morning.
No Entry Fee and you really do need all day,it's a big place with lots of things to see.
Personally i went for the walk and to see what wildlife was around and this is what i got shots of.

Tufted Duck

There were 2 islands with nesting Grey Herons on the lower lake and a small hide on the upper lake.
Lots of Grey Herons.

 
View up the Lower Lake from Head Bridge

Canada Goose

and a Goosander doing a flyby

There were also some Highland coo's or cows however you prefer to say it,
that you can get close to.

Thanks for Looking.

Jackalphotogarphy ( Landscapes )

Here are my Landscape pics from my website with links below the image if there is anyone interested in

purchasing a fullsize or 1080p digital image.

The fullsize shots vary but are listed in the image description.
All profits will be donated to the WWF & RSPB.

Terms & conditions are also on the site.
website > jackalphotography

Skegness

 

Fells taken from Catbells

Derwent Water Launch

Derwent Water from Crow Park

Catbells View

Derwent Water Boats at Sunset

Derwent Water Panoramic

Golden Hour Panoramic

The next feature will be Macro.

Thanks for looking.