June

What i've been up to so

far in June.

01/06/2014

First a couple of hours at RSPB Old Moor to try out

my new Sigma 105mm Macro lens.

I think this is a Birch Shield Bug

taken at Old Moor

More pics on this day Here

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05/06/2014
Happy to get a 4 page magazine feature in this months
Digital Photographer Magazine issue 149

See more from this feature Here

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15/06/2014
A visit to RSPB Leighton Moss

Swans.
Read and see more Here

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18/06/2014
A visit to South Lakes Wild Animal Park.
Brilliant!

Arctic Wolf
More pics Here

May

What I've been up to in May.

Cheers Al.

03/05/2014
First a flying shot of a Tufted Duck

Taken at RSPB Old Moor.

12/05/2014
Just got this Sigma 105mm Macro to try,
hopefully i'll get some pics with this soon.

18/05/2014
Here are some shots from my second ever
 visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs
and this time the sun made an appearence.

Gannet

Puffin

More info and shots from this trip HERE...

European Robin in the Garden

European Robin

Equipment used Canon EOS 7D

and Canon 100-400mm L lens & Tripod

Location: Rotherham,UK

Photographer: Alan Hinchliffe

Thanks for Looking.

Little Grebe with the Catch of the Day

Picture of a Little Grebe after catching a fish.

Taken from behind the Reedbed Screen at RSPB Old Moor,Barnsley,UK.

Original Raw file was Cropped for composition and saved to jpeg using Canon's DPP.

Adobe Photoshop for fine tuning levels/contrast/saturation and sharpening.

Camera: Canon 7D.

Lens: Canon 100-400mm

Photographer: Alan Hinchliffe

 Manual Mode

Aperture: f5.6

ISO 400

Shutter: 1/800

Focal Length: 400mm

Manual Mode

Aperture: f5.6

ISO 400

Shutter: 1/800

Focal Length: 400mm

Thanks for Looking.

Shots from Chester Zoo 09/03/2014

Best of my shots from a day out at Chester Zoo.

Elephant

Meerkats

Kits

Cheetah

Serval

Red Panda

Thanks for Looking.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park 07/03/2014

Some shots from an afternoon at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Zebu

A wild Kestrel that hangs around the South American Viva

usually catching big worms to eat.

Tschuna the female Amur Tiger
with blood on her whiskers from a recent feed.

Wood Pigeon after some food in the Lemur Woods.

Rigtail Lemurs enjoying a bit of sunshine.

Thanks for looking.

RSPB Old Moor 01/03/2014

Spent the morning at my local RSPB Old Moor reserve,one of the best i've been to so far,

i also loved it at RSPB Bempton Cliffs.

Here are some shots from the Morning Walk.

Address: Old Moor Ln, Barnsley, S73 0YF

Tufted Duck

Great Tit

Coot

Reed Bunting

Lapwing

Mallard

Thanks for Looking.