Monthly Archives: December 2009

Nature’s ultra-wides: water droplets. PHD

When thinking of what, on the list of possible subjects, to post as the fourth in the Macro Matters series, I thought that ‘water droplets’ offered a link to the posts on wide-angle macro 1 and wide-angle macro 2 with a more tenuous one … Continue reading

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Elinchrom Ranger Quadra. 3. NB

It has been a desperately unproductive time in terms of new photography during the last few months – not least because I’ve been writing a book and getting three projects into gear. But when I have gone out, it has … Continue reading

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Missing blogger

I can only apologise to my two fellow bloggers for having gone walkabout for the last 10 days and whilst I would love to have a suitable excuse it has simply been my own disorganised way of functioning that has … Continue reading

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An Italian Tale. PHD

Niall’s timely blog will have struck chords with many. I was particularly hit by his phrase “Some people acquire the “mature” appreciation of   “stuff ” early on in life and make lifestyle choices that don’t enable them to accumulate … Continue reading

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Small farm sought in southern Norway. NB.

Have a splendid Christmas Day if you can and don’t let this wake up call spoil your fun. Even better, give me reasons that undermine the thrust of this analysis and in doing so, give me more cause for more … Continue reading

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The Hot War. NB.

Now that the noise and fury of  COP15 is beginning to subside, we can ask ourselves if we honestly expected an outcome other than failure. In my Christmas Day post (seriously) I will lay out why I think that optimism … Continue reading

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Crying Wolf – a tale of our times? PHD

In the replies to the article I wrote on camera traps and ethics, eagle eyed readers of this blog might have noticed a short-lived posting (23rd November 2009) from a Spanish source “Vince” that alleged the Veolia competition-winning, wolf picture … Continue reading

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Wild Wonders of Europe blog. NB.

In case you missed it on this blog earlier this year, Wild Wonders of Europe has put up the story I wrote about my trip to Andalucia in April in search of  common chameleons. Thanks Florian! Not long now before … Continue reading

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Take a walk on the wide-side (wide-angle macro 2). PHD

Getting ‘close-up and wide’ becomes a decidely seductive process when you see your shots take on that ‘wow’ factor on screen. It’s a great technique for any keen nature photographer to have at their disposal, used wisely; overdone, it can … Continue reading

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Forgotten images. AP

Over the last few days I had an agency submission deadline that I was keen to meet but having been woefully unproductive recently I was forced to have a rummage around in some of my unprocessed files. It is something … Continue reading

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