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It’s been quite a long time since I did a blog – unfortunately I’ve just not had much time to myself to dedicate to my personal photography projects and so my blog has suffered. However, I’m about to embark on a week of landscape photography (which I’ll blog about soon) and wanted to catch up with a quick writeup about a recent trip to Wasdale in the Lake District before I set off…
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A few weeks ago I ventured out on an epic journey (well, it is when you’re in a 22 year old Volkswagen Camper van!) up to Northumberland to do something that I’d wanted to do for a long time – photograph some puffins on the Farne Islands!
Read on to see how I got on!
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As it has seemed to turn into a bit of a tradition over the past few years, in the middle of April I ventured off for my annual landscape photography trip to Keswick in the Lake District. As last year I was meeting up and camping with a few photographer friends for what would hopefully be a great weekend of landscape photography and socialising. Unfortunately, after a dry spell, the weather forecast wasn’t looking great for the weekend we had chosen. So would it be worthwhile, or just a washout?
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I’ve wanted to head to Bradgate Park recently in order to try out my new Canon 7D and 100-400L lens there, capturing some of the deer that freely roam the park, so for some completely unknown reason I decided to set my alarm for 6am on the day that the clocks went forward for British Summer Time with the sole intention of heading out for some early morning nature photography!
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As I also enjoy nature photography as well as landscapes, I’ve recently invested in a Canon 100-400mm lens which will allow me to get ‘closer’ to the action. So, a few weeks ago I was desperate to get out and try out the new equipment. After a bit of googling I discovered Watermead Country Park in Leicester, and headed out to see what I could capture!
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