Bird & Wildlife Macro Photography by Matt Latham: Back to the Gannets part 1

Friday, July 15, 2011

Back to the Gannets part 1

Different wildlife photographers adopt different methods of photography; even those who target the same subjects. Some set up short and long term projects with a specific species; others simply go out in the field to a regular set of sites and capture what they can. I would say I am one of the latter and the reason why is the limited time I get to indulge in this wonderful hobby. When I do get out in the field and target a specific location for a specific species, I will normally have a pre-prepared plan for capturing a particular type of image. I did have such a plan for my recent trip to Bempton Cliffs RSPB in Yorkshire, which consisted of capturing a series of images of Gannets in their pre-landing mode. I am pretty happy with the results from one opportunity when they were within perfect distance in good light. All the images below are full frame, at 18 megapixels, or near full frame; click on each image to see a large version.