In my last post I visited Kenfig Nature Reserve and experimented with wide-angle environmental shots using my 3D laser printed model toad. I used ambient light along with the in-built focus stacking feature on the Olympus E-M1 MKII.  This training... Read More

In this article I’m going to reflect on a photoshoot I recently did while in the woods shooting with my model toad. I found inspiration from the wildlife photography of Petr Babousek.  Petr practiced illuminating scenes with artificial lizards and this... Read More

As 2021 comes to a close, I’m left wondering what were the best macro/wildlife photography highlights. I’ve narrowed these down to 5 memorable moments. 5. Mating Horseflies It’s fair to say that Horseflies are my worse nightmare. Out in the... Read More

Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count 2021 data shows many butterflies in decline, least among them the Small Tortoiseshell -32% down from last year’s count. Back in August, I felt fortunate to have spotted a bonanza of Tortoiseshells on a visit... Read More

The results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count are out!  These results are based on the number of butterflies and day-flying moths spotted during 16th July – 8th August. Unfortunately this period doesn’t take into account Spring flying butterflies. If... Read More

Attracted by its beautiful rugged coast-line my wife and I often visit Cornwall, particularly in the month of August.  It forms a peninsula encompassing wild moorland and hundreds of sandy beaches, culminating at the promontory Land’s End. The south coast,... Read More

Porthkerry Park is only a ten minute walk from my home in Barry. I go there often, usually taking a long walk in the woods before venturing off towards the meadows and the pebbled beach. There is much to attract... Read More

I can’t believe that a year has passed since my last post!  Last June – for the first time since I started this website (Oct 1, 2016) – I not only stopped posting but also had to stop visiting nature... Read More

The unprecedented warm and dry weather of April and May has probably caused mass emergences of species such as Common Blue Damselfly and I can imagine ponds and rivers teeming with damselflies and dragonflies. Dragonfly season is here and after... Read More

On 13thMarch, I joined Megan Howells (People and Wildlife Officer) of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, along with a small group of wildlife conservation volunteers, for what was to be the last work party before the corona... Read More