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HOW TO SHOOT EPIC LANDSCAPES
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May 2015Outdoor Photography1
Making an impactIve just heard about the untimely
passing of Gary Braasch, one of
the worlds greatest conservation
photographers. When he died, Gary,
70 and from Portland in Oregon, USA,
was out snorkelling on the northern
end of the Great Barrier Reef in
Australia, where he was documenting
the effect of climate change on the reefsystem. You need to know little more
to understand how passionate Gary
was about the planet and trying to do
things that may have an impact and
tip the balance ever so slightly back
in the planets favour.
Several years ago, we included
Gary in our feature on the 40 Most
Influential Nature Photographers;
an easy decision given his immense
talent, wonderful humanity and a
lengthy list of achievements, which
included the A nsel Adams Award from
the Sierra Club, and publication of his
work in numerous major magazines
and newspapers around the globe.
Gary was, in the truest sense of an
overused word, a hero.
Perhaps his most significant body
of work was the one he had been
working on since 2000, a Global
View of Climate Warming, which
saw him documenting the work of
scientific projects on the rapid effects
of climate change, from Australia and
Antarctica to China and the Arctic, as
well as around his home state. He was
relentless in his pursuit of the images
that could help these people fully andengagingly tell their stories.
Gary was a photography giant,
and it is, of course, hard for many
of us to countenance giving such a
commitment of time and energy to
causes, no matter how critical they
are. Yet, the enduring inspiration
from Garys life is that every little
counts, even if it seems relatively
inconsequential at the time.
With a camera in our hands we
have the potential to change things,
whether that is at a local level or
beyond. For Japanese photographer
Nobuyuki Kobayashi, it is an ultra
long-term impact he
seeks, to make prints
that will endure for
1,000 years or more
(see page 18).
Steve Watkin
Alex Nail ook hi
sunning image
during a hike up
Norway naional
mounain, Seind.
I wa one of he bes
ligh how he ha
ever wineed. See
hi epic landcape
feaure on page 30.
GET IN TOUCH
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COVER IMAGE
EDITORS LETTER
Landcape phoographer NobuyukiKobayahi alk o OPpage 16
Alex Nail goe in earch of epic
landcape phoograph page 30
See sunning image from a new
book on Sheland oter page 78
Fergu Kennedy es Leica new
advenure camera page 94
THE ISSUEat a glance
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2Outdoor PhotographyMay 2016
FEATURES & OPINION LEARNINGZONE
LOCATIONSGUIDE16 In onveration with
Nobuyuki Kobayahi
We meet Japanee fine art
photographer Nobuyuki
Kobayahi, who seialie
in reating exquiite image
of nature uing the platinum
palladium proe
26 One month, one picure
Pete Bridgwood apture
a dramati oaal ene
in Devon
40 Lie of the land
Claire MConnell take
insiration from Mahler to
photograph a woodland ene
42 Opinion
Would you ep in to feed
a wild animal in need?
Andrew Parkinon takle
thi ontroverial iue
54A photographer guide
to life on Earth
Chri Weon explore the
importane of taking the
time to ee detail within
the bigger picure
62 In the sotlight
Outdoor photographer and
writer Jon Spark talk to
Nik Smith
65 International GardenPhotographer of the Year
Stunning image from the
ompetition that elebrate
all thing botanial
85 Inide trak
Nik Smith embark on a
photographi adventure in
Canada frozen wilderne
30 How to photograph epi
landape
Alex Nail offer logiial,
tehnial and reative tip to
help you apture awe-insiring
image of big via
38 Quik guide to
High frame rate hooting
for wildlife
Rihard Garvey-William on thebenefit of uing your amera
ontinuou hooting mode
when photographing wildlife
46 Porth Nanven ove,
Cornwall
Andrew Ray eek out
a dynami wideangle
ompoition on a picureque
Cornih beah
49 Lodge Park Wood,
Pembrokehire
Drew Bukley hoot a lai
sringtime ene in a flower-filled wood
50Viewpoint
Eight top UK loation to hoot
thi month, inluding unning
sot in Derbyhire, Kent,
Cornwall and Mereyide
MAY
GO BIGALEX NAIL ON CAPTURING EPIC LANDSCAPES
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May 2016Outdoor Photography3
GEARZONE REGULARSNATURE
ZONE
72 Life in he wild
Laurie Campbell look at
ethi in the fa-hanging
world of wildlife photography
74 Phoography guide
Laurie eaonal highlight,
world wildlife secale and
eight top sot for oaal flora
and fauna
77A momen wih naure
Auralian photographer Judith
Conning find beauty in anunremarkable paddok
78 Oter in Sheland:
The ale of he draai
A glimpe of Rihard
Shukmith and Brydon
Thomaon new book
82 On he wing
Steve Young head outh to
Someret to photograph a
mega-rare Hudonian godwit
92 Gearing up
Our round-up of the lateoutdoor kit to hit the helve
94 Camera es: Leica X-U
Fergu Kennedy head to the
outh oa of Suex to try
out Leia new outdoor and
underwater amera
8 Newroom
Keeping you up to date with thelate photography, outdoor
and onervation orie
10 Ou here
Our pik of new photography
title and nature book
12 The big view
The late photography and
art exhibition, plu upoming
nature and adventure feival
YOUROP
14Your leter
Your feedbak, opinionand muing on all thing
photography-related
59 Reader gallery
Our pik of thi month
be reader image
87 Nex monh
A neak peek at the June iue
of Outdoor Photography
88Your chance
Find out how to get your
work publihed in OP
108 If you only do one hing
hi monh
The winner of our joy of
the landape photography
ompetition, plu thi month
hallenge: epi landape
112 Where in he world?
Correcly identify the loation
featured and you ould win
a Vango Fue 2 leeping bag
NEXT ISSUE ON SALE MAY
How to relate land and ky in your landcape
Are martphone dumbing down photography?
How to read water with nature guru Trisan Gooley
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Nobuyuki Kobayahi
i a Tokyo-baed fine ar
landape phoographer,
who alo hoo porrai
and ahion image or
adveriing ampaign
and magazine. Hi projec
Porrai o Naure: Myriad
o God and hi oher work
have been widely exhibied
in Japan and abroad.
zenne-inc.com
Alex Nail i a phoographer
baed in Brisol wih a
paion or apuring remoe
landape. He love o eek
ou ecaular ligh, and
wild amp in Soland and
round Briain naional park
hroughou he eaon.
alexnail.com
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Rahael Talibari a
landape phoographer,
amera lub judge and
lecurer baed in Surrey.
She i o-ounder o
11 Workhop, leading
workhop in Surrey, Wes
Suex and London. She alo
exhibi, and her firs olo
exhibiion i in Ocober.
rachaelalibar.com
Claire MConnelli a
Bukinghamhire-baed
phoographer who i
paionae abou landape,
absrac and sree
phoography. A proeional
muiian, her love o mui
and he perorming ar
ofen provide iniraion
or her work.greeneyedlen.com
Rihard Garvey-William
i an award-winning wildlie
and landape phoographer
and auhor. Having en
hi hildhood in Aria,
he relihe opporuniie
o reurn and hare he
experiene by leading
phoographi aari.
Now baed in Devon he alo
offer uoring on Darmoor.
richardgarveywilliam.com
Andrew Parkinon i a
muli award-winning wildlie
phoographer and a eaure
onribuor o National
Geographic. He work
exluively wih wild animal,
upplie hi image o nine
inernaional agenie, and
i one o he 2020VISION
projec phoographer.andrewparkinon.com
Andrew Rayi a ull-ime
proeional phoographer
baed in Cornwall who
eialie in UK landape
image. Hi work ha been
widely publihed, and he
ha won numerou naional
ompeiion and award.
andrewrayphoography.com
Wih more han 30 year
experiene o phoographing
Sotih wildlie,Laurie
Campbell reaive aim i
imple, o hare hi paion
or Soland landape,
flora and auna. He regularly
lead naure phoography
workhop, and hi image
are widely publihed.
lauriecampbell.com
Chri Wesoni a
proeional wildlie
phoojournalis. He ha
ravelled widely o doumen
he iue and hallenge
aing many o he world
rares eie, and i he
prinipal phoographer
or he NGO Animal on
he Edge.
chriweson.phoography
Drew Bukleyi an
award-winning proeional
landape and wildlie
phoographer rom
Pembrokehire. Hi image
are inernaionally publihed
in many magazine, book,
and in he media. He alo
run loaion-baed
phoographi workhop
around Wale.
drewbuckleyphoography.com
Judih Conning i an
Ausralian phoographer who
ha long enjoyed apuring
image o he naural world
landape, weaher and
wildlie boh loe o home
and urher afield. She hope
her image enourage people
o do heir bi o preerve our
ragile world.
judeconningphoography.com/
wonderfully-wild
A he age o five, Fergu
Kennedyloved meing
around in he ea and playing
wih gadge. Fory year on,
very litle ha hanged. He i
a marine biologis and work
a a reelane phoographer
and amera operaor or
lien uh a he BBC
and Canon Europe.
fergukennedy.com
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May 2016Outdoor Photography7
Storm Imogen
by Rachael Talibart
I had been to Newhaven on the
Eas Suex oas almos every
week through the winter, working
on a erie of wave picure. Idbagged ome image I liked and
the et wa taking hape, but Storm
Imogen wa a game-hanger. With
gus of 70mph, even sanding up
wa diffi ult and the wave were
amazing. I think it wa the mos
exhilarating hoot I have had yet,
and a sark reminder of our plae
in thi world.
Canon EOS 5DS R with Canon
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS lens at
190mm, ISO 200, 1/1000sec at f/10
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UKs proteced blue belt
for marine life expandsSpiny lobsters, stalked jellyfish, basking sharks
and Balearic shearwaters are a mong species the
government has pledged to protect through t he
designation of 23 new mari ne conservation zones
(MCZs) in t he seas around England. Dist ributed
as far north as the Farne Islands off the coast of
Northumberland, down to Lands End in Cornwall,
the safeguarded areas cover 4,155 square miles of
marine habitat. Added to the 27 zones created in
2013, they more than double the size of Brita ins
so-called blue belt the mariti me equivalent
of the green belt.Set up to protect 45 different types of habitat,
geological features and species, t he sites include
the Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds, Europes longest
chalk reef; the wildlife-rich Swale Estuary in Kent;
and Cumbrias Allonby Bay, which supports many
different sea creatures, most notably the reef-
building honeycomb worm.
Conservation measures will vary from site to site,
depending on the habitats found within each zone.
For example, in a new reserve around the Needles,
off the Isle of Wight, new restrictions on trawling
and oyster dredging may be put in place to protect
its seagrass meadows and associated wildlife, which
includes the rare native oyster and t he sea hare.
The Wildlife Trusts have been campaigning for
many years for better protection for Britains
marine habitats and wi ldlife. Joan Edwards, head
of the Trusts Living Seas initiative, said: UK seas
have the potential to be fu ll of incredible life and
colour, but continued destruction has reduced them
to a shadow of their former selves. We are pleased
by the governments commitment to addressing the
decimation of our seabed over the past century, and
to delivering an ecologically coherent network ofmarine protected areas. This second step towards
the completion of a blue belt in UK sea s is crucial
in turning the tide on the state of our seas, but
theres still work to be done.
The third planned t ranche of MCZs will be put
forward for consideration in 2017, and designated
in 2018. Defra has also launched a consultation on
creating five new special areas of conservation for
harbour porpoises, and there are proposals for
seven other marine protected zones to sa feguard
threatened birds such as spoonbill s and puffi ns.
To find out more, go to wildlifetrusts.org/mcz
8Outdoor PhotographyMay 2016
NEWSROOMCONSERVATION NEW L AUNCHES COMPETITIONS OUTDOORS TECHNOLOGY OTHER NEWS
THE LATESTBULLETINS
British Wildlife
Photography Awards
final call for entries
The annual earch for he UK bes
wildlife image i coming o an end.
Covering everyhing from animal
behaviour, urban fauna and he marine
world, o he hidden creaure ha live
in he undergrowh, he Briih Wildlife
Phoography Award celebrae he
varied and wonderful wildlife found in
and around Briain. The compeiion
alo howcae he incredible alen
of phoographer and filmmaker who
eek o capure he counry wild ide.
Wih a prize fund up o 20,000,
here no beter ime o ener!
OPreaders discount
Unil he compeiion deadline a
midnigh on 30 April, when you
purchae four enry credi on he
BWPA webie (allowing you o ubmiup o 10 image), you can receive an
exra credi for free imply ue he
voucher code OPMAY16. So, if you
wan o ener 20 image in he Adul
Compeiion, for example, you can pay
for jus 10. Each credi cos 5, and
all of he fee are fully explained on
he BWPA webie: bwpaward.org.
ianwoolcock/Shutersock.com
Pednvounder beach and
Logan Rock near Porhcurno,
Cornwall; par of he newly
deignaed Moun Bay
marine conervaion zone.
OliverCharleWrigh
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The New Wes: Landcape
along the Colorado
Front Range
Robert Adams
Steidl
978-3-86930-
9000-2
Hardback, 28
Firs publihed in 1974,
Rober Adam The New Wesi among
he lai phoography book. Plaed
alongide oher landmark erie uh a
Walker EvanAmerican Photograph
and Rober Frank The American, hi
i an artul, inightul exploraion o US
ulure, oiey and landape ha
sill perinen oday. Now, more han
40 year afer i original publiaion,
hi re-releae pu Adam powerul
image bak ino he oligh.
Viiing he Colorado Fron Range,
he inerecion beween he Wesern
Fronier and Grea Plain, Adam looked
a urban developmen and i impac
on naure. One a plae een a he
unknown and a ymbol o Amerian
reedom and el-reliane, hi sreh
o land i now filled wih reeway, rac
home, low-rie buine building and
adveriing billboard.
Wih phoograph apured in blak
& whie, and preening a disilled way
o looking a he world, Adam The New
Wesrepreened a ignifian hif
in reording he Amerian landape.
Almos he omplee oppoie o
Anel Adam rihly oned image
o Ameria mos impreive naural
igh, Rober Adam render he
onsrucion o urban rawl in he
uburb o Colorado wih he Roky
Mounain a a disan bakdrop.
A lo an be learned rom Adam
erie and i deerve a plae on every
landape phoographer bookhel.
10Outdoor PhotographyMay 2016
OUT THERE
THE LATESTNEW MEDIA
IN PRINT
Wild America:
A peronal celebration
of the national park
David Muench and Roly Smith
Rucksack Readers
978-1-898481-73-7
Hardback, 14.99
When a respected landscape
photographer such as David Muench
teams up with a nature writer as
eminent as Roly Smith, the results
are sure to be excellent. Living up to
expectations, this new publication pays
homage to North Americas nationalparks. Sharing their experiences of the
continent through their chosen medium,
21 locations found across Americas
wilderness are seen here i ncluding
Mount Rainier, Antelope Canyon and
Shenandoah. Although the design
doesnt match up to the h igh standard
of the books content, dont let that
put you off, otherwise youll be missing
out on a fine portrait of Americas
wild beauty.
BOOKOFTHEMONTH
R
obertAdams
A BOOK WITH A DIFFERENCE
Another Way of Telling:A poible theoryof photography
John Berger and Jean Mohr
Bloomsbury
978-1-4088-6445-6
Paperback, 25
A ainaing read or anyone ineresed
in phoography, John Berger and Jean
Mohr look ogeher a he undamenal
naure o he medium inAnother Way of Telling. Wrien rom he
viewpoin o rii (Berger) and phoographer (Mohr) in a reh
and engaging approah, quesion uh a wha i a phoograph,
wha do phoograph mean and how an phoograph be ue d,
will enlighen reader and help hem undersand wha i i ha
disinguihe phoography rom oher ar orm. Far rom a dry,
aademi erie o eay, hi inriguing book inlude 230
image by Mohr o illusrae he idea raied. Thi i a new ediion
o he ile and, afer reading he firs ew page , youll wonder
why i wa ou o prin or o many year.
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Our pick of the lates book about nature in all it intricacy and glory that will help inform your photographyand encourage you to ee the natural world around u in a very different light.
Rapor: A journey hrough birdJame Macdonald Lockhart4th Esate
978-0-00-745987-2
Hardback, 16.99
A muh a lierary maserpiee a an
informaive wildlife sudy, Jame Madonald
Lokhar ue engaging proe o ruly exie
u abou naure eifially he 15 bird
of prey ha breed in he UK. Beginning in
Orkney wih he hen harrier and ending wih
ighing of he arrowhawk in Devon, eah
haper i dediaed o a pariular eie. Telling u of hi own
experiene, Lokhar wrie in a way ha allow he reader o join
in on hi dioverie and marvel a hee majesi bird. Fouing
on heir inredible biology and how, hisorially, hey have apured
our imaginaion, Lokhar only parially reveal our ompliaed
relaionhip wih hee amazing bird.
The Mos Perfec Thing: Inide
(and ouide) a bird egg
Tim Birkhead
Bloombury
978-1-4088-5125-8
Hardback, 16.99
Exploring he iene behind bird egg
and he hisory of man obeion wih
hem, ornihologis Tim Birkhead reveal
remarkable fac abou hi vial elemen
of life in naure. The journey of a bird egg,
from reaion and feriliaion o i hahing,
are explained here, wih anwer o
quesion you may no have onidered
before uh a why do egg vary in hape, patern and olour;
and when doe he hell harden? Divided ino nine haper, eah
grounded in iene and enrihed by Birkhead lifeime obeion
sudying bird, hi i a wonderful inigh ino one of naure mos
fainaing proee.
Mark Carwardine Guide o WhaleWahing In Briain and EuropeMark Carwardine
Bloombury
978-1-4729-1015-8
Paperback, 16.99
Gian of he ea ha are uterly memeriing
o wah, whale are one of naure mos
beauiful and myseriou animal. Here,
wildlife phoographer, and radio and TV
preener Mark Carwardine ell u where,
when and how o wah hee eie in
a fac-file syle, making hi he ideal referene book when planning
a rip. Inluding where o o dolphin and porpoie oo, hi
auhoriaive guide give you op ip o help you ge he mos ou
of your rip. Organied ino differen region of Europe and wha
eie o look ou for where, he book ue i down o
Carwardine experiene and knowledge of marine wildlife.
How o Read Waer:
Clue, ign and patern
from puddle o he eaTrisan Gooley
Sceptre
978-1-4736-1520-5
Hardback, 20
Trisan Gooley i known for revealing he
ounryide in uh a way ha youll never
look a i in he ame way again. Now
fouing on waer, from i being in a gla
o he vases oean, Gooley ell u over
700 lue, ign and patern o enhane our undersanding of hi
vial elemen. Following on wih hi wity, engaging one, Gooley how
u how o o dangerou waer in he pih blak wih he help of a
lok fae, idenify lighhoue wih he aid of an elephan and read he
ea uing anien Viking mehod. Well be aking a loer look a he
book in he nex iue of OP.
NATURE BOOKS TO INFORM AND INSPIRE
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EDITED BY ANNA BONITA EVANS
T
risanGooley
aboveBird egg are far more omplex han hey appear. Tim Birkhead
revealing and engaging book ake u on a journey hrough heir lifeyle.
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1 Spiti: A Himalayansory byJoan Pollock
Royal Geographical Society,
London
12 April to 6 May
Travel phoographer Joan
Pollok firs viied Spii, a
remoe valley in he wesern
Himalaya, in 1993. Moved by
he pligh of hoe who lived
here, and enraned by he
sunning landape, Pollok
phoographed he Spii Valleypeople and heir onnecion
o Tibean Buddhim. Inimae
porrayal of a diappearing
world, he image are
ompaionae porrai of he
monk, farmer and villager
going abou heir day-o-day
aciviie. In many of her
picure, Pollok apure he
mounainou enery of he
area, uh a her image of
Key (right), an 11h enury
Buddhis monasery perhed
on a raggy hill ouide Kaza
he apial of Spii.
Paionae abou helping
o preerve he Spii people
genle, imple way of life
and belief, Pollok founded
a hariy o help build vial
infrasrucure o improve heir
healh, hygiene and wellbeing
wihou sripping hem of
heir naive ideniy, religion
and usom. A fellow of he
RGS, Pollok dilay a e
of her image a he oiey
hi ring. A film abou her
hariy and picure, Saving
Spiti, will be hown a he RGS
on Tueday 12 April a 7pm.
rgs.org
2 Sony WorldPhotographyAward 2016
Somerset House, London
22 April to 8 May
Seleced from more han
230,000 enrie, 500 winning,
finalis and horlised image
from hi year Sony World
Phoography Award will be on
how a Somere Houe for
jus over wo week hi ring.
Repreening ome of he
world fines onemporary
phoography hrough i
Profeional, Open and
Youh ompeiion, he
award over a vas range
of genre from landape,
naure and wildlife, o sill
life, arhiehure and ravel.
The work demonsrae a
srong ene of empahy and
originaliy, and highligh he
ue of new ehnology uh
a drone.
Image by he reipien
of hi year Ousanding
Conribuion o Phoography,
RongRong & Inri he
influenial huband and wife
eam who have helped hape
onemporary phoography in
China will alo be on how
somersethouse.org.uk
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THE BIG VIEW
THE LATESTWHAT'S ON
EXHIBITIONS
Painting with Light: Art andphotography from the Pre-Raphaelite to the modern age
Tate Britain, London
11 May to 25 September
Revealing how vial paining and phoography
were o one anoher during he lae 19h enury,Tae Briain new exhibiion inlude 200 work
by leading figure from he wo medium,
inluding Rober Adamon, JWM Turner and Julia
Margare Cameron. Paining wih Ligh how
how he dawn of phoography oinided wih
a ide of revoluionary idea in he ar, uh a
Turner iniring he firs phoographi panorami
viewpoin and John Everet Millai invoking
meaning and emoion in ar. There will alo be
ene reaed by he ame aris, uh a Alvin
Langdon Coburn, in boh media. The exhibiion
emphaie he imporane of looking ouide
of your hoen ar form for iniraion.
tate.org.uk
JoanPollock
AtkinsonGrimshawcourtesyofTateBritain
AlexanderSemenov,Russia
,SonyWorldPhotographyAwards2016
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EDITED BY ANNA BONITA EVANS
Orkney Nature FesivalVariou location, Orkney
16 to 22 May
Thi year Orkney Naure Fesival
i a week-long even filled wih walk,day rip, boa exurion and film
reening o elebrae he iland
rih naural heriage. The ull programme
i lised on he webie, bu viior
an expec ighing o he regular
viior o he iland, inluding
ommon and grey eal, guillemo,
razorbill, kitiwake and ulmar.
orkneynaturefesival.org
BANFF Mountain Film FesivalVariou location, UK and Ireland
7 April to 28 May
Thi ring, ah a a loaion near
you he BANFF Mounain Film Fesival.
Sreening a 22 venue aro he UK
and Ireland, hi year line-up deliver
he bes new film reaed or he global
mounain and or ommuniy. Ge
ready or wo and hal hour o exploring
remoe ulure, inene expediionand hrilling acion or, all rom he
omor o your inema ea.
banff-uk.com
Broad Outdoor Fesival 2016Broad National Park, Norfolk and Suffolk
7 to 22 May
Wih 186 mile o oopah and 122 mile
o river, he Broad Naional Park i
he ideal plae or an oudoor esival.
Wih a hedule ull o even aking
plae hroughou he hree week o he
esival, ome highligh inlude a walk
aro RSPB Srumphaw Fen naure
reerve o hear he dawn horu and
a boa rip o Hoveon Grea Broad
Naure Trail.
outdoorfesival.co.uk
NATURE AND ADVENTURE FESTIVALS
THURSDAY
Wainwright WanderTake in ix o he bes ummi in he Lake Disric
during hi nine-mile hike. The roue will reward
walker wih sunning view o Butermere,
Ennerdale, Wadale and Borrowdale.
Event grade: Very hard. Tickets: 25
Monty HallWrier, explorer and eleviion preener Mony Hall
ha irumnavigaed he globe our ime. Hell
reoun ome o hi mos memorable expediion,
inluding he diovery o a unken iy off he Tamil
Nadu oas o India and enouner during an ani-
poahing projec in Nyika Plaeau, norhern Malawi.
Standard tickets: 18
FRIDAY
Blencathra by MoonlightClimb one o he mos norherly mounain o he
Lake Disric during une o reah he ummi
plaeau under sarligh. I i a lear nigh here
will be pleny o elesial deligh o ee.
Event grade: Eay.Tickets: 30
Jame CracknellOlympi gold medalis and ix-ime World
Champion ahlee Jame Craknell alk abou hi
mos gruelling endurane expediion o dae. Hell
ouh upon he phyial and menal hallenge he
aed during he Amunden Omega3 Souh Pole
Rae and hi rip aro he Alani. Tickets: 26
SATURDAY
Wild CampingA wo-day inroducion o wild amping in he Lake,
he rip roue inlude a walk along he Langsrah
Valley and, afer ending he nigh above Eadale
wih view o Gramere o ake in, a deen o
Waendlah o ollow he pah bak o Kewik.Event grade: Moderae. Tickets: 70
Alan HinkeThe firs Brion o limb all 14 o he world peak
over 8,000m, Alan Hinke give a gripping
aoun o hi advenure ouing on reahing
he ummi o Everes, K2 and Kanghenjunga.
Hell alo ouh upon more reen advenure,
inluding ie limbing in Norway. Tickets: 15
SUNDAY
Beginner NavigationA day o learning navigaion in he Cumbrian
mounain, hi oure will help you undersand
differen map ale, inerpre onour, plan
and ollow a roue, esimae disane, plu how
o navigae in poor viibiliy.
Event grade: Moderae.Tickets: 40
Dicover Rock ClimbingLearn o limb ome o Lakeland rok ae
during hi hree-hour inroducory eion. Wih
a maximum o ix people per group, eah peron
will ge oahing rom experiened insrucor.
Event grade: Moderae. Tickets: 37.50
Kewick Mountain Fesival19-22 May, Crow Park, Kewik, Cumbria
For the full chedule, and more information on each event, viit kewickmountainfesival.co.uk
BOOK AHEAD
KESWICK MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
A weekend filled wih alk, aciviie and soring even all relaed o mounain
ulure, he Kewik Mounain Feival in he Lake Diric atrac oudoor
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Your leerWrie o u! We love geting your view and resone; email [email protected]
THE LATESTFEEDBACK
More women phoographer, pleae!Oh where oh where have he
women phoographer gone?
Oh where oh where an hey be?
I eagerly wai eah monh for my
delivered opy of Outdoor Photography,
and even more eagerly flip o he In he
magazine hi monh page bu my
aniipaion rapidly ubide when I find,
ye again, here are no feaured women.
There are ome secaular women
phoographer, bu why are hey no feaured
in OP? I he ommen from Vicoria Gray
from Nevada (Your leter, OP203) orrec,
in ha i ju oo hard for u women o find
a uiable ree o wee behind when oudoor
and herefore we anno ake grea phoo?
I he age-old ereoype acually rue ha
women don elf-promoe and o don
ak o be feaured in OP? Or perhap i
he oher age-old ereoype ha naure/
landape phoography require a degree of
exacne ha (oo-emoional) women lak?
I peronally haven ried ubmiting o
OPbeaue Im ju plain old oo buy
rying o redefine a new areer while raiing
a munhkin who ha ime o inveigae
where o buy a e of (frankly, aniquaed)
CD-R? I uppoe all oher women
phoographer have imilar exue. In he
meanime, I uppoe Ill add CD-R o my
hopping li on he off-hane ha hey ill
ell hem a groery ore, and will ye again
eagerly awai May onribuor page.
Sara Rawlinson, via email
Ed resoneHi Sara, thank you for raising
this issue. We would love to feature more work
by female photographers, we simply dont receive
as many submissions f rom women compared with
men. Youll hopefully be pleased to see that this
month women photographers are better
represented on our contributors page, but
we agree that it would be great to have a more
even balance of male and female photographers
in O utdoor Photography.
We are also aware that finding the time to send
in entries by post is an issue for men and women
alike so youll be happy to know that an online
submission system for the magazine is in development
and set to launch soon; well reveal all the details
as soon as it has been fully tested and is ready to
go live.
Walking the lineFor once, leaving my DSLR at home was
a smart move. I had t ravelled up to the
Peak District, f rom London via Beeston
and Buxton, for what has become an
annual cycling weekend with a couple
of friends. As we were due to cover about
35 miles, starting on the Tissington trail
(an old railway line, repurposed for
cyclists and walkers) at Sparklowtowards Ashbourne, and then back to
Sparklow. Cycling and a tight schedule
meant my DSLR had to stay in London.
Autumn was nearing its pinnacle; the
landscape was a kaleidoscope of coloured
foliage, softened that morning by heavy
fog. Perfect photography conditions, if
you had a camera, that is. The limitations
of my iPhone 5s camera wouldnt do
justice to the scenery, so I resigned myselfto enjoying the beauty of the landscape
without the pressure of recording it.
As we prepared the bikes I saw a couple
returning from walking their dog. It was
a photographic gift that I couldnt pass
up. They were framed beautifully by the
trees, the fog softening the background
so they stood out as near silhouettes.
It was a simple image that needed careful
framing and little else.
The original camera image was
disappointing, flat and lifeless with
muddy colouring; it didnt reflect
the scene I had seen. But I felt thecomposition worked well, and some
minor tweaking would bring it to life.
My first attempt with Lo -Mobs black
& white treatment felt too cold.
Instead, I used the Enlight app by
Lightricks, changing the crop and
adjusting the clarity to highlight the
figures. The tilt and shift allowed me
to soften the right-hand side, where the
texture of the foliage was too distracting.I then exported to Instagram to apply the
Crema filter, which gave a warmer and
softer colouring. This treatment more
closely resembled the scene I saw.
Happy with the result, and as the only
image I took t hat weekend, it more than
made up for having to leave my camera
at home.
Nic Davies, via email
Look afer your bootsI have just read a letter about wet feet
due to boots being li ke sponges (Wet
weather gear, OP203). I have had a pairof Le Ch ameau Mouflon Plus leather,
Gore-Tex lined boots for about 10 years
now. They have been worked reasonably
hard in wet terrain in the Scottish hills.
From day one I have treated them with
Nikwax Aqueous proofer, and as a result
they are as waterproof as any wellies
up to a point, of course. The moral is,
buy good boots and look after them.
They will ser ve you well and keep your
feet dry.
Jim Paxton, via email
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For more information, visit samsung.com
LETTER
OFTHE
MONTH
aboveNi Davie
iPhone image,
aken in he
Peak Diric.
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Snowdonia National Park
North Wales
(Weekend Workshop 750)
Friday 14th October to
Sunday 16th October 2016
Jurrasic CoastDorset
(One day Workshop 195)
Sunday 20th November 2016
Jurrasic CoastDorset
(One day Workshop 195)
Saturday 19th November 2016
GlencoeScotland
(Weekend Workshop 725)
Friday 27th January to
Sunday 29th January 2017
JEREMY WALKER
LandscapeWorkshopsin association with LEE Filters
LEE Filters have teamed up with leading landscape
photographer Jeremy Walker for a number of exclusive
photographic workshops.
Ideally suited to photographers who wish to learn more about
the use of filters, these extensive workshops will be limited to
just eight photographers and will concentrate on all the key
elements of landscape photography.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
IMPROVE YOUR LANDSCAPE
PHOTOGRAPHY?
For further information visit www.leefilters.com or
for booking details please contact Jeremy on
01935 872537 or [email protected]
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Kei The sate where the figure i even and beautiful. Augus 2010. Akita Japan
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Yuuzen The sate of water, voice and emotion ariing flourihingly. November 2004. Gifu Japan
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Kizashi New thing begin to occur. And, the ign of thing that will occur. Augus 2010. Akita Japan
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Mizoregawa The sate when now i about to diolve in the water of the river. January 2005. Miyagi Japan
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Jikuu Time and sace. January 2007. Miyazaki Japan
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Engen The place where things are being generated and is the basis of all the things. May 2008. Yamagata Japan
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Kamui Majesy of God. May 2008. Yamagata Japan
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can survive for over 1,000 years with no
obvious deterioration.
Given that large format images printed using
the platinum palladium process are capable
of capturing the most exquisite levels of detail,
he acknowledges that it seems a preposterous
clash to print t hem on rough washi paper, butits a contradiction Nobuyuki enjoys. The paper
is well known for its unriva lled strength, and as
a Japanese person it is part of my identity, which
is something I wanted to bring to the project.
Compared with western paper its roughness
is readily apparent, but it gives a softness and
warmth to the images, and this flavour is
something that makes it all worthwhile. I thin k
that is something that all a rt needs.
Many of the scenes featured in his work are
from his favourite places to photograph nature,
in Gifu and Nagano prefectures. When I go out,
I decide the direction I wi ll take only once
I am there on location, as I dont like to have
a destination in m ind. I follow my feelings, and
sometimes feel the call of a particula r place
pull me towards it. I worship nature, so to speak,
and feel that water, trees and stones have dignity;
that they are more holy than I am. I often usethe term yubi, meaning gentle (yu) and
beautiful (bi), to describe things I see in nature,
and feel an overwhelming sense of existence
from them; thats why I like to capture them
on film. Although I am always endeavouring
to capture portraits of the gods in nature,
of course I dont always connect with things
on this level; I just keep walking until its so,
and I dont mind how much time I spend for
that to happen maybe this is a way of think ing
particular to t he Japanese!
After already spending 20 years work ing on
the project, Nobuyuki feels he will continue
with it for the rest of his life. Through it he says
he has become more modest, and has learnt just
how fragile and courageous nature is, but it is
the longevity of the prints that is the real driv ing
force behind his commitment to it. I want to
leave nature to posterity, as in this world itis very diffi cult to do that bec ause economic
activities are given priority and we cannot
prevent the destruction of nature. I am taking
photos for the people who will live in 1,000 years
time or later, I think it is my job to show the next
generations what was once here.
See more of Nobuyukis work at zenne-inc.com.
You can see a wonderful 30-minute documentary
film about Nobuyuki and the Myriads of Gods
project on the Outdoor Photography website, at
outdoorphotographymagazine.co.uk.
Zen The sate of being itelf. The exac. November 2004. Gifu Japan
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ONE MONTH, ONE PICTURE
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I sat there for hours, enveloped in the salty
scented spray, making images on this primeval,
threatening rocky foreshore at Woolacombe.
For a landscape photographer, conditions dont
get much better than this: moody monochromatic
lighting with a softened contrast due to the
heavily overcast conditions, a soul-stirring
stormy cloud base and high winds violently
throwing up spume from the surface of the
crashing waves.When were faced with a scene like this, the
most valuable luxury available to us is time.
The weather was forecast to remain unsettled
all afternoon, allowing me to obsessively hone
my composition and play with the various
elements inside the frame over potentially
hundreds of exposures. Choosing which
elements to keep and which to discard is an
exercise in compositional geometry. The most
captivating feature of the scene was the wild,
stormy sea juxtaposed against the solid jagged
rocks anchoring the base of the composition.
After analysing a ser ies of captured images on
the LCD, it slowly became obvious that waves
breaking at this position, linking the upper and
lower halves of the image through the horizon,
were obvious candidates for a main subject.
My favoured placement for main subjects is
often around the rabatment (pronounced like
apartment). We can visualise this i maginary
line within any frame, by mentally rotating one
of the short sides up towards one of the longersides, and then imagining a line dropped down
from the end of it to create the fourth side of an
imaginary square, as though making a square
crop from the left or right side.
This imaginar y rabatment line offers a
compositional placement suggestion, much like
the rule of thirds, which encourages us to place
our main subject one third of the way along our
image and one third of the way from the base or
the top. Unlike the rule of thirds, rabatment
only directs horizontal placement in a landscape
aspect photograph. Importantly, though, in my
experience, it always works with images of any
aspect ratio except those shot in 2:1, where the
rabatment coincides with the central vertical
line of the image.
I attached an appropriate strength neutral
density filter to allow the choice of a shutter
speed sympathetic to the movement of the
waves at an optimum aperture of f/11. A neutral
density graduated filter was used to accentuate
the drama in the clouds. Then, as the hourspassed and the waves kept hitting the shoreline,
I made multiple captures using a remote release
to avoid camera shake, all the time try ing to
capture a wave breaking in the perfect place
at the perfect moment.
Faced with a captivating coastal scene, and with time on his side, Pete Bridgwood takes theopportunity to practise a geometrical composition technique to emphasise the stormy sea
above Woolacombe, Devon.Fujifilm X-Pro1 wih Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R
LM OIS len a 18mm, ISO 200, 1/8ec a f/11,
Lee Seven5 3-sop ND and 2-sop ND grad,
Manfroto 055CXPRO3 ripod, Manfroto 405 Pro
Geared Head
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LEARNING ZONEIMPROVE38 Quick guide to...
High frame rate shooting
30How to photograph
epic landscapes
THE WOW FACTOR
Alex Nails guide to capturing the drama of epic landscapes
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I
t seems appropriate that I should start an article about shooting epic
landscapes while camped up a Scottish mountain in the snow. Its just
after 3pm, Im lying in a tent and about to put my crampons on to dothe final 150m to the top of Stob Coire Raineach. Id be in trouble
with the editor (and mountain rescue) if I proposed you all do the same
at such a late stage in the day, but the truth is that capturing epic
images usually means putting in extra effort.
Epic images often combine a dramatic location with spectacular
lighting. The resulting photos show the wonder of nature and get
a wow from the viewer. Of course, photography can be much more
than burning peoples eyes out with raging sunset, but there is still
a lot to be said for images that excite and amaze. More than that,
these photos are incredibly diffi cult to achieve. Success is met with huge
satisfaction. If youre looking to take your photography in a thrilling
new direction, then shooting epic landscapes might be the way!
How o phoographepic landcape
LEARNING ZONE
Creating truly awe-inspiring landscape photographs requires three essential ingredients:a breathtaking location, stunning light and technical mastery;Alex Nailshows youhow to maximise your chances of capturing images that stand out from the crowd
TRIP PLANNING
I you don have monh o wander in he oudoor, henplan o make ure you are in he righ place a he righ
ime. Finding new locaion o phoograph can be done
rom he comor o your home. There i a wide range
o ool available o help you on your way.
We are orunae in he UK o have he bes mapping
in he world, which make finding poenial ho and way
o geting o your locaion much eaier han i i abroad,
where mapping i ofen le deailed. I you can inerpre
conour hen i relaively eay o ideniy poenial
viewpoin and anicipae cene you may encouner.
Uing map excluively allow you o vii a landcape
relaively blind, which can be creaively invigoraing.
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The Photographers Ephemeris
If you are hoping o apure a flaming unrie or une,he Phoographer Ephemeri (phooephemeri.om)
an be ued o ee how he poiion of he un varie wih
loaion and ime of year. The online web app give a whole
hos of addiional informaion, while he mobile app give
you imilar opion when you are on loaion.
Google EarthGoogle Earh i he go-o ool for horoughly exploring
mounain area. While he aerial view on offer lak he
deail of a map, hey give a muh beter impreion of he
landape you are likely o find. By flying around Google
Earh you an plae yourelf on he op of a dozen mounain
ummi in a mater of minue. The day/nigh imulaion
allow you o move hrough ime howing how he ligh willfall on he landape a well a where he un, moon and
sar will rie and e. Sine Google Earh alo give you
a hree-dimenional view of he world hi i a loe a
you an ome o previualiing your finihed image.
PanoramioIn addiion, phoo from Panoramio (panoramio.om) an be
found geoloaed in hi hree-dimenional world o give you
a real view of wha he landape look like. Thee image
are generally happy nap ha are perfec for forming
ompoiional idea wihou being influened by he arisi
idea of oher phoographer.
Google Earh
(lef) wa ued
o virually ou
a remoe loaion
in Greenland.Canon EOS 5DS R
with 16-35mm len
at 24mm, ISO 100,
1/60ec and
1/180ec at /8,
three horizontal
image sitched
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WEATHER AND LIGHTING
The mos dramai ligh ofen
ome beore or afer he
wors weaher. Even in he
middle o a maive low-
preure ysem i i poible o have
momen o ruly enaional ligh.
Rain ofen leave behind lear air and
a olourul landape bear hi in
mind when reading oreas.Loal weaher oreas are a good
plae o sar. The Me Offi e and BBC
are grea in he UK, and here are
imilar naional oreaser in mos
o he wesern world.
Mounain oreas give more
in-deph inormaion abou wha
he weaher i doing and alo inlude
inormaion eifi o he ummi.
The weaher in Kendal an be very
differen o he weaher on Saell!
The Mounain Weaher Inormaion
Servie (mwi.org.uk) give oreas
or all he mounain range o he UK,inluding he likelihood o loud-ree
ummi. I i imporan o read and
undersand hi oreas beore
heading ou.
Wha hoe oreas ofen mi
are he underlying rend driving
he oreas. Learning how o read
ynopi har an help you o
undersand he probabiliy o erain
weaher ourrene, pariularly
when you are planning rip everal
day or more ino he uure.
In general, oreas rom he BBC
and Me Offi e overing a period o
beween five and 10 day err on he
ide o auion omeime reading
ynopi har an give you reaon
o be opimisi. The webie Windyy
(windyy.om) ha a beauiul graphial
repreenaion o he Global Foreas
Sysem (GFS) weaher oreas modeland i grea or beginner.
Being able o ideniy loud ype
an help you predic he ligh ha will
arrive a he sar and end o he day.
I am pariularly drawn o high aliude
loud inluding alosrau, irru
and aloumulu. Thee loud ofen
provide he mos rihly oloured kie
and regularly preede a warm ron
hi i where being able o read and
undersand hoe ynopi har
ome in!
I you ee he botom o he loud glowing beore
unrie hi i a good indiaor ha you are in or
a ecaular ky. Make ure you are prepared!
PRO TIP
During heavy rain
in Ausria beam
o ligh hone
hrough dark
loud overhead.
Canon EOS 6D with
a 70-200mm lens
at 82mm, ISO 100,
1/180sec at f/11
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SCOUTING LOCATIONS
Souing i an invaluable
mehod o onsruc phoo
opporuniie in advane.
Trip on loudy day an
be pu o good ue by exploring
ompoiion and finding new
loaion. Take reerene ho o ha
you have omehing o ome bak o
and sore hem all in one plae on your
ompuer. I ofen relae hee rial
image o a ompa direcion o ha
I an ie in he ompoiion wih he
poiion o he un. When i overas,
ry o viualie how he ligh migh all
a unrie and une or how he
mounain migh look wih now
being able o imagine your end goal
pu you halway o ahieving i.
Souing alo exend o exploring
a loaion immediaely prior o he
bes ligh arriving. Even go a ar a
acually hooing he image o ee i
he ho work and o olve any glaring
ompoiional iue. The aim i o be
in a poiion where, when he ky e
on fire, you an almly walk around
apuring he image you have planned.
HEADING INTO THE WILDERNESS
Some o he UK mos
dramai landape loaion
are wihin eay reah you
don need o hike or a week
in he wilderne. Here, like many
plae worldwide, here are roadha lead ino he mounain and
offer enaional view, bu heir
aeibiliy bring wih i amiliariy
wih he viewing publi. I you wan o
ahieve ha wow acor image youll
have o venure a litle urher rom he
road unle youre prepared o hang
on or one-in-a-lieime ligh.
I heading ou ino he wild eem
dauning, onider hi: mos people
who limb mounain aren ahlee.
You don even need o be fi o ge upome o he UK eaier peak. Even
wih 100m o elevaion, a whole new
world an emerge.
Inves in uiable oudoor gear
and boo, pik a unny day, rope in
a riend and go or i. A you develop
your oudoor experiene you will
quikly grow in onfidene. I won be
long beore you are planning your firs
ummi amp!
One hing you will need above all
ele i enaiy. Walking up a mounainor ino he wilderne in neearily
eay, and i i ineviable ha your rip
will be ruile ime and ime again.
Try o look a your ailure a
uee evenually you will be
rewarded, ailure i par o he proe.
Thi image wa
apured on
a ouing rip -
omeime you an
be unexpecedly
ueul.
Canon EOS 5DS R
with a 16-35mm
len at 16mm,
ISO 100, 1/45ec
at f/8, five vertical
image sitched
Repeaed
bakpaking rip
o Ieland finally
reuled in eeing
a enaional
momen.
Canon EOS 6D witha 16-35mm len
at 35mm, ISO 100,
1/45ec, 1/15ec
and 1/8ec at f/8,
ix vertical image
sitched
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FIVE EPIC
LOCATIONS
1Fur Tor, DevonThe wo o hree-hour walk
in from he ar park a Lane Endake you up Tavy Cleave, one
of Darmoor mos picureque
area. The view over he leave
from Fur Tor i a lai!
2AMhaighdean,Highland
If you really wan an advenure,
how abou amping on Soland
mos remoe munro? The enire
area, deep in he hear of
Fiherfield Fores, i full
of inredible enery.
3Landmannalaugar,Iceland
If you have wanderlus, book
a heap ummer fligh o Ieland
and go o Landmannalaugar.
The landape i a ecaular
a i i unique.
4Stac Pollaidh,Highland
Thi diminuive Sotih peak,
in Inverpolly in he norh-wes
Highland o he norh of
Ullapool, i one of he eaies
hike in he UK bu he view
i offer are ou of hi world.
5The SnowdonHorseshoe,
GwyneddWalking he Miner Pah up
Snowdon evenually ake you
o a ridge wih fanasi view
around he enire horehoe.
Coninuing on over he ummi
ake you o he impreive
ridge of Y Lliwedd.
Maser amera ehnique don le
i hinder you a ruial momen.
Seek ou new loaion ha he
viewer an be exied abou.
Plan your image wih map and
online ool.
Spend muh ime on loaion.
Undersand weaher and loud
ype o you an predic epi ligh.
Sou your ho o ha when he
ligh arrive you know exacly wha
you wan o do.
Ue amera usom mode o
reae a repeaable proe.
Brake your image if hooing ino
fiere ligh o give he bes hane
of ue.
Shoo panorama of mounain
visa o how he ale.
Keep a i youll probably fail pleny
of ime before you finally ueed.
STEPS TO SUCCESS
TAKE PART
Enter
our epic landscapes
competition turn to
page 111 for details
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2
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5
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38Outdoor PhotographyMay 2016
QUICK GUIDE TO
High frame rate shooting for wildlifeThe abiliy o modern amera o ake phoograph in rapid ueion i a grea
advanage in apuring fleeing asec o behaviour and dynami image o moving
animal. The oninuou hooing mode an alo be an ae in oher iuaion when
hooing wildlie, a Richard Garvey-Williamsexplain
S
o here we are, utilising our panningskills to track a flying bird or a running
animal through the viewfinder. The
autofocus is locked on to our subjectand the camera is cleverly adapting the focus as
it speeds towards us. We gently press the shutter
release and hear that satisfying t-t-t-t-t-t-t.There are certain phases of the gait of a moving
animal or the wing-beat of a bird that willcreate a more appealing and balanced
photograph with a greater sense of dynam ism.
Firing off bursts at the right time greatlyimproves our chances of capturing that
moment. And, of course, the higher the framerate particularly when the action is fast the
better the odds of success.
SOME IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
When you e he drive mode o oninuou
hooing, many amera now offer high or low-seed opion. I youre phoographing a low-
moving ubjec, he lower seed may uffi e and
a lea you won rik filling your memory ard
wih virually idenial ho.
I he acion i likely o be inene and prolonged,
i worh onidering your amera abiliy o
keep up wih all hi daa oming in o quikly.
The ize o he daa buffer will affec how many
ho you an fire off in one uained equene
beore i low down or op o lear he
amaed daa. Faer memory ard may alo
help dereae waiing ime i i doe buffer ou.
When ollowing a paage o oninued acion,
i i ofen beter o fire off hor bur now andhen raher han keeping your finger preed
down on he huter releae oninuouly. Thi
way, when ha peak momen ome, he
amera will ill be ready o apure more
image raher han be alled while i lear he
buffer o ho ha were le imporan.
I i doubul ha he amera will be able o
hoo he deired number o equenial image
needed o over he iuaion you are aing,
i may be worh wihing rom Raw o apuring
he image a JPEG, whih will wrie o he
memory ard more quikly.
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left When a hameleon projeci ongue o ah inec prey,
i all over in a sli eond.
While phoographing hi
Namaqua hameleon in
Namibia, I oon learned o begin
firing a bur a oon a I aw
i aring o open i mouh.
Evenually, wih ome paiene,
I wa able o apure one wi h
he ongue ully exended.Canon EOS 5D MkIII with
EF 100-400mm L lens,
ISO 400,1/1000sec at f/9
right In apuring hi porrai oa male leopard, hee wo were
aken only a sli eond apar.
Canon EOS 7D with EF 500mm
f/4 L and 1.4x converter,
ISO 200, 1/250sec at f/6.3
below In hi equene o a babyelephan ruhing bak o i
moher ide, I hink mo
viewer would agree ha he
hird image (botom) i he mo
impacul he leg are niely
eparaed and a ull reah, he
ail i urved upward and he
runk i exended orward.
Canon EOS 5D MkIII with
EF 100-400mm L lens,
ISO 400, 1/250sec at f/5.6
OTHER BENEFITS OF
A HIGH FRAME RATE
Even wih a walking animal i i diffi ul o
monior all he variable acor ha migh
onribue o making an engaging ho,
uh a he phae o i gai, diracion
in he bakground and he direcion o i
gaze. Shooing in oninuou mode will
help you apure ha sli eond when
i all ome ogeher.
For porrai i an alo be a lie aver.
Quirky or emoive expreion an be very
fleeing, and a hange in he angle o he
gaze o reveal a ah-ligh in he eye may
only la a sli eond.
Ofen animal will blink or flik an ear,
pariularly i heyre being peered byflie. So, again, firing off a ouple o ho
will enure you have a beter hane o
oming away wih wha you waned.
You alo ofen find ha he eond or
hird ho o a equene i a litle harper,
pariularly when aking rik wih lower
huter seed due o poor ligh. Thi i
beaue he very ligh movemen aued
when you pre down on he huter
releae buton ha diipaed by hen.
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LIE OF THE LAND
40Outdoor PhotographyMay 2016
When Im perfor ming or rehearsing music in
my day job (or rather evening and weekend job)
as a professional cellist, I always think visually
as opposed to emotionally. I think this helps
keep me centred and focused rather than risk
losing myself in the sheer loveliness of somemusic. It makes complete sense to me that this
process is reversed when Im involved in creating
an image, be it when Im out shooting in the
natural landscape or back in the warmth editing,
and I often find myself hearing a specific type
of music in my head at this t ime.
The image shown here, which Ive entitled
Touching, was shot locally in Wendover Woods,
on the edge of the Chilterns, at the start of 2016.
Like the m ajority of my images, its monochrome
and my intention was to capture the atmosphere
of dark, seemingly sinister woods and bring out
a softer, more human element of the location.
Here its the branches touching each other in the
centre of the image. For me, the music that
always accompanies this image is the Adagietto
from Ma hlers Fifth Symphony.
Composing in the late 18th/early 19th century,Mahler wrote music for huge orchestras that
included harps, many strange varieties of wind
instruments and an enormous section of
percussion instruments for that big bang
moment. His life and, perhaps u nsurprisingly,
his music, was full of success and sorrow, hope
and unavoidable despair. The Fif th Symphony
is characteristically heavy with sadness. It even
kicks off with a funeral march. T he Adagietto,
however, played by only the str ing instruments
and harp, was intended by Mahler to be a love
letter to his wife. Named after a musical term
to convey the relatively slow tempo that
the composer intended, the piece is a simple
expression of love, filled with tenderness.
Yet being the fourth out of five movements,
its surrounded by music thats often much
darker in nature.What cou ld be gentler and show more love
than a touch? Out of the darkness of the woods
above we see light, and were only able to see the
branches touching because of this light. Through
the darkness and the mi st, hope shines just as
Mahlers love letter does in his Fifth Symphony.
Maybe the image evokes very different music
for you. Of course, perhaps you feel it needs no
music at all. Either way, I hope that sharing the
music that influenced and inspired the image
has added to your experience, and hopefully
enjoyment, of it.
A photographic noteFor professional cellist Claire McConnell, music and photography are intertwined.Here she explains how a classical piece by Mahler inspired her to capture thecomplex atmosphere of a woodland scene close to her home in Buckinghamshire
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OPINION
42Outdoor PhotographyMay 2016
To feed or
not to feed
With the debate raging on whether or notwe as photographers should feed wildanimals,Andrew Parkinsonreveals wherehe stands on the issue. Drawing on hisexperiences in the field, he explores thereasons for intervening wisely, and says weall need to make our own informed choices
My first recollection of feeding wildlife was when, as a young child, I used
to go for walks with my gran. She would always take with her a small bag
of grated cheese, which she would feed to various small birds at regular
intervals. Here rob, rob was one of the definitive sounds of my childhood,
no doubt due in part to the immediacy with which robins would
opportunistically appear in the hedgerow. Forty years later, my passion
for wildlife continues unabated, as does my desire to make a positive
contribution whenever and wherever I can. T his is at the very core of who
I am and what I want to achieve. Ra lph Waldo Emersons famous saying,
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. Thi s
is to have succeeded, pretty much epitomises my lifes (not particularly
lofty) ambition. This often includes, but is not limited to, the o ccasional
supplementary feeding of our anima l cousins, especially during critical
or challenging times in t heir lives. I say supplementary feeding becauseIm always incredibly mindful never to create a dependence on the food
that I provide.
Its perhaps not surprising, then, that in the latest to feed or not to
feed social media squabble playing out at present I am fir mly in the feed
camp, but only under specific circumstances and only with certai n species.
Its also important to state that this is simply my opinion, based on my
own extensive experience and subject knowledge, and that t here is no
definitive one-size-fits-all solution to this delicate issue. As is ty pical with
wildlife photography we need to make our own responsible judgement
calls about what is right and what is not.
To date, the only mammals I have routinely fed in relation to my
photography are foxes and badgers, but with both I have one overriding
objective. That is to never build an association between humans and the
provision of food. With rura l foxes especially, this association wouldalmost certainly bring them to har m at the hands of some ill-informed
halfwit with a gu n fetish.
I have, for the last 15 years, invested huge amounts of time into
photographing badgers, striving as I do with every subject to try to raise
the bar of what has a lready been achieved. Working exclusively in the
daylight hours this can be ext raordinarily challenging, as a badgers first
instinct upon leaving the sett i s to head straight for cover. There are of
course those who may argue that I could still make images without using
food and this, to a degree, is true. However, these images would consist
almost exclusively of badgers rear ends d isappearing at speed into some
tangled bracken.
Its also worth noting that during the long, dry summer months,
badgers and their young are most vulnerable to starvation anddehydration as the earthworms on which they often feed retreat deeper
into the soil. Taking this into account, together with the fact t hat there
was an absence of any water close to the part icular sett I spend time at,
it was a no-brainer for me to star t putting down some supplementary food
and water during the challenging wa rmer months. The badgers and their
young benefit from the small amount of regular food and water I provide
and, in doing so, they pause long enough for me to make some images.
Equally, I always remain downwind and am always concealed so that no
potentially harmfu l association could ever be created a win-win to even
the most ardent pedant! On evenings when I wasnt photographing, and
therefore not present to oversee their safety, I would throw the food into
the bracken so that they could forage out of sight.
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With my fox cub project I used largely the same sense of logic, reasonand compassion. Several years earlier I had seen first-hand the awful
consequences for a young fox family when one of the adult food providers
was killed. Although I hadnt been photographing the group, I didnt
hesitate to step in to help. When I did, thi ngs began to look up. I vowed
then that if I were to experience a similar situation in the future I would
do the same. Speak ing candidly, there isnt a person alive today who could
persuade me, under any circumstances, to sit back and watch a young
family suffer the agony of sta rvation; not if there was something I could
do to help.
Fast-forward to 2010 when, concealed in a hide, I watched mesmerised
as seven young, vulnerable fox cubs emerged from an earth close to home.
In that instant I k new that I was going to do everything I could to help
them reach adulthood. And yes, as a wildlife photographer, no one shouldbe too surprised to learn that Id be recording their progress along
the way. Every day for seven weeks I sat, watching, learning and
photographi ng. As time went by, their innate foxiness increased and,
as they star ted to venture further a field their visits grew more and more
sporadic. Nevertheless, I have a great sense of pride in knowing that
while the fox cubs never knew me, they benefitted greatly from our
brief relationship.
Wildli fe photographers must be prepared to make si milar judgement
calls. Every time we step out in to the field to make images there are
consequences. However, with a little intelligence, some informed
fieldwork and compassion, our actions can, on occasion, have no negative
impact, just a whole heap of benefits.
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TOP STRAP
LOCATIONSGUIDE46Viewpoint of the month
1 Porth Nanven cove Cornwall
2 Lodge Park Wood Pembrokeshire
50Viewpoint3 Tumbling Hill Derbyshire
4 Perch Rock lighthoue Merseyside
5 King' Wood Ken
6 Portreath Cornwall
7 Hell Bank Derbyshire
8 Back Tor Derbyshire
9 Trebarwith Strand Cornwall
10 Porth-cadjack Cove Cornwall
Thee are baed around
an averagely fitperon.
Below arelooe guideline
to what the rating mean(N.B. they are aigned by
the author and notverified
by OP. Walkdisance are
one-way only):
ay acce you
an prety muc ge sra g
uof our car and uickl
be a he viewpoin via good
ualiy pah.
2/5 Some gentlewa ng generally le
han a half mile i involved,
which may be on mixed
ualiy pah.
3/5 A walk of up to
a out two m e, over
uie eay errain.
4/5 Medium length
hike up to about four
mile over mixed errain,
poibly wih ome quie
seep gradien.
5/5 The mos diffi cult
cce.Long hike over
challenging errain (e.g.
mounain/ummi/seep
coasal errain); or involve
ravelling over paricularly
exreme ground (e.g.
crambling on rock/
expoed coasal pah
or mounain ridge) over
any disance. Map plotings are approximae
ACCESS RATING
Trebarwih Srand, Cornwall by Mat Whorlow
2
87
5
4
3
1
10
9
6
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VIEWPOINT OF THE MONTH
LOCATIONS GUIDE
Timing his visit with sunset and a low tide,Andrew Rayheads to a photogenic Cornishcove and captures a dynamic wideangleimage from the boulder-strewn beach
Porth Nanven cove,
Cornwall
Porth Nanven cove is located in
a site of special scientific interest
near St Just in the fa r west of
Cornwall. It lies at the seaward
end of Cot Valley, in a wild and often
windswept location where, when the
conditions are right, spectacularly large
waves crash in off the Atlantic Ocean.The cove faces west towards the Brisons,
a twin-peaked islet one mile offshore
that is said by some to resemble General
Charles de Gaulle lying on his back.
The beach is often referred to as
the dinosaur egg beach because of
a remarkable deposit of oval-shaped
boulders. These were moulded by the sea
120,000 years ago and left suspended on
the raised beach behind the cove when
sea levels receded. Hundreds of them
have since broken away from the cliff
due to coastal erosion, and fallen to the
beach below.
The former tin mining valley that
leads to the cove has its own, very mild,
microclimate and is a popular locationfor birdwatchers and nature lovers. It is
not uncommon to see Cornish choughs
flying over the cove and surrounding
area. These red-legged, red-billed birds
are symbolic of Cornwall and even
feature on its coat of arms, but they have
only recently returned to the county
after a long absence.
Living less than an hours drive from
PLANNING YOUR TRIP
How to get there Follow the A30
through Cornwall, to the Mount Miery
roundabout on the Penzane bypa
(one mile wes o the town entre).
Take the A3071 to reah the town o
St Jus (even mile). Turn lef in the
town quare and ollow Market Street
(whih beome Larowda Cloe) to
reah a T-juncion. Turn right then,
almos immediately, take a lef into
Boorne Road. Thi beome a
narrow ountry lane that take you
to a National Trus ar park next toindusrial ruin (approximately one
mile). There i a good view o the ove
rom near the wesern end o the ar
park. The more able and adventurou
photographer an deend to ea
level and ro the boulder-srewn
beah and (ofen lippery) rok to
reah the water edge.
What to hoot Coasal view, anient
raied beah, granite boulder and
Cornih hough.
Bes time of day Evening when the
un et out to ea.
Neares food/drink The Commerial
Hotel, 13 Market Square, St Jus In
Penwith, TR19 7 HE, 01736 788455,
ommerial-hotel.o.uk.
Neares accommodation The
Commerial Hotel a above.
Other time of year The autumn
month an be good here too.
Ordnance Survey mapLR 203
Nearby location Cape Cornwall
(2 mile); Botallak mine (3 mile).
1mile from St Jus|35mile from TruroACCESS RATING
the cove, I have visited the area on
numerous occasions the appearanceof the beach changes every time I return.
Ive seen the cove covered with seaweed
and large areas of golden sand, and at
low tide when there is nothing but sea
and boulders. You just never know what
photographic opportunities will be
available until you arrive.
My preferred time to visit is at sunset
during the spring a nd autumn months,
when the setting sun is v isible in a
westerly direction. Mornings also offer
an abundance of photographic
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Canon EOS 5D
MkII with 16-35mmlens at 16mm,
ISO 100, 6sec at
f/13, 0.9 hard ND
grad, 1.2 ND grad,
remote release,
tripod
opportunities, although it does take
a considerable amount of time for thesun to rise high enough to illuminate the
boulders on the beach. School holidays
are best avoided, as it is not uncommon
to be vying for the best viewpoints with
a dozen or more photographers and
sightseers with mobile phones.
The image shown here was captured
one evening in late May, when low tide
coincided with sunset. The only sand
visible in the cove was close to the
waters edge; it took about five minutes
to carefully negotiate the slippery, large
egg-shaped boulders to reach my
preferred vantage point.A large bou lder was selected as the
main foreground feature, with the
stream on the beach carefully p ositioned
to lead the viewers eye out towards the
setting sun, which I placed in t he top-
right third of the frame. I initi ally fitted
just a 0.9 ha rd neutral density g raduated
filter to my wideangle lens in order to
control the contrast levels in the i mage,
but it soon became apparent that the
relatively benign sea conditions were
best suited to creative images. With thi s
in mind, I slotted a second filter (1.2 ND)
into the filter holder and waited for thesunset to develop.
The Raw file captu red required minor
contrast, saturation and highlight
corrections, along with lens vignetting
and distortion adjustments in Adobe
Lightroom. It was then transferred to
Adobe Photoshop for sharpening, t he
removal of a prominent lens flare spot,
noise removal and image straightening
I hadnt noticed that my tripod legs had
sunk slightly into the soft sa nd during
the shoot.
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How to get there From Pembroke, head ouh-
eas on he A4139. Afer paing he hool, urn
lef on o S Daniel Hill/B4319; ollow hi roador he nex wo mile, urning lef on op o he hill
(igned oward Boherson). A urher mile down
he road, afer deending hrough woodland, ake
he lef ork (ignposed oward Sakpole), hen
afer a hor while urn righ ino Sakpole Cour,
where you an park. Walk down he pahway
heading wes or around 400 yard.
What to hoot Vivid ringime flora and
woodland bird. Wild garli, bluebell and flower
in he walled garden. Head o he pond or
wildowl and reflecion o arhed bridge.
Bes time of day Evening or golden unligh,
overas day or absrac and loe-up
o flower and plan.
Neares food/drink Cawdor Tea Room,Sakpole Esae, near Pembroke, SA71 5DJ,
01646 661442, sakpole-walledgarden.o.uk.
Neares accommodation Sakpole Cenre,
Old Home Farm Yard, Sakpole, near Pembroke,
SA71 5DQ, 01646 661425.
Other time of year Vii in auumn or grea
oliage olour and a uperb array o ungi around
he wood. Summerime or wildflower meadow
and buterflie in he walled garden.
Ordnance Survey map OL 36
Nearby location Baraundle Bay (2.5 mile);
S Govan Chapel (4 mile).
PLANNING
YOUR TRIP
May 2016Outdoor Photography49
VIEWPOINT OF THE MONTH
LOCATIONS GUIDE
Lodge Park Wood, Pembrokeshire
Is there anything more evocative than
the sight and smell of wild garlic in
springtime? Swathes of delicate star-
shaped white flowers atop large, green
parasol leaves carpet our deciduous
woodlands at this t ime of year. Couplethis with a fresh lime-green tree canopy
and youve got a scene with great colour
contrast and photographic potential.
The lovely little stretch of wild garlic
shown here can be found in Lodge
Park Wood in the Stackpole Estate in
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
The estate takes in dram atic cliffs,
stunning beaches backed by sand dunes,
lakes and wooded valleys. In early spring
youll find great quantities of wild garlic
lining the pathways t he flowers appear
shortly before the bluebells emerge.
This is my local patch and Ive seenthe wood change shape throughout my
lifetime. Ive walked its paths on many
occasions, so I decided it was about
time I captured it on ca mera. There are
various types of deciduous trees here,
and throughout the seasons youll find
a large number of bird and mammal
species, including lesser spotted
woodpeckers, greater horseshoe bats
and, in the lakes, otters. Through careful
management of the woodland floor over
the years, wi ldflowers now flourish.
This particu lar section of the wood is
probably the most photogenic. Sweepinguphill, the path cuts through the sea of
white and green, giving a strong leading
line into the scene. To aid composition
you may need to stand back further than
you might think. A medium focal length
is ideal, allowing you to zoom in to
compress perspective while retaining
the sense of depth.
To capture this part icular view
I needed to venture carefully into the
edge of the undergrowth, with the
camera around five feet from the ground
to ensure that the path was visible
behind the flowers. For me, a scene likethis is a ll about ambient occlusion light
and soft shadows, so I always prefer
overcast days to avoid strong sunlight.
A polar ising filter helped to minimise
reflections in the foliage and to boost the
colour, and I framed my composition to
exclude any sky to combat any blown
white areas within the tree canopy.
Beguiled by the swathesof wildflowers that
carpet a local wood eachspring, Drew Buckleycarefully composes a
photograph that capturesthe essence of the season
Canon EOS
5D MkIII with
24-70mm lens
at 35mm, ISO 320,
1/6sec at f/13,
polariser, tripod
8miles from Pembroke | 62miles from Swansea | ACCESS RATING
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7/25/2019 Outdoor Photography - May 2016
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50Outdoor Photograph May 2016
Tumbling Hill, Derbyshire
Tumbling Hill is a lesser-known
viewpoint in the Peak District,
tucked away among the stunningedges that run down the eastern flank
of the national park. Origina lly the site
of a gritstone quarr y, it offers fine viewsacross and along the Der went Valley
together with more intimate sceneswhere nature has reclaimed the old
quarry workings.
How to get there Follow he A625
ouh ou o Sheffi eld and ino he Peak
Disric. Coninue hrough he Longhaw
Esae woodland, and park in he lay-by
jus pas he Groue Inn. Bakrak up
he hill pas he inn and urn lef hrough
he gae and ino he field. Coninue
hrough he eond gae on he lef
and ollow he pah hrough he wood
o Tumbling Hill.
What to hoot The quarry edge and
rok rom he quarry working. Viewaro and along he Der wen Valley.
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