Sunday 6 November 2011


This is from Monkey Forest, UK.This is the winner of their 2011 "Portrait of a Primate" competition.

Canon 60D and EF 70-300 IS USM.

As Shot / On Flickr - 300mm / 480mm, 1/320th, f/6.3, ISO 3200



This is from Jon Law, Doobrady on Flickr

Canon 60D and EF 50mm f1.2 USM L

As Shot / On Flickr - 50mm / 80mm, 1/2000th, f/2.0, ISO 100



This is from Jon Law, Doobrady on Flickr on Burton Dasset, Warwickshire

Canon 60D and EF-S 18-135 IS

As Shot / On Flickr - 35mm / 56mm, 1/400th, f/8.0, ISO 100


Saturday 15 October 2011


This is from Monkey Forest, UK.

Canon 60D and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM.

As Shot / On Flickr - 200mm / 320mm, 1/320th, f/2.8, ISO 1250


Canon 60D and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM.

As Shot / On Flickr - 200mm / 320mm, 1/500th, f/2.8, ISO 250


Canon 60D and EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM.

As Shot / On Flickr - 160mm / 256mm, 1/320th, f/6.3, ISO 6400



Canon 60D and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM.

As Shot / On Flickr - 160mm / 192mm, 1/500th, f/2.8, ISO 250


These are shot mostly wide open to get the background out of focus. Most of the monkey forest pics, are cropped a touch and mainly just warmed up. There might also be small tweaks to exposure, blacks, fill light, vibrance and clarity. Notice the slow shutter speed, it was a dark day and I shot fast and was lucky to get things like this nice and sharp. Thanks to Jon Law for the amazing lens.

Thursday 25 August 2011

Twycross Zoo 2010


This is from Twycross Zoo, UK. Canon 40D and EF-S 55-250 IS.

As Shot / On Flickr - 65mm / 104mm, 1/1000th, f/4, ISO 800

Canon 40D and EF 50mm f/1.8. Was tricky to get rid of the flare, used a few Lightroom adjustment brushes.

As Shot / On Flickr - 50mm / 80mm, 1/800th, f/1.8, ISO 1600


Canon 40D and EF-S 55-250 IS.

As Shot / On Flickr - 55mm / 89mm, 1/1600th, f/4, ISO 800



Wednesday 6 July 2011

One WIth Nature

This is from Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida . Canon 400D and EF-S 55-250 IS.

As Shot / On Flickr - 250mm / 400mm, 1/2000th, f/5.6, ISO 800


This is from Jephsons Gardens, Leamington Spa. Canon 60D and EF 70-300 IS USM.

As Shot / On Flickr - 70mm / 112mm, 1/125th, f/6.3, ISO 320


Saturday 18 June 2011

6,7,8 & 9

These are from Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida . Canon 400D and EF-S 55-250 IS.

With these 3 I did the usual, crop to tweak composition, up contrast and fill light to strengthen image, some clarity as well.

As Shot - 240mm / 384mm, 1/500th, f/5.6, ISO 800 / On Flickr



As Shot - 250mm / 400mm, 1/250th, f/5.6, ISO 800 / On Flickr



As Shot - 250mm / 400mm, 1/250th, f/5.6, ISO 800 / On Flickr



This is Jephsons Gardens, Leamington Spa, last week. Canon 60D and EF 70-300 IS USM.

As Shot - 235mm / 376mm, 1/250th, f/8, ISO 1600 / On Flickr

For this image I found that the bounced green on her face was too much, and I found her hair was something that really made this image turn out so good. So I tried playing with the RAW calibration first, change the green levels and tweaking until the reds felt like a subtle split tone. I also removed some stray hairs with the patch tool in Photoshop. Its not often I even bother with PShop but I think it was worth the effort in this case, making a good photo, a great one.

5 - Florida BIrd

Took this one last summer at Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida . Canon 400D and EF-S 55-250 IS

As Shot - 250mm / 400mm, 1/320th, f/5.6, ISO 1600

This dude had a crazy look, i wanted a simpler more focussed composition. I also heavily brought up the blacks, which gave more contrast. Finally a used a couple of light gradients with a negative exposure to make the desired part of his face more prominent.

On Flickr