Today I came to the simple conclusion that I simply love my waders...
They are a must for any nature photographer because they give you almost total freedom compared to stranded wellies. There is just something simple but really enjoyable about sitting in the middle of the river. It was still a little cold but I layered up and I was just sitting there with my Camera filming some test shots for my film 'Walking Amongst Giants'. It has been raining a lot lately so the river was quite deep and rather furious but it was really nice to forget the world for a bit and to be lost in my surroundings. The film is based on one of my favorite places in the world which is the rivers, mountains and forests that surrounded the valley I live in, I guess you could call it a sense of place film but even though I am sharing what I love about nature I hope it will inspire people who also love nature to may spend a little more time outdoors what ever the weather or maybe inspire people who don't go out in much to find a new love for whats on their doorstep. The more I think about it the film is sort of a love letter to Wales and overall nature as a whole. I hope to film more over the next few weeks....
They are a must for any nature photographer because they give you almost total freedom compared to stranded wellies. There is just something simple but really enjoyable about sitting in the middle of the river. It was still a little cold but I layered up and I was just sitting there with my Camera filming some test shots for my film 'Walking Amongst Giants'. It has been raining a lot lately so the river was quite deep and rather furious but it was really nice to forget the world for a bit and to be lost in my surroundings. The film is based on one of my favorite places in the world which is the rivers, mountains and forests that surrounded the valley I live in, I guess you could call it a sense of place film but even though I am sharing what I love about nature I hope it will inspire people who also love nature to may spend a little more time outdoors what ever the weather or maybe inspire people who don't go out in much to find a new love for whats on their doorstep. The more I think about it the film is sort of a love letter to Wales and overall nature as a whole. I hope to film more over the next few weeks....
But filming some footage for the film wasn't the main reason I was up early on this cloudy, dull but delightful morning. I was up to photograph some gastropods and unlike my previous shoot here in Wales in went rather well. Because it was raining on and off it helped give this beautiful shine to the snails shell. I set up my shots by putting the branch across the water and used the 105mm macro to capture the detail of the snail. I converted the image to black & white to bring out all the textures in the branch, snails skin and the shell.
I am also in the middle of planning my next assignment on Otters so I am currently reading up on as much as I can about these wonderful creatures, one of these books is 'The Track Of The Wild Otter' by Hugh Miles. (I will leave a link below to the episode that goes along side the book.) And I also received a welcome pack in the post from the Canal & River Trust who I have began to sponsoring about a week ago and they help keep 2,000 miles of canals & rivers save, clean for hundreds of species that live in this habitat. From Otters, Kingfishers, swans and tiny dormice. Work will be added shortly.
YouTube Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVMh7r0LHW4
YouTube Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVMh7r0LHW4