And I arrived in the beautiful sea side town of St.Ives, I was only walking around five minutes before a very friendly Turnstone decided to introduce him self. I have photographed turnstones here before and its always a joy to be able to get close to such a lovely looking bird, along with the rather tame starlings which I manage to photograph later in the day. The weather was a mixture of sunny and windy with a shower of rain thrown in every now and then. For this shoot I used the Nikon D810 (36 mega pixels) with a F.28, 70-200mm lens, these both have to be some of my favourite kit I like using because of the amazing quality they help produce in your images.
Today I didn't just get to photograph birds such as Turnstones, Starlings and this years Juvenile Gulls. I also got to photograph a very curious seal from the end of the pier at hight tide but he didn't stay around for long but when he did pop up I managed to get a few shots, although when I got a good look he seemed to have a very swollen eye but lets hope he get better and won't get into anymore fights if that was the case. As for the starlings they just seem to get more and more tame each time I visit...is this a good thing?
Well, in a way YES for wildlife photographers like my self can get close up photographs of this stunning bird but watching them today they almost looked and acted domestic, as if they were a family pet waiting for a treat. Something about this just didn't seem right and I understand that reason why they are not afraid of humans is because they are becoming the source of their food and overall survival but surely this will make them more fundable to predators. Overall today was a really enjoyable day for photography and the fact Wales won in rugby against Fiji, 17 v 13! (A little unprofessional I know) Photographs will be added shortly to the wildlife and landscape section. Tomorrow I will be continuing my on going assignment on gastropods and will be working in the studio.
Today I didn't just get to photograph birds such as Turnstones, Starlings and this years Juvenile Gulls. I also got to photograph a very curious seal from the end of the pier at hight tide but he didn't stay around for long but when he did pop up I managed to get a few shots, although when I got a good look he seemed to have a very swollen eye but lets hope he get better and won't get into anymore fights if that was the case. As for the starlings they just seem to get more and more tame each time I visit...is this a good thing?
Well, in a way YES for wildlife photographers like my self can get close up photographs of this stunning bird but watching them today they almost looked and acted domestic, as if they were a family pet waiting for a treat. Something about this just didn't seem right and I understand that reason why they are not afraid of humans is because they are becoming the source of their food and overall survival but surely this will make them more fundable to predators. Overall today was a really enjoyable day for photography and the fact Wales won in rugby against Fiji, 17 v 13! (A little unprofessional I know) Photographs will be added shortly to the wildlife and landscape section. Tomorrow I will be continuing my on going assignment on gastropods and will be working in the studio.