Photo Stories
Story Behind the Picture: Polar Bear Glow
Nikon D2x, Nikon 200-400mm @400mm, f4, 1600th second It’s intuitive to think of polar bears walking across vast snow fields or swimming through ice flows. Seeing the Arctic’s apex predator on dry land in the warm glow of late evening sunshine is not an image than immediately springs to mind. And yet there is a…
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Nikon D3, Nikon 14mm, f11, 125th second Chameleons are one of the animal groups that help define Madagascar (the other major one being lemurs of course). But they are masters of concealment so finding them during the day is tough. It is actually easier to find them when they’re sleeping at night, but they are…
Read MoreStory Behind the Picture: Tiger Blur
Nikon D2x, Nikon 70-200mm @ 100mm, f11, 1/4 second I envisaged this picture ten years before I was able to take it. It remains one of my favourite tiger images. Motion blur is a technique that divides photography: in common with Marmite, you either love it or hate it. I’m partial to both. The technique…
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