Photographing the Seals at Donna Nook

Tips and Advice on Photographing the Seals at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire
Donna Nook is very popular during the Seal Season when seals come from the Atlantic to give birth to their pups.
It’s a marvellous site for all but a golden opportunity for photographers . . .
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Microadjusting a Canon 7D and a Sigma 150-500 Lens

Microadjusting a Canon 7D and a Sigma 150-500 Lens.
I’ve read a lot about focusing issues with Canon’s 7D, indeed it stopped me buying one for some time, one issue is ‘tuning’ cameras to specific lenses – here’s how I did it
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Sepia Glamour ~ A Touch of the Old Fashioned

There’s something quite appealing about sepia tones, it lends itself to all sorts of effects and is hardly cutting edge
If anything it’s clichéd but it still works and looks really pleasing with some nice soft glamour shots I think
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Using A Macro Lens to Photograph Birds

Using a Prime Macro Lens to take pictures of birds wasn’t my first consideration when I bought the lens but a chance encounter put the idea in my head
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Taking Pictures of Churches ~ It’s in the Lap of the Gods

Everybody takes pictures of churches it seems, well perhaps not everybody but it’s certainly a fairly clichéd thing to do.
I hate predictability and I loathe clichés so why do I do it as well ?
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Beauty and Danger ~ A Study of Femininity and Masculine Iconography

This picture is all about contrast, soft and hard lines which combine together but couldn’t be further apart.
Beauty and danger, the warmth and softness of all that is feminine and the stark contrast that is the coldness of steel.
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An Ancient Lincolnshire Landscape

Nettleton Top near Caistor in Lincolnshire can boast of being at the very peak of Lincolnshire – over 500 feet above sea level at some points.
It also makes for some spectacular photography
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