Shoot Plan
I have chosen to take some UK wildlife images at Woods Mill, a nature reserve I have significant experience with. The area has a variety of wildlife with the constant flow of people resulting in the wildlife being somewhat desensitised to people, making getting closer to the wildlife much easier.
Unfortunately, it appears these shoots will coincide with a patch of bad weather, with project time not allowing for delaying. As such I will have to take great care with natural lighting and image blur caused by wind. Equipment: Canon 5D MkIII, Canon EF 75-300mm, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Location(s): Woods Mill Health and Safety: Appropriate clothing/footwear. Ensure I am taking images in permitted areas. Appropriate safety precautions taken with wildlife (do not harm wildlife, maintain distance from any dangerous or aggressive wildlife e.g. adders, swans). |
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Shoot Evaluation
The images I have produced from these woods mill shoots are to a relatively high standard, with the composition and layout of the images being of a professional standard.
An issue with many of the images (and my wildlife images in general) is having a strong focus on the eyes, a side effect of the shutter speeds I have to use due to lighting and the heads of wildlife being the part often most in motion. This is something I will continue to work on going forward. I would also aim to have images of more uncommon wildlife. Whilst swans and squirrels for example can be photographed well, they are particularly common and photography of them is more widespread. I would like to photograph other wildlife such as the bats and snakes that were present though I was unable to photograph them well at the time (too far, in constant motion etc). For future shoots I will aim to "widen the net" of locations for shoots in an effort to encounter less common wildlife. I will also explore whether I can gain access to a more powerful zoom, as the ability to photograph much of the other wildlife is down to being able to get close enough to take the images. |