It has been a while since my last post and even longer since I have tried to tame the ever increasing pile of Raw images on my computer.
Here are few recent edits of the Brecon Beacons and a panorama of a field in Cornwall.
A few more from the Everglades
Slow worm
Local delights
Some of the findings from the last couple of days.
Muntjac fawn from Tim Hunt on Vimeo.
(Apologies if the video above does not appear. It can still be viewed by clicking the the title ‘Muntjac fawn’)
Roe deer in a field of wheat
Red fox
Life On White – Part Four
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Grass snake
Marbled white butterfly
Grasshopper (species TBC)
Wasp (species TBC)
(species TBC)
Common toad (juvenile)
Common frog
Nursery web spider
High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
Life On White - Part Three
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High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
NaturFoto Article - June 2013
It has been an absolute pleasure to have my work published in NaturFoto (German photography magazine) this month.
I just wish that I could speak German so I could read the wide variety of articles in the magazine, as the images from all the other photographers are just stunning.
Life On White - Part Two
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Common frog
Froghopper nymph
Empis tessellate
Crane fly
Dung fly with prey
High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
Life On White
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Crab spider (Xysticus cristatus) on Forget-me-not
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Shield Bug, Coreus Marginatus
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Drone-fly
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Snipe-fly
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Snipe-fly
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Smooth newt
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Bombus Terrestris
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Xysticus cristatus
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Agalenatea redii
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Wolf spider
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Peacock caterpillar
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High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
Birdlife at Land's End
A selection of images from the Land’s End project.
High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
http://www.timhuntphotography.co.uk/untitled/recent-images/album/cornwall?p=1
Fox Cubs
Through my observations as I walked the fields in my local area I discoverd a fox earth. It was confirmed by the small remnants of chewed feathers which had that very distictive fox scent all over them, along with the trampled ground around the entrances to their den.
It was a moment that I will never forget, a constant reminder of why this type of photography is just so rewarding.
There were three cubs which played for a while before spotting me. They were curious and even came closer to check me out.
Getting a clean shot was a challenge as the nettles covered their faces for the most of the time.
High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
http://www.timhuntphotography.co.uk/untitled/recent-images/album/my_local_area_worcestershire?p=1
Land's End
It has been a while since I have posted, as I have been very busy over the last few weeks. In this time I have been working at Land’s End and revealing the natural history of the location. You can seen some of the work here:
http://www.landsend-landmark.co.uk/blog.php#.UbUH9hbt7TQ
I will be posting some images soon, once I have tapped into the rapidly increasing backlog of images I have. So watch this space.
Hedgehog Release
I was lucky enough to be able to photograph the release of two hedgehogs which had been rescued by Willows Hedgehog Rescue.
Willows Hedgehog Rescue is a small self funded not for profit organisation. Their aim is to rescue, rehabilitate and release our native European Hedgehog.
Many of the hedgehogs that are rescued are badly injured or orphaned making them extremly venerable without support.
Hedgehogs really are amazing creatures. Up until now I had never really seen a hedgehog close up. It was another reminder of the wonders of the natural world that surrounds us.
Once the hedgehogs are ready to be released back into the wild, they are taken to a garden provided by a volunteer, where they will have a sufficient habitat.
You can see in the image below, the hedghogs are tagged with a small coloured bead (in this case blue) so they are able to identify them.
A cat cautiously sniffs the strange new residents before backing away knowing that the balls of spines are not to be messed with.
A hay lined box is provided so the hedgehogs would have a safe place to live.
The box is then placed in the undergrowth. A hedgehog will be place just outside the entrance so they can get used to their surrounding and have the choice of shelter.
Willows Hedgehog Rescue do an amazing job from rescue to release and will greatly benefit from your support.
If you would like to know more about hedgehogs and how you can help please visit:
Alligators basking
Alligator lying in wait
A great egret stalks its prey through the swamp
The old seven mile bridge on the Florida Keys is a real spectacle. As we drove out of the Keys we were faced with dark skies and dramatic light from the setting sun. The old bridge really came to life, but it was a race against the setting sun to find a shot before we lost the light.
High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
http://www.timhuntphotography.co.uk/untitled/recent-images/album/southfloridaandtheeverglades?p=1
More from Florida
I am still chipping away at my images from Florida. Every now and then I will go back and look through them to see if there are any that catch my eye.
Still more to come!
Black-necked stilt
Snowy egret
Dunlin
High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
http://www.timhuntphotography.co.uk/untitled/recent-images/album/southfloridaandtheeverglades?p=1
Spring it just starting to get going here in Worcestershire, but it is still quiet on the wildlife front. Its nice to see some of the game birds still skulking around the place as most have been shot from winter shoots. I find them amusing as they run like the wind when you make eye contact or as they try and duck down thinking you cant see them.
Pheasant
I have never photographed fish before. I was amazed at how colourful this stickleback was in good light. Photographing this type of subject was challenging as the fins are so thin that it very easy to loose the detail in them against the white background.
Three-spined stickleback
Toad spawn, frog spawn and plenty of tadpoles
I have been waiting so long for this time of year to come along again. It’s one of the times when you can easily blink and miss it and then you have to wait for a whole year before it comes round again.
Part of me thought that the cold weather would have ruined the chances for amphibians to successfully reproduce as most of the spawn I had seen had been destroyed by the heavy frost and snow that lasted for weeks.
Anyway since the warmer weather has been back I have seen a sudden increase in activity within ponds.
Here are some images from the last couple of days. Some of the more developed tadpoles are from a small sample of spawn that I collected before the cold weather set in.
Head on shot of a tadpole
Side on shot of a tadpole
Single frog embryo
Strand of toad spawn
Tadpoles
Close-up of tadpoles
High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
http://www.timhuntphotography.co.uk/untitled/recent-images/album/my_local_area_worcestershire?p=1
Nesting shags
I have been in Cornwall for the last two weeks and have been visiting some nesting sights that I missed out on last year. Everything this year seems to be very behind. Two years ago I remember that most of the shags nests had chicks at this time. This year there seem to be very few that even contain eggs.
These two panoramas were taken on two separate occasions and in different weather conditions. The first was on a sunny day and the second was taken on overcast day.
On the overcast day there was little activity and the birds were mainly just quite inactive.
On the sunny day, the birds were a lot more active and were displaying to one another and even passing nesting material to their mates. They are very tidy and like to rearrange their nests while they sit on them to keep everything perfect for when the female is ready to lay her eggs.
I will be back in Cornwall in a few weeks so will look forward to seeing how things are getting on.
High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
http://www.timhuntphotography.co.uk/untitled/recent-images/album/cornwall?p=1
South Florida and the Everglades: Part 2
Trawling through the thousands of images that I had taken throughout the trip, Im often looking for the most striking images that are worthy of a place in my portfolio, but often I find this to be too brutal as many of the images are just nice too look at and marvel at the subjects within.
This image of a banana spider for example, I find the out of focus branch in the background a real distraction making the image “ok” rather than “amazing”. Still I like it as its a memory from my trip and if theres even one other person who takes interest from it then Im happy.
Frequently I’ll come across images that I had totally forgotten I had photographed. This image of an alligator with marbled water rippling around it Is one of my favourite images and for me I wish I had spent more time searching for images like this.
Ultimately the thing about traveling is that you never know when you will return and when you do it’s rarely for a lengthy amount of time.
Florida is one of those places where there is literally more things than you can shake a stick at to photograph. Even though I had shots of certain subjects I still find myself photographing them and trying to improve on the previous ones. But I wish I could have restrained myself more in order to spend the time looking for more creative shots.
Raccoon
Dead fish - This dead fish is one of the thousands that lay dead on the beaches of the florida coastline as a resulting effect of the red tide. In short - a toxin created by microscopic alga that affect the central nervous system of fish.
I found all sorts of beautiful fish from cowfish to puffer fish, the beaches were just covered.
Cracked mud
Juvenile little blue heron
Grackles
Alligator
American Bittern
High resolution images can be viewed with the following link:-
http://www.timhuntphotography.co.uk/untitled/recent-images/album/southfloridaandtheeverglades?p=1