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Richard Smart - Nature Photography |
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Gigrin Farm in the heart of Wales makes a superb photo-shoot
location. The birds are fed each afternoon and as many as 500
kites can arrive in winter. The day I was there, in autumn
2009, we estimated about 200-300. You see 100 or so in front
of you close in for the food but if you look through these into the
distant sky you can see as many again waiting to come in. Any photographer interested in birds should go to Gigrin. An advance booking can secure you a place in one of the special photographic hides, these give you plenty of room for tripods etc. and are specifically for photographers. There is a nominal charge but it is well worth it. We spent two hours continually shooting. Take plenty of cards and batteries, or film if you still use it of course. |
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Often it is difficult to isolate a single kite there are so many in the sky. The picture to the left is a simple crop of one shot. There are no photoshop tricks. In the original full frame shot there were 18 kites and of course when using a long lens this was only a small fraction of the view I had before me. | |
