Our photography workshops in Lancashire at Martin Mere Wetlands Centre at the weekend have been very popular.
We held two photography workshops on Saturday and Sunday as part of the Northwest Birdwatching Festival and all four of the sessions were sold out.
The Birdwatching Festival attracts enthusiasts from Lancashire and much further afield and we were delighted to be working with Martin Mere which has an international reputation for the facilities it offers and the range of species which are at their best at this time of year.
Barrie Kelly led all four photography workshops and described how he approaches getting the perfect shot of a bird both in flight and at rest.
Keen photographers were able to quiz Barrie on the kind of equipment he uses and how he prepares for a photography assignment. He described trips he has made to wildlife photography hotspots as varied as Northern Norway and his most recent trip to Kenya where big cats were his prey.
The importance of preparation was underlined as well as techniques for getting photographs of birds pin sharp on the eye, which Barrie feels is crucial in an award winning image. Barrie also gave his opinion on the kind of lenses he prefers and looked forward to some exciting developments in lens and sensors which are planned by the major camera and lens manufacturers.
As well as providing the workshops, an exhibition of Barrie’s wildlife photography is on display at Martin Mere until early December and all of the mounted prints are available for sale.
We are proud to be working with WWT which does some very important work:
WWT saves wetlands worldwide – a critical habitat which is disappearing at an alarming rate. WWT acts to identify and save severely threatened wildlife.
WWT researchers have been monitoring wildlife in the UK for more than 60 years, observing changes and finding solutions and it manages over 2,600 hectares of wetlands across the UK which between them support over 200,000 waterbirds and other wildlife.
WWT members enjoy free access to all nine visitor centres and are kept up to date with developments through an award-winning quarterly magazine, Waterlife.
