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Bad light didn’t stop the fish jumping (including video)

9th November 201525th October 2021Craig Rogers

I took a visit to Norbury Weir on the River Dove which is right on the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border north of Uttoxeter. I was there watch the Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout making their way as they migrate upstream to spawn.

The weather was perfect for the fish, but terrible for photography it was one of the darkest days I remember meaning I not only had to shoot with very high ISO settings (up to 6400) but also open up the aperture far more than I would of liked just to try and get a fast enough shutter speed. None of it was good enough and coupled with the dull and flat light, the photos are not exactly what I was hoping for, but at least I got to spend 2 hours watching an amazing spectacle.

It’s quite hard watching these fish attempt time after time to clear the weir without any luck. Norbury Weir is quite long and as the water was only a few inches deep, the big fish struggle to get their powerful bodies in a forward momentum. This weir really needs modification to include a Fish Ladder such as the ones further downstream, but it seems this debate has been going on between the fishing clubs and land owners for quite sometime.

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D810, AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 105mm, f/6.3, ISO4500, 1/1250sec

Red Squirrels of Snaizeholme

3rd November 201521st June 2021Craig Rogers

Snaizeholme is small area near to Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales and is home to a good population of Red Squirrels. I had never seen a Red Squirrel before let alone photograph one so wanted to tick this off the ever growing list I have. I booked a seat in the photography hide offered by Wild Dales Photography who are passionate about the conservation of these fantastic little creatures.

The first thing I noticed was how small these are compared to our non-native Grey Squirrel. There is a lot of confusion surrounding the effect the Grey has on the survival of the Red with many people thinking the Greys attack and kill the Reds. This is not the case, the Grey Squirrel carries the Squirrelpox virus which is deadly to the Reds, although recent reports are hinting that the Red is becoming more defensive against the virus which is great news.

The Red Squirrels thrive in numbers at Snaizeholme as their habitat is cut off from the rest of the area which means the Greys are not in residence. Although I was in the hide, there is a Red Squirrel Nature Trail which is open to the public. Myself and better half Emma walked this trail and saw plenty of Squirrels running around the forest. For more information about visiting Snaizeholme, please see the Nature in the Dales Website.

Luckily, I had the entire hide to myself for the 5 hours which meant I could use the many hatches and also set up my D7100 to capture video (Available Here). The light wasn’t great, but considering it had been raining for the previous 5 days I was just happy for a dry day.

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Yes, I know, another Sheep Pic!

2nd November 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

I was up at Dawn to get ready to photograph the Red Squirrels in the Yorkshire Dales this weekend and looked out of the window to a stunning sunrise with this Ram sitting on a ridge, I couldn’t resist a silhouette shot.

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Sheep at Sunrise — Sunrise Silhouette – D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/2.8, ISO1000, 1/250sec {Flickr Link}

Now for something completely different, a Haunted Room

29th October 20158th March 2016Craig Rogers

I don’t normally do things like this, but last night thought I’d have a bit fun with Photoshop layering and turn my Dining Room into a Haunted Dining Room.

This photo is made up of 8 separate shots, one of the room without any chairs and then an individual photo for each chair and candlestick holder.

What you don’t see is how I got the chairs and candlestick holder to levitate. Simple, I held them there and then removed me out of each shot later in Photoshop.

A remote flash was used and is mounted high up above the camera.

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Haunted Room — Levitation – D810, AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 14mm, f/11, ISO640, 1/6sec. Remote Flash Mounted near ceiling level above camera – {Flickr Link}

Deers, Birds, even more Sheep, but no Little Owls

29th October 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

I was up before sunrise on Sunday as the weather forecast looked promising and decided to go off in search of some Little Owls.

There are a couple of locations that I’m aware of inside the grounds of Calke Abbey in Staffordshire, however, no matter how far I walked, how long I waited and how much time I strained my eyes through binoculars, they decided to not to show themselves.

However, all was not lost as I could clearly hear the Red and Fallow Deer Stags bellowing across the entire estate so I made my way to the enclosure to capture the following photos.

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Red Deer Stag Bellowing – D810, AF-S 500mm f/4 @ 500mm, f/8, ISO800, 1/250sec – {Flickr Link}

Waxing Gibbous (68%)

22nd October 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

As the sky was clear tonight, I thought I’d try a moon shot with the 500mm and teleconverter to see how much quality was lost.

I first tried it with the 2x converter (TC-20eiii) to give a whopping 1000mm but didn’t like the final outcome as I thought it looked too soft. This photo was taken with the 1.7x converter (TC-17eii) and it was a little better.

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Waxing Gibbous (68%) – D810, AF-S 500mm f/2.8 with TC-17e II @ 850mm, f/8, ISO64, 1/60sec – {Flickr Link}

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