tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54051831839777404362024-02-20T10:35:39.630-08:00Sam Stewart Photography Blog Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-13570459378401131192014-01-21T13:29:00.000-08:002014-01-21T13:31:36.888-08:00Simon King Wildlife Having not posted for a while I thought I would do an update on the project I am currently working on.<br />
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I have recently started working as an assistant for Simon King. Together we are installing a range of Live cameras that soon will be available to watch on our website (Simonkingwildlife.com) and edited highlights on our YouTube channel.<br />
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Nest Boxes for a range of small garden birds have been installed and many have had regular visitors.<br />
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Owl boxes that we have installed have been investigated by Tawny owls and we are very hopeful they will be inhabited in the Spring.<br />
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Our River cam has captured a range of wildlife on the river including Otters, Dippers and Kingfishers.<br />
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There is so much preparation going into the cams, Im so excited to watch the stories develop over the coming weeks, months and years.<br />
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To view our cameras currently Live please visit - www.simonkingwildlife.com and follow the links to the 'Live Cams' and also the YouTube channel for films and updates. </div>
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<br />Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-6814651330267641762013-11-16T12:07:00.001-08:002013-11-16T12:07:49.932-08:00Camera Trapping <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here are a few of my recent camera trap shots. Still no where near perfect but its been a great project so far and im still working on it. </div>
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Recently I have been starting into the world of camera trapping. Its a very challenging aspect of photography and for 6 weeks I have been trying to capture Otters at night on a small river near my home. In 6 weeks I have got 1 image!!!! However its not perfect so I am not showing you. </div>
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I am using an infrared beam system. I set up an invisible beam across a path and anything that crosses the path triggers the camera. A lot easier said than done </div>
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Here are a few of my misfires. American Mink and Brown Rats!</div>
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<br />Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-6393042020433017492013-08-23T03:28:00.000-07:002013-08-23T03:28:25.988-07:00River Allen Hello Everyone,<br />
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I know its been ages but here is a little update on one of the projects I have been working on. The river Allen is a stunning chalk stream very close to my home in Dorset. I had never really looked in depth at the wildlife there before, but I wanted to start, and I wanted to get to know this amazing waterway in more detail.<br />
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I started by putting a stick across <span style="text-align: center;">the river and waiting. </span><br />
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It wasn't long before one of my best friends, mr Kingfisher turned up! I went to the hide every morning and slowly started getting to know the birds a bit better. There were two chicks in the area, however it wasn't long before they were kicked out by the parents. They must have only just fledged the nest when I started at the site, so I only saw them for about 5 days before they were gone. </div>
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I have also filmed Eels is the river Allen. Eels fascinate me as their life history is remarkable. They are born in the Sargasso sea in the Bahamas, then travel across to the UK as tiny 'glass eels'. Once they reach our shores they then travel up our fresh water systems, where they can live in our rivers for up to 20 years! Once they are ready to breed, they TRAVEL BACK TO THE SARGASSO SEA to breed. Its a crazy journey for such a small animal. I felt very privileged to have one in front of my camera.</div>
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The site that most of my images are taken is about 15 minuets away from my house so that means I can wake up and get there quickly depending on the conditions. I was told by the farmer that they used to have 9 pairs on the farm. I often see 4 individuals in one evening but its getting the images that is proving to be so hard!</div>
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They are usually more active in the dawn light than that of the evening. So I try to get there 20 mins before sunrise. This allows me to track down a couple of owls and decide where I am going to set up.<br />
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<br />Usually then the owls take to the wing and hunt for a few mins, just as or just after the sun has risen. This is the time I get my shots usually.<br />
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My set up, is a canon 7D on a Sigma 120-300mm with a 1.4x converter. This makes it a 420mm f4 which is a good lens for the owls. A 400mm 2.8 would be better however!!!!<br />
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For my tripod head, I am using a 'Wimberly Sidekick' and I really cant rave about this enough. It is an awesome piece of kit which I strongly recommend. It allows easy free movement of a heavy lens, inorder to track the owls in flight, and makes the job of keeping the lens steady a joy.<br />
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My year started in Cornwall. I was in my final year of University and I was racing to finish a project on Cornish Grey Seals. Some of my best wildlife moments of this year are without doubt some of the moments from my third year at university.<br />
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Swimming with grey seals is up there undoubtably. I often returned to the same dive site and after a few visits could recognise the same individuals over and over again. Through this identification together with the Cornwall Seal Group, we managed to track one individual seal from the south coast of Cornwall, all the way to St Ives here she had a pup, then we tracked her back to the south coast to the exact same rock I had seen here only a few months before.<br />
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One thing that I have always dreamed of doing is "filming or photographing Kingfishers, for the BBC" and somehow, in a crazy couple of days it actually happened. I was commissioned to photograph a Kingfisher at close range for Richard Hammonds "Miracles of Nature". It was my first TV credit, a dream come true to see a Kingfisher image I had taken on BBC 1. </div>
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As this year has drawn to an end, this last week of awful weather has allowed me to really appreciate how awesome this year has been. I have learnt so much from so many great people and I cant thank the Seasons Team enough for the opportunities I have had.</div>
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Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-28321597603645079642012-11-23T11:02:00.001-08:002012-11-23T13:37:28.877-08:00New kingfisher location and new appToday I checked out a new kingfisher site a lot lot closer to home. I'm still not sure about it but I'm going to set up a bushnell on a perch I think looks good to see if there are any kingfishers in the area. I will also work on the site a few mornings at sunrise as I find this a great time to find kingfishers out and about. <br />
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The only issue is the fact that the river does not have large banks. This is usually a requirement for kingfishers. But due to there large territories I bet there are a few in the area.<br />
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This is also written on the iPhone blogger app so I might be able to write blogs on the move now. <br />
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Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-67940570736040633072012-11-22T12:23:00.002-08:002012-11-22T12:27:39.021-08:00Kingfishers UpdatedSo Kingfishers........<br />
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They really are an addiction for me now. There is something about sitting there waiting, and waiting, then that magical moment when you here their call and they come zooming round the corner and land in front of the hide. It really is the best feeling in my wildlife photography, when an animal I have been waiting for turns up! Getting images is just a bonus as far as I am concerned.<br />
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Charlie Hamilton-James said in his book - 'Kingfisher' :<br />
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'the whole world can go to hell' while he stands and watches Kingfishers from his hide/kitchen window. I can completely relate to this. Something about them is so captivating. I think it is the years and years I have tried (and failed) to photograph them that has made them ever more special to me personally. Every-time I see one now I appreciate them so much more.<br />
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Below are a few of some old images that didn't make it to the last blog post.<br />
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I had been struggling to come up with new ideas for shots after my last blog post. But in early November I received an email commissioning a shot of a Kingfishers eye for 'Richard Hammonds, Miracles of Nature' I had two days to get the shot and my god it was a challenge!<br />
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Firstly I got online and hired a lens from 'Lenses for Hire' it arrived super quick and by 9am the next day I was armed with my weapon of choice. A sigma 150mm macro lens. Then then got to the site and set up a custom perch in an area of the river with no natural over hanging branches. I then set up my hide in the river and camera/tripod 6 inches from the perch. I got in the hide and for the following 7 hours on day one, it rained like I have never seen/felt/heard/tasted rain before. I was never going to get the shot because she (Mable - the kingfisher) was so flighty in the wind and rain and for a macro shot she had to be perfectly still.<br />
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I am currently working on a few other images, so stay tuned. Im very much looking ford to the frosts. My wide angle lens is going to get used a lot to capture her in the winter morning (if she chooses to get out of bed)!!!!!!!!!<br />
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I thought I would do a quick update on my Kingfisher project. Things have been going really well since my last post and I have been able to really push the photography forward and try for new and original images. </div>
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The main reason the project has progressed so well, is due to the site its self. The river runs through the middle of a field which means there are very few over hanging trees. The banks are also only 2 foot tall. This situation means that I can get images quickly by placing a perch out in the the river. When she next does a fly by, she lands on it every time, without fail because there is little else to land on on this stretch of the river. </div>
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I have tried wide angle images, by placing my camera on a tripod close to the perch and wiring the cable release back to me in the hide. I then waited for her to land in postion and then fired away. </div>
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She was, and still is, completely oblivious to the shutter, it has never effected her. I do however wait for her to settle on the perch for a few seconds before I fire the shutter. I usually do one or two, to remind her of the canon shutter noise, then its fine after that. </div>
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The following image is so far my favorite from the project. It was taken by pre setting up a 10mm wide angle, on an area I 'hoped' the bird would fly. after three hours in the hide, the bird flew back up river and I jumped out of the hide, I checked the camera and was very pleased with the image on screen. </div>
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<br />Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-73812432459741966792012-09-28T16:31:00.000-07:002012-09-28T16:31:22.975-07:00New Website Hi Everyone,<br />
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I am just letting you know that I have a new website up and running as of tonight, Its not 100% completed but then again nothing ever is these days. It has a good selection of my lastest kingfisher work on there however I will be writing a new blog soon to show the progression with the story.<br />
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Any way here is a link to my site, - www.samstewartphoto.org, I would love to here what you thought.<br />
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SamSam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-35468350802809057102012-09-19T15:45:00.003-07:002012-09-19T15:46:16.667-07:00Facebook Page Here is a link to my facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Stewart-Photography/214132795321501<br />
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I am updating my FB page a lot more often now and there are some new images up there from the last few days.<br />
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However I am still going to update my blog with longer updates and more images every couple of weeks or so. But in the meantime have a look at my page.<br />
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SamSam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-34600620710790961862012-09-16T11:40:00.000-07:002012-09-16T11:40:57.852-07:00Kingfisher Project part 1 Hi guys,<br />
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I have decided to work on a project for the winter. I chose the Kingfisher! Its mainly because it has been a real hard one for me in the past, and I have never really got anything worth keeping. And also because I have a relatively good site for them and its well worth exploring. So Although I have worked there a lot in the past, I have decided to start afresh with this one and re think the site completely.<br />
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I am mainly working on video as the whole idea of the film is to add to my showreel. But there is no way I wont take some stills along the way!<br />
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I am now working from a hide which I never did before, (I always used cammo netting and natural obstacles) I am also using perches that I have put in and so far they are proving more popular than the existing trees in the area!!!<br />
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I am now on my 4th day of the project and so far I have seen the same juvenile female everytime. She has been standing her ground in many of fights and it now looks like she is going to gain the territory and stay for good. I guess the following months and the transition to next spring will tell.<br />
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I started by getting there way before sunrise and waiting from there. I had some great views at that time however I soon noticed a massive problem. I was filling memory cards with unusable footage due to poor light therefore high ISO's by far the best thing I have learnt so far (filming in mind) is to get there when the light is good and start from there. Or leave the camera switched off until the light is how you want it. Dont be tempted to shoot if the light is not how you want it. you will just shoot stuff you dont need and/or want. </div>
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I am now working on snapping the lads underwater!!! Now this is going to be a challenge!!! As im mainly filming I am leaving a go pro in place. Constantly recording and hopefully capturing all the action. </div>
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It worked!!!! They are only snapps from video but its work in progress. I am soon going to start working on wide angle SlR and also under water SLR footage. I will bring you that when it arrives on my memory cards. </div>
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Nothing amazing but some images from a few months ago. Its a subject that I have not really worked on before and it was really good to start but it needs far more time that one shoot to get images that really stand out. </div>
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Just to let you know, I am still alive!!! I have just seen my last post was in april. I havent given up photography/filmmaking and infact its the complete opposite.<br />
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I have been working on a new bbc series as a camera assistant and have been filming wildlife constantly. I have been so busy and a combination of having no time and also shooting work that I cant publish, I have not been able to upload anything. The series is due to be broadcast end of next year.<br />
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I have started to update my facebook page again and this might be of some interest to some people as it has some behind the scenes stuff.<br />
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Stewart-Photography/214132795321501?ref=hl<br />
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Have a look.<br />
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Speak Soon,<br />
SamSam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-37639379445499236872012-04-04T01:55:00.000-07:002012-04-04T01:57:44.968-07:00Water VolesHello all,<br />
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I have been looking in to a new Water Vole site over the weekend. Thanks to Stewart Canham for a great introduction and showing me my first Water Vole!!!<br />
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The Water Vole is very much in trouble. With a 90% decline in population in the last 40 years, there are not many places that these can be found. However they are great to find and when you see them through the viewfinder it makes it so special.<br />
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Staying still and quiet is very important when it comes to photographing these guys. Also its important to find out where they are going and which holes are being used the most. Yesterday we saw three all go to the same small section of bank, so I will be focussing there next time.<br />
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My aim is to film over the summer and really try to get some interesting shots that are unique and different to what I have seen before. Im not sure if this is possible however I feel that it is, if I put the hours in.Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-55942996754564086082012-04-03T13:02:00.003-07:002012-04-04T01:55:44.540-07:00Short Eared Owls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The first one is a short eared owl site I have been researching on the internet for ages and finally managed to get to it at the end of last week. It was cool to finally see it after months of google maps. </div>
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However it is very late in the season for short eared owls, and so they were very close to migrating back to there home land......</div>
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http://vimeo.com/36856874Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-5987769722666856152012-02-16T15:40:00.000-08:002012-02-16T15:41:08.391-08:00Purple Sandpipers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I made a new friend today, a purple sandpiper. I had not photographed one so it was a nice distraction while waiting for seals to resurface. It was fast and hard to focus on and if you add this to a slightly older worn out lens then.........</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">I have spent today, building a video slider. I have been meaning to build one for a while and a couple of days ago I went to get the materials and today I put it together. It is basically just 2 PVC tubes and 2 T pieces. Its never going to get me an award for camera operating but it seems to work well so far. I am getting my old tripod head to attach directly to it, and then I will be away. Hopefully I will be able to get some interesting film with this. The photo was taken with my Go Pro.</span></div>
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<br />Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-15569484752110564792012-02-09T02:06:00.000-08:002012-02-09T02:10:28.187-08:00Tutorial and Another OtterHi Guys,<br />
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I spent last night working on a tutorial for RAW, I decided I am doing a series of tutorials on the things I wish I new when I started wildlife photography. I might not be able to do them yet, haha, but I like to think I know about them.<br />
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Here is the first one, http://raw.tristanjud.com/2012/02/wildlife-photography-how-to/<br />
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What do you think of it? Im completely new to writing so I need time to get it right.<br />
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On a different note, It looks as though I have found a barn owl location back home in Dorset, I have been doing loads of research and have come across an area that looks to be good for both Barn and SE owls. I will keep you posted on this.<br />
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I had to upload an image with this blog, This was the same Otter as my last posts, but this time he is eating some kind of Eel! Does anyone know anything about what species it could be? Im not too hot on my river species.<br />
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<br />Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-54259698899735504142012-02-08T12:11:00.000-08:002012-02-08T12:12:16.845-08:00Another Otter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
All I seem to be uploading at the moment is Otter shots, thats because I am working mainly with moving image this year and so I am not taking many stills worth uploading. Having said this I do try to take the occasional weekend off to photograph other stuff for my portfolio. I have to take advantage of these lens available to me before they are stolen back by the University in June. Its a scary time however I try to not think about it to much! </div>
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My longest lens when I finish this course will be a sigma 500mm that makes the images look like they have been shot with a lens made of cotton wool! Or next in line, the mighty 28-80mm Nikon kit lens I got with my D90 a few years ago. </div>
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I am looking at raising some money over a few months after uni to get a sigma 120-300mm 2.8 because I have heard they are very sharp. If any one has had any experiance with this lens it would be great to here from you. </div>
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Anyway back to the shot below. I had been waiting less than 5 minuets when this Otter turned up. He stayed about for about 10 mins then vanished. Its amazing how they can disappear so fast. This one dived to catch some fish and never came up! I looked up and down the river however it was gone! </div>
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When uni is over I will focus on them and try and get some original stuff, not sure how possible this is however I think there must be some shots waiting to be captured of these guys doing something really special. </div>
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Let me know what you think!</div>
<br />Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-8948845860425935712012-02-04T08:08:00.001-08:002012-02-04T08:26:29.250-08:00New BlogHi guys,<br />
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I am in the process of designing a new blog. I am hoping to have my blog run through my website so that I can keep it all under on roof.<br />
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You can find it at www.samstewartphoto.orgSam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405183183977740436.post-15803622721856030902012-02-04T05:34:00.000-08:002012-02-04T06:16:57.772-08:00Urban KingfisherToday I though I would post a shot, of a great species, in a not so great habitat. Its never nice to see wild animals using manmade objects however it must have been in just the right place for fishing.<br />
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I tried to get something different with this image. Usually kingfishers are always sat on nice clean branches, so I wanted a shot of one perched somewhere different.Sam Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184354703808790675noreply@blogger.com0