After 12 hrs sitting in a kingfisher hide I get 2 minutes to take the shot, in the meantime I try some creativity with the swans. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/the_fat_lady_sings.html en-gb wildlife photography editor@ericweight.co.uk ericweight2010 The first chapter in a detailed look at the problems associated with getting sharp images using long telephoto lenses. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/sharp_shooting.html 13 Feb 2010 16:33:12 GMT wildlife photography ericweight@btinternet.com female bullfinch & hazel catkins http://www.ericweight.co.uk/female_bullfinch.html 14 Feb 2010 11:00:47 GMT winter gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk close-up of heron http://www.ericweight.co.uk/heron.html 14 Feb 2010 11:02:57 GMT winter gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk meadow pipit feeding among cattle http://www.ericweight.co.uk/meadow_pipit.html 14 Feb 2010 11:03:56 GMT winter gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk red grouse calling http://www.ericweight.co.uk/red_grouse.html 14 Feb 2010 11:04:42 GMT winter gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk red grouse flying across snowscape http://www.ericweight.co.uk/red_grouse_2.html 14 Feb 2010 11:05:31 GMT winter gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk red grouse at rest in deep snow http://www.ericweight.co.uk/red_grouse_3.html 14 Feb 2010 11:08:28 GMT winter gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk red kite soaring http://www.ericweight.co.uk/red_kite.html 14 Feb 2010 11:09:02 GMT winter gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk Getting to grips with the use of flash in wildlife photography. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/not_so_easy.html 23 Feb 2010 21:13:23 GMT technical editor@ericweight.co.uk coping with wildlife photography when nothing goes to plan http://www.ericweight.co.uk/not_so_easy.html 06 Mar 2010 22:11:15 GMT technical editor@ericweight.co.uk field review of the Stealth gear one-man chair hide http://www.ericweight.co.uk/hide_review.html 06 Mar 2010 22:14:06 GMT technical editor@ericweight.co.uk Wildlife photography using hides can involve a lot of persistance - today it paid off. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/farmland_wildlife.html 08 Mar 2010 21:38:32 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk When it all goes wrong for a wild creature, Geoff Grewcock and his wildlife sanctuary are there to help. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/victim_support.html 18 Mar 2010 07:03:08 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk Once you have overcome the hurdle of getting close enough to your subjects you only have to get the shots you want. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/close_enough.html 18 Mar 2010 07:05:56 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk Once you feel that there are no new images to be obtained it is time to move the hide. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/starting_again.html 19 Apr 2010 18:22:47 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk A wonderful day photographing gannets on the bempton cliffs http://www.ericweight.co.uk/bempton%20ballet.html 24 May 2010 16:07:22 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk As the number of hares appearing close to my hide increases, I start to get more of the images that I wanted. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/hunting_the_hare.html 24 May 2010 18:09:10 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk Venturing back into macro photography for dragonflies and butterflies. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/up_close.html 27 May 2010 05:26:50 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk Some important early lessons in the macro photography of butterflies and dragonflies. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/up_close.html 27 May 2010 08:35:02 GMT technicalities editor@ericweight.co.uk Some more images and an article about the progress of my hare photography project. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/brown_hares.html 08 Jun 2010 11:13:06 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk A recent trip to Ireland provided plenty of opportunities for photographing sea birds. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/irish_seabirds.html 16 Jun 2010 11:16:10 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk Early attempts to break away from the normal bird on a stick mentality that has dominated my photography so far. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/creative_seabird_photography.html 16 Jun 2010 11:17:20 GMT technical editor@ericweight.co.uk A new canon 5D mk2 with its full-frame sensor brings new challenges and opportunities for my wildlife photography http://www.ericweight.co.uk/going_full_frame.html 11 Jul 2010 14:39:23 GMT technical editor@ericweight.co.uk The kingfishers have returned to my favourite site and I have new chances to photograph them http://www.ericweight.co.uk/kingfishers_return.html 15 Jul 2010 09:21:36 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk An inquisitive fox steals the show from the badgers that I had hoped to photograph. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/evening_vigils.html 26 Jul 2010 16:52:15 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk Close up, the dragonfly is a very complex creature. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/broad_%20bodied_chaser.html 28 Jul 2010 16:30:08 GMT spring gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk hares have very expressive faces http://www.ericweight.co.uk/hare%20portrait.html 28 Jul 2010 16:32:49 GMT spring gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk The Elan valley in spring is a haven for migrant birds including pied flycatchers, redstarts and wood warblers http://www.ericweight.co.uk/pied_flycatcher.html 28 Jul 2010 16:33:41 GMT spring gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk brown hares are fastidious creatures and wash themselves thoroughly in the early morning dew http://www.ericweight.co.uk/brown_hare.html 28 Jul 2010 16:35:15 GMT spring gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk There is no more beautiful bird than a cock pheasant in his prime. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/cock_pheasant.html 28 Jul 2010 16:36:57 GMT spring gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk These are rapidly taking over from the Canada as our commonest goose. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/grey_lag_goose.html 28 Jul 2010 16:38:02 GMT spring gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk Very much the painted lady of partridges and increasingly common in the UK http://www.ericweight.co.uk/french_partridge.html 28 Jul 2010 16:39:05 GMT spring gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk A beautifully under-stated game bird, struggling to cope with modern agriculture. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/grey_partridge.html 28 Jul 2010 16:40:57 GMT spring gallery editor@ericweight.co.uk A recent visit to the North York Moors gave us one last chance to photograph red grouse before the glorious twelfth. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/last-chance_grouse.html 10 Aug 2010 19:36:56 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk After 12 hrs sitting in a kingfisher hide I get 2 minutes to take the shot, in the meantime I try some creativity with the swans. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/the_fat_lady_sings.html 21 Aug 2010 08:41:14 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk Just because the rut hasn't started yet, it doesn't mean that there are no worthwhile images to be had in a deer park. http://www.ericweight.co.uk/park_life.html 04 Sep 2010 13:32:39 GMT field journal editor@ericweight.co.uk