Author Archives: Mark Hamblin

Merlin Magic

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Mark Hamblin

I first photographed merlin, Britain’s smallest bird of prey, in the Peak District about twenty years ago but of course that was all on film and so I have been putting feelers out in the last few years to try … Continue reading →

Posted in In the field | Tagged bird of prey, fieldcraft, glen tanar estate, hide, merlin, raptor, wildlife, wildlife photography | 12 Comments

Stay composed

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Mark Hamblin

If your wildlife images are let down by poor composition it’s time to brush up on the basics. Whilst digital cameras can do most things these days the choice of subject matter and the way in which it is composed … Continue reading →

Posted in Technique | Tagged composition, cropping, framing, technique | Leave a comment

Canon 600mm f/4 L IS USM Mark II lens review

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Mark Hamblin

As a wildlife photographer a ‘big’ lens has always been at the forefront of my armoury starting with the manual focus Canon f4.5 500mm and then the Canon 500mm f/4 IS USM, which served me very well for over a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gear | Tagged 600mm, canon, gear, lens, mark II, review, telephoto, wildlife photography | 2 Comments

Rubbish blogger!

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Mark Hamblin

To say I haven’t been a regular blogger would be a gross underestimate and you only need to scroll down my so-called recent posts to see that. There are no excuses. I’m simply a rubbish blogger! I set out with … Continue reading →

Posted in Random musings | Tagged blogging, grouse, procrastination, web site | 3 Comments

Yellowstone winter

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Mark Hamblin

Having come to the end of the first of two Northshots photo tours to Yellowstone and the Tetons I’ve had a little time to reflect on our time in the white wild West of America and download my images. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Springtime snow

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Mark Hamblin

To say I have neglected this blog would be rather an understatement. I could supply a host of lame excuses for the lack of activity but let’s just draw a line under the last 8 months since the previous entry … Continue reading →

Posted in In the field | Tagged bird photography, local, scotland, snow, winter | 5 Comments

Svalbard August 2011

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Mark Hamblin

After a long day’s traveling, the jagged peaks near Svalbard’s ‘capital’ Longyearbyen lay beneath me as we made our approach to the airport. It was close to midnight but the sun was still up bathing everything in its path in … Continue reading →

Posted in In the field | Tagged arctic, ice, northshots, photo tour, photography, polar bear, seal, spitsbergen, svalbard, tour, walrus, wildlife | 10 Comments

Roe shooting

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Mark Hamblin

With a good forecast I was out at dawn this morning on the hunt for roe deer amongst other things. Those of you sweltering in the south of the UK may find some comfort that the temperature reading in my … Continue reading →

Posted in In the field | Tagged photography, roe deer, wildlife | 4 Comments

Hen harriers

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Mark Hamblin

The past few weeks have been exceptionally busy trying to juggle 2020VISION office work with several photographic assignments. This week alone I’ve photographed hen harrier, white-tailed eagle and black-throated diver and have spent a total of 59 hours in various … Continue reading →

Posted in In the field | Tagged 2020vision, colin maclean, glen tanar estate, hen harrier, hide, photography, wildlife | 15 Comments

Nothing to grouse about

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Mark Hamblin

Black grouse or blackcock is a species with which I have a love-hate relationship. For the most part I love them. The hate bit comes in when the alarm goes off in the middle of the night and the last … Continue reading →

Posted in In the field | Tagged black grouse, blackcock, lek, photography, scotland, wildlife | 5 Comments