[rlchew]

There are many WAB members who are active photographers and the WAB website has nearly 7000 photos in the Gallery …. or it did the last time I looked!

Photographers …. tell us all ….

1. Has there been one thing that you feel has made a big difference to your wildlife and/or landscape photography?
   
   
2. What gets you outdoors with your camera?
   
   
3. What has been your best photography moment?
   
   
4. What is your best piece of advice to pass on to fellow WAB photographers?

For me, the answers to my own questions are ….

1. Learning to take the lens cap off or ensuring that the camera has a roll of film or a CF card in it .
   
   More seriously, the purchase of a DSLR camera plus lenses in April 2005 has transformed my interest in photography and I believe led to an improvement in my capability although I still don’t understand most of the manual and my overdraft has increased .
   
   
2. Warm sunny weather in April and May always has me putting off the weekend chores and trying to get time off work .
   
   Everything is greener, birds are singing, summer migrants are arriving, etc. It is my favourite time of the year.
   
   
3. There are probably too many to list here if I count all those wonderful places in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland which I am fortunate enough to visit every year .
   
   However, the opportunities to see and photograph Pine Martens and Badgers at the Rothiemurchus/Speyside wildlife watching hide has to be right up there at the top somewhere albeit not my best photos due to the low levels of light as the evening progresses.
   
   
4. I have included some of my personal tips on my own website.
   
   I would say that out of all of those I would really emphasise the following .... expect the unexpected and be ready for anything.
   
   Photographing wildlife and landscapes can be both rewarding and frustrating due to the unpredictability of so many things such as behaviour, migration, weather conditions, etc. Be prepared when the moment occurs.

So what about the rest of you? Answers on a postcard or preferably via WAB!

And finally .... don't forget to keep sharing those photos in the WAB Gallery!

Richard