Bullfinch berry bonanza...

Four Bullfinches have spent most of today feeding on these squishy red berries on a tree outside our bedroom window.  The only bright red male didn't come within effective camera range unfortunately.  If only some Waxwings would drop in too!

Trumpets or Pixies??

We found this odd little forest of lichen on a damp log pile by South Marsh at Tophill Low during Tuesday afternoon's class.  They look more like something out of the film Avatar than something you would expect to find in East Yorkshire.  The jury is out, either Trumpet Lichen (Cladonia Fimbriata) or Pixie Cup (Cladonia Pyxidata), so if you know which.............

Dewdrops on Spider Webs

Some photos from the back garden at the weekend.  I have made them totally mono though they were naturally almost mono.  In the Tuesday class we have been talking about the need to manually compensate for both dark and light backgrounds to avoid over and under exposure which is a technique I have put into practice here.

Latest Introduction to Wildlife Photography Course starts 8th November

The latest Introduction to Wildlife Photography course starts at Tophill Low Nature Reserve on Tuesday 8th November from 1pm to 4pm and will run over four weeks. Places are still available. The cost is £90 and full details can be found here.  We are running this course over four weeks with three hour sessions on Tuesday each week.  For info give me a call on 07866 316577 or e-mail me at: info@mauricephotos.co.uk