Hamerton zoo park, cambridgeshire - Tigers, CHEETAHS & BIRDS OF PREY
Privileged Access to Cheetahs & Cubs
Photographers on Safari have arranged special access to their extremely large enclosures. I have photographed cheetahs at many places within the UK, and also on many occasions in Africa. I do not know of any other location in the UK where better photographs of cheetahs can consistently be taken. The shots taken today could easily be passed off as taken in Africa. There are numerous Cheetahs at Hamerton, and the stars of the day are a Mum and her three cubs born in August 2007.
Corsac Foxes
After spending a considerable amount of time with the cheetahs we will also enjoy equally privileged access to the Corsac Foxes. These animals often move quite swiftly within their spacious enclosure, but they are amazing creatures just to watch, let alone photograph. Once again it would be quite difficult to disprove your photos had been taken in the wild.
Red Maned Wolves
These superb creatures again have a sizeable and wonderfully natural enclose. The wolves will circle round a central hillock, enabling us to photograph them with a great background. They have an amazing gait, and the proud way they strut round is often compared to that of a show horse. A new set of cubs were born in the winter months and should be ideal for us to photograph in 2008.
Bengal Tigers
There are two adult Bengal Tigers here. They now have a large newly opened large external enclosure. One has the normal brown / orange & black markings, while the other is the much rarer White Tiger, predominantly white with dark brown stripes. Again we enjoy privileged access to the rear and side of their enclosure. (not available to the general public). The tigers will respond to chunks of meat thrown into the enclosure, enabling you to capture great action shots.
Birds of Prey
The morning session will be used to photograph various birds of prey. they will be chosen from the following. Barn Owl, Eagle Owl, Great Grey Owl (possibly everybody's favourite), Harris Hawk and American Red Tailed Hawk. We will have at least three subjects to photograph. We will take photos of the subjects, both in flight and while perched on attractive logs or branches. Every effort will be made to hide the jesses while perched. The flying shots will see the birds on a regular pre-planned flight-path for about 20 metres at a time. They therefore make great subjects on which to learn or perfect your panning techniques, and give you the best opportunity to take that perfect flying shot.
Cost and Dates:
SaturdAY july 5th sold out
SaturdAY Sept 20th sold out
SUN. ocTober 19th 10.30 - 5.30 £99
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10.30 Risk Assessment & Tips and Tuition.
10.45 Birds of Prey. Flying and set ups of a selection of the following; Barn Owl, Great Grey Owl, Eagle Owl, Harris Hawk and American Red Tailed Hawk.
1.00 Tea / Coffee and Sandwiches
2.00 Adult Cheetahs
2.30 Red Maned Wolves
3.00 Tigers
3.30 Corsac Foxes (and Cheetahs)
4.00 Cheetah and her 3 cubs
5.30 Close
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At this same location we also run an
Introduction to Wildlife Photography Course
This course is more tuition based, combining in depth basic camera tuition, wildlife photography techniques, and privileged access to the animals. The time you would have spent with the birds of prey is substituted with receiving classroom type instruction and time reviewing the photographs you have taken under my guidance earlier in the day. These activities are performed by our partner, Jan Slack. This enables you to identify any weaknesses, giving you the chance to improve the standard of your photography during the second photo session. The animal content is virtually the same. This course will prove invaluable to those fairly new to digital photography.
July 2nd 10.30am £80.00 Places available
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For more details please visit our partner for this workshop, by clicking here. www.goingdigital.co.uk
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Please make your reservations for the Introduction to Wildlife Photography Course with Going Digital
