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Free Christmas E-Card 2011

2011-12-19T11:07:00.015Z

Lost a postal address? Be sure not to leave anyone out - take advantage of this year's free Christmas e-card.

Having trouble getting it to work? Try clicking on the photo title at the top of the blog first, then clicking on e-card :-)

Technical details:

Taken 13:06 24/12/2010

Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3

Macro No

Aperture F2.80

Shutter Speed 1/1244

ISO 250

Cropping No
Focal length 6mm

WWF Earth Hour

2011-03-26T12:42:00.003Z

On behalf of the World Wildlife Fund, Wildshotsonline invites
you to join us and millions of others in doing our bit for the
climate by turning off all our lights for one hour this evening
(26th March). For more information and to register for the
event (it's free!) click on the swinging light bulb.

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

2011-01-31T18:30:00.000Z

So the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is over for another year! Don't forget to log your observations on their website. Were we pleasantly surprised by the sheer number of visitors to our garden this year? Sadly no, it was much the same as any other year - one robin and one house sparrow! Not even the starlings turned up as we didn't have any fatballs left for them. Worst of all, no photo opportunities :-(

Burst of orange

2011-01-28T17:15:00.006Z

Technical details

Taken 02/10/2010 09:33
Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3

Aperture F4.0

Shutter Speed 1/1244 seconds
Exposure time 1/1250 seconds
F 3.20
Focal length 8.20 mm

ISO 250
Digital zoom ratio 1.00 x

Cropping No
Flash No

Macro Yes

Tee off

2011-01-25T10:03:00.007Z

Technical details:

Taken 11:06 04/06/2010

Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3

Aperture F4.0

Shutter Speed 1/807
Exposure time 1/800

ISO 80

Focal length 10.30mm
Zoom 1.00 x
Cropping No
Macro No
Flash No

Refreshed for 2011

2011-01-25T09:50:00.000Z

Happy New Year to one and all!

We are starting the New Year with a few changes. We have removed the gallery, the option to purchase prints by a one-click ordering system on recently added images and we've updated the livery.

For enquiries and prints please contact us by email.

Free Christmas e-card

2010-12-18T11:18:00.002Z

Flame

2010-11-14T18:00:00.011Z

Not strictly 'wildlife' but I adore this image of a log fire flame. It looks as though it's been highly processed but, in actual fact, it was simply taken on a slow shutter speed.

Technical details:

Taken 21:12 27/08/2010

Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3

Macro No

Aperture F7.1

Shutter Speed 1/2500

ISO 200
Focal length 18.10mm

Cropping No

Willow Warbler

2010-09-27T16:54:00.007+01:00

This willow warbler was spotted at the RSPB Nature Reserve at Vane Farm in Scotland. It was very well camouflaged and therefore quite difficult to see so Kieran did a fantastic job of capturing this beautiful bird.

Technical details:

Taken 14:20 09/11/2010
Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3
Macro No
Aperture F4.3
Shutter Speed 1/1250
ISO 200
Focal length 60 mm
Cropping Yes

Berwick Galleon

2010-09-19T11:58:00.003+01:00

Taking an early evening stroll along the golf links at Berwick-upon-Tweed during the summer, we happened upon this gorgeous galleon sporting the flag of the Netherlands. The ship moored awhile before moving off around the headland towards Lindisfarne. Kieran chose this image because he particularly liked the pink blush in the sky and the positioning of the ship above the line of rocks.

Technical details:

Taken 05/08/2010 at 19:40
Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3
Macro No
Aperture F4.3
Shutter Speed 1/500
ISO 400
Cropping No
Focal length 60.00 mm

Hoverfly on Dandelion

2010-09-18T17:20:00.005+01:00

This hoverfly was snapped happily dipping into dandelion nectar at RSPB Leighton Moss on one of the few sunny days we've had in recent months!

Technical details:

Taken 14:12 on 09/11/2010
Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3
Macro Yes
Aperture F2.8
Shutter Speed 1/1250
ISO 80
Cropping No
Focal length 6.00 mm

Blackheaded Gull

2010-09-15T17:17:00.038+01:00

Although we haven't posted here for ages, Kieran has been busy over the summer taking lots of new photographs which will appear here over the course of the next few weeks. The first image he's chosen in his new collection shows a Blackheaded Gull sporting it's winter plumage at St. Andrews in Scotland. The Blackheaded Gull loses it's trade-mark black coloured head during winter and takes on the look of a white face with black markings either side that resemble headphones.

Technical details:

Taken 17:56 on 26/08/2010

Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3

Macro No

Aperture F4.0

Shutter Speed 1/1000

ISO 125

Cropping Yes

Thistles at Fairburn Ings

2010-03-18T08:15:00.004Z

This image of thistles was taken at Fairburn Ings RSPB Nature Reserve in September of 2009.

Technical details:

Taken 11th September 2009

Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Macro Yes

Aperture F4.3
Focal length 55.9mm

Exposure 1/125 sec

ISO 200

Cropping No

Spring is in the air!

2010-03-16T14:13:00.003Z

It seems as though the long snowy winter is finally over and spring is definitely in the air. I love this image, firstly because I adore sheep and secondly because it actually looks as if this sheep is enjoying having it's photo taken! The photo was taken in the countryside around Leighton Moss RSPB reserve in Lancashire in June of last year and is one of a collection of photos that are being moved from another site to this one. More to follow!

Technical details:

Taken 12:29 20th June 2009

Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3

Macro No

Aperture F4.0

Exposure 1/320

ISO 125

Cropping No

Yachts on Loch Morlich

2010-03-11T09:20:00.005Z

These little yachts were also shot on the banks of Loch Morlich last summer.

Technical details:

Taken 28/08/09

Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

2009-12-09T08:54:00.004Z

Taken in June 2009 this shot of a damselfly on a rain-splashed blade of grass is one of my favourite of all Kieran's images. He would love to know what others think about it too. Please leave your comments.

Buzzards in the blue

2009-12-08T09:50:00.006Z

Not the clearest shot as the buzzard on the right is a little undefined but given the distance that he was from the subject Kieran was quite happy with the result. This particular image demonstrates the power of the zoom function on the SX110is.

Campsite sunset

2009-12-07T08:02:00.005Z

As always, this image is unedited. I'm not sure that it works completely as it stands. Perhaps the caravans appear a little too dark? Comments and suggestions for improvements most welcome.

Successful fledglings

2009-12-03T11:12:00.008Z

After the disappointing year we had last year when two of our three baby blue tits died in the nest we were delighted this year to have completely successful fledglings. The blue tit shown here is one of the parents of this year's brood. Unlike the photos in the previous postings which were shot on a Canon Powershot SX110is this one was captured with the Canon EOS 300D.

Thistles in seed

2009-12-02T10:15:00.011Z

This image of thistles in seed was taken at RSPB Conwy during the summer. As usual, we would love to receive your comments.

Raindrops

2009-12-01T09:50:00.013Z

Today's photo was taken on a hazy summer's day way back in June this year at Leighton Moss RSPB reserve. Kieran wasn't sure he had captured what he had in mind but overall he was pleased with the result. Please, let us have your comments.

First published photo!

2009-11-30T09:14:00.011Z

It seems remarkable that the first image that we decided to upload onto this new blog has also turned out to be the first image Kieran has had published. In all fairness, Kieran had no idea that I'd submitted it for publication but obviously he was delighted with the result. Comments would be most welcome.