Overview
The Scottish Highlands is the home to many wonderful subjects but without a doubt one of the most beautiful subjects to be found here is the Red Squirrel. We have been working with Red Squirrels for many years at this location and during this extended break, we will have exclusive use of a fantastic site to allow us to capture this iconic mammal, producing a stunning and varied portfolio. The site offers different set-ups from simple portraits to capturing the acrobatic ability of this charming mammal as it leaps through the air, to incorporating the forest environment with wide angle shots to show the stunning forests. The Red Squirrel is one of the most iconic mammals to be found in the UK and we feel that spending this amount of time with them will produce a fantastic portfolio of this charming little mammal All in all, a jam-packed short break to capture an array of images of our native Red.
Itinerary Open +Close -
Day 1: Travel up to our comfortable B&B in Aviemore in time to meet up for dinner and a chance to talk through the photography opportunities and approaches for the next few days.
Days 2 – 4: The basic pattern of each day will be similar in that we will be heading to and based at a comfortable and spacious hide location which attracts a healthy number of extremely photogenic red squirrels. This approach will allow us to work on an array of different image styles so that we can accumulate a varied portfolio. The site allows us to work on jumping, portrait as well as environmental images in a forest setting that will be at its autumnal best in terms of colour, so this really is a great time of year and chance to achieve this goal.
Day 5: After a final hearty Scottish breakfast, it will be time to begin our journeys home.
What our customers say
“Excellent photographic opportunities and cheerful and happy company”.
“Very many thanks for an excellent trip”.
“Exceeded my expectations”.
“Good location, warm and comfortable, legendary breakfasts!”
“Ellie is exceptional!”
“The trip was better than I had expected because there was more squirrel activity than I thought there would be. We had regular visits from squirrels throughout all three days, and as well as portrait shots, we had them running, jumping and chasing each other”.
“Ellie is always friendly and helpful, and on this trip she was able to help me fine-tune my R3“.
“Ellie is a superb photographer and has a relaxed and comfortable way of teaching clients, no matter what their level of photographic knowledge. I have never really done in flight tracking before and had issues holding focus. Ellie changed some settings which improved this, but still she put thought and effort into making more improvements. She regularly gave updates about exposure, speed etc so that we didn’t miss a shot. As always her focus is ensuring that the client gets the shot“.
“Ellie helped with a couple of the features on my camera that I hadn’t previously used, and made sure that we were all trying out different types/styles of images“.
“well organised and well planned – overall a super 3 days“.
“This was probably one of the best short trips I have been on. The company was excellent, great camaraderie, excellent photo opportunities“.
“I enjoyed the Squirrels in afternoon light. The backlighting was stunning“.
“I always learn a lot on Ellie’s trips. Freely given guidance and help whenever you needed it“.
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