Chalky W
Well-known member
Hokay Peeps,
here's a question from me. I'm sure this topic has been covered before but I have had a search and didn't really find anything that answered my questions too specifically so thought I'd try the direct approach.
As the title suggests I'd like to pick your brains about photographing waders on the beach. I've spent a bit of time on my local reservoir snapping passage waders from hides and have even had a few close encounters with obliging birds on the open shores that are dotted around but I'd really like to move to coastal locations and get a few of those awesome eye level shots that you see posted here. I've been to a few locations and have tried the stealth creep up which has spooked birds, I've sat on the beach and waited for the tide to come in but nothing seems to come within half a mile of me.
I know nobody can help with actually making the birds come close but I'm more after tips on concealing yourself (pop up hides, camouflage gear, sitting down, lying down etc) and to potential locations on the beach (streams, river mouths, estuaries, sand, pebbles, rocks etc). Or is it just a case of persevering more?
A slight problem I have is that I'm not too close to the coast so popping down on every high tide isn't an option as I have to plan things a bit more than that and with the light gone in the evenings, time is limited to weekends and that's also limited by when the high tides are.
If anyone has got any tips or experiences they'd like to share then I'd love to hear them, just to spur me on if nothing else. I'm in the UK but tips/experiances are welcome from around the world.
Specifically the UK - I'm also thinking of a trip or 2 to Dawlish Warren in Devon, so if any one has any tips on where to go or how to approach the birds there then info would be gratefully received.
I'm sure I already know the answers (patience dear boy being one) but I need a bit of a boost as after 5/6 trips to the coast so far, I haven't pressed the shutter button once.
Your sincerely
Desperate Wader photographer:C:C|:$|
here's a question from me. I'm sure this topic has been covered before but I have had a search and didn't really find anything that answered my questions too specifically so thought I'd try the direct approach.
As the title suggests I'd like to pick your brains about photographing waders on the beach. I've spent a bit of time on my local reservoir snapping passage waders from hides and have even had a few close encounters with obliging birds on the open shores that are dotted around but I'd really like to move to coastal locations and get a few of those awesome eye level shots that you see posted here. I've been to a few locations and have tried the stealth creep up which has spooked birds, I've sat on the beach and waited for the tide to come in but nothing seems to come within half a mile of me.
I know nobody can help with actually making the birds come close but I'm more after tips on concealing yourself (pop up hides, camouflage gear, sitting down, lying down etc) and to potential locations on the beach (streams, river mouths, estuaries, sand, pebbles, rocks etc). Or is it just a case of persevering more?
A slight problem I have is that I'm not too close to the coast so popping down on every high tide isn't an option as I have to plan things a bit more than that and with the light gone in the evenings, time is limited to weekends and that's also limited by when the high tides are.
If anyone has got any tips or experiences they'd like to share then I'd love to hear them, just to spur me on if nothing else. I'm in the UK but tips/experiances are welcome from around the world.
Specifically the UK - I'm also thinking of a trip or 2 to Dawlish Warren in Devon, so if any one has any tips on where to go or how to approach the birds there then info would be gratefully received.
I'm sure I already know the answers (patience dear boy being one) but I need a bit of a boost as after 5/6 trips to the coast so far, I haven't pressed the shutter button once.
Your sincerely
Desperate Wader photographer:C:C|:$|