I never used to describe myself as a wildlife photographer –I really haven’t got the patience to sit still all day in a hide. But wildlife has increasingly frequently been getting between my lens and the landscape,and I ain’t about to refuse the shots when they present themselves! Perhaps I’m making more luck for myself by being increasingly in good locations for wildlife photography at quieter times of the day. Perhaps I’m just getting lucky 
Particular images to look out for are the very rare Ross Seal from Antarctica,an Australian pond lily that required getting up to my neck in water to photograph,and an Australian whistling kite. Apparently it’s quite unusual to try and pan birds in a portrait format image –it just seemed to work for that one.
Another unusual image is the lion at night –shot at a staggering ISO25600,it cleaned up surprisingly well in Lightroom!
Slideshow below,or view the whole gallery on my Photoshelter site.
Natural World –Images by Chiz Dakin
