M any of the locations in Andrew Marshall’s guidebook Photographing Wildlife in the UK are in the Scottish mountains. A wild place full of splendour, beauty, remoteness and rich with wildlife.
One of the main Scottish areas he features is the Cairngorm mountain range near the town of Aviemore. Here there are mountain hare, red deer and ptarmigan and close by in remnants of the Caledonian forest, red squirrel and crested tit.
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- Displaying male ptarmigan with his hen in the background: Note the fabulous feathery feet. Nikon D4, 300mm + 2 x converter at 600mm, ISO 250, 1/1250 sec at f/8. © Andrew Marshall
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- Red deer stag in winter forest. Nikon D4 with a Nikkor 500mm f/4 lens, ISO 5000, 1/500sec at f/5.6. © Andrew Marshall
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- Mountain hare close up on the Cairngorm slopes. Nikon D4 with a Nikkor 500mm f/4 lens and a 1.4 teleconverter at 700mm, ISO 200, 1/1250sec at f/9. © Andrew Marshall
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- Crested tit in the Caledonian pine forests. Nikon D800E with a Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 lens and a 2 x teleconverter at 600mm, ISO 400, 1/800sec at f/9. © Andrew Marshall.
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- A female ptarmigan in winter plumage stand out against the granite boulders. Nikon D800E with a Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 lens at 300mm, ISO 250, 1/1000sec at f/8. © Andrew Marshall .
This winter you can share in Andrew’s knowledge of wildlife photography and his experience of this special area on a variety of courses ranging from one-to-one tuition days, weekend wildlife workshops and five day wildlife trips.
Based in Aviemore these wildlife photography workshops are suitable for beginners to those who want to learn new skills. Dates start from 16th December and except for Christmas week will continue into January and February.
You can contact Andrew to get more details by visiting his website at www.gowildlandscapesphoto.com
If you would like a copy of Andrew’s book, use the code FVFV at our shop to get 15% off and free UK shipping.