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Orchids

Hardy orchid society - The British society dedicated to British wild orchids
Guenther Blaich's website - Many photos of unusual European orchid hybrids
Wildguides - English Nature Wildguide series of excellent fieldguides
Orchid Wire - Orchid resource directory
John's orchids - Orchids for sale for you to grow
Orchids of Provence -Excellent French orchid website
Ophrys - Informative site specialising in Ophrys species
European orchids - Pictures of European orchids

 




Wildlife Forums

Wild about Britain

British Wildlife at Wild About Britain . Information on British butterflies, wildlife, nature and the environment with forums, news, photography, events calendars, interactive maps, product reviews and a wildlife directory - covering everything from British birds, insects, wildflowers, fungi and trees, to astronomy, geology, marine life and the weather.




The Arctic
Arjen Drost's Website - Spitsbergen information, including species, webcam on Ny Alsund, climate etc
Webcam on NyAlsund, Spitsbergen - See what the weather is like in the Arctic today
Oceanwide Tours - Recommended tour operator to the Arctic
Polar bear facts - About size, weight, diet etc
Arcturus - Good small UK travel company going to the Norwegian Arctic etc
Spitsbergen - interesting site with information about Spitsbergen , Greenland and the Arctic region in general



Birds

Surfbirds - Identification guides, where to go birding, see pictures of the latest rarities sent in by contributors.
Eurobirding - hundreds of trip reports
Fat birder - An essential site for birders, great for trip reports & everything you need to know about birds
Bird Forum-Very popular birding website with lots of pictures, equipment reviews, birding locations..
Gigrin farm - The place to photograph Red Kites !
Deanbirders - Birding website based in the Forest of Dean -with galleries and daily log of sightings intended for elderly or disabled people unable to leave the house. They even install nestboxes and feeders for the people they are helping - a very worthy initiative.
Nature Photography by Phillip Kirkham Nice wildlife photos, I like his boxing hares.
Kit day Bird Photography. Great pictures including rare visitors to Briatain.
Kent Ornithological Society (KOS) - Great source of information on Kent birds, some of teh blogs are well worth reading



Photographic technique & equipment reviews

The Digital picture- Fantastically useful lens comparator. Put your chosen lenses side by side and as you mouse over the images you can compare two lenses or a single lens at various apertures.
Imaging Resource - Really useful camera comparator. Set up two cameras side by side and compare their performance on the same test subjects at different ISOs. Alternatively set up the same camera twice and compare it against itself at diferent ISOs.
Photozone.de - Good lens tests
EOS Camera Magazine - The official Canon magazine. Worth subscribing to if you own a Canon
Luminous-landscape - excellent digital photography tutorials
Steve Hoffmann - excellent comprisons between film and digital and digital darkroom techniques.
Digiscoping - learn how to take pictures of birds through a birdwatching telescope
Rob Galbraith - Latest news, equipment reviews, extensive article on Canon 1DmkIII Af performance
World according to Roland - Some interesting camera reviews
Birdphotographers.net - Nature photography website and forum with a bias towards birds
Naturescapes.net - Nature photography website with interesting articles and forum


Artists

Hilary Mayes - Wonderful paintings of flowers, animals, and although it sounds unusual - front doors ! But check them out, they are superb. I have recently supplied Hilary a series of images as source material for some new paintings, so do look out for them.



Faithful Friends Portraits - Beautiful pet and animal portraits in acrylic by Animal
Portrait Artist, Nicky Jones, specialising in detailed commissioned paintings of dogs, cats,
horses and other animals, from photographs.


Photography schools/ education etc

Picture memory - Free, complete, on-line how to do it guide on Digital Photography

Stare photography - Photography School - Online Courses. Enroll in this online photography school and learn how to take striking photographs.
Photography School - Offers state-of-the-art training in professional photography by the New York's Institute of Photography.

Blackboard arts -Photography Lessons
Enroll in our photography course and learn from our great instructors

Correspondence course - James Madison High School offers correspondence courses and distance learning programs that let busy people earn a diploma from home.

Online Photography School - Online photography school and distant education provider


Screen check

Click here to check the calibration of your screen
Check your own colour IQ here



UK Suppliers of Photographic Equipment and wildlife accessories

Canon UK
Warehouse Express
Wildlife watching supplies
Ultimate Nature Gear - Specialised products for wildlife photographers and wildlife watchers
DWG Ltd - supplier of wildlife hides and all-weather clothing
Greenman Bushcraft Ltd - Courses in bushcraft and suppliers of equipment and accessories
Garden Nature - Supply good value hides and wildlife camera systems
Camera Pricebuster - Excellent online camera equipment comparison website.
Stealth wildlife - Clothing, hides and other accessories for wildlife and nature watching at affordable prices



UK Natural History and Wildlife Organisations

Alpine Garden Society
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
English Nature
People's Trust for Endangered Species
Butterfly Conservation
The Wildlife Trusts
The Mammal Society
Plantlife
British Trust for Ornithology
The Woodlands Trust
Wildflower Society
Irish Wildlife Trust - Reintroduction of GS woodpecker project




Wildlife and nature photography websites

Mark Gray stock landscape photography - Australian panoramic stock photography for sale by renowned landscape photographer Mark Grey
Allen Lloyd Photography - Excellent landscape , natuer and wildlife images
Stephen Street -Good wildlife photography website. Stephen also sells through Tips images.
Lucid images -Interesting American website with good links, books and even some free software.
Elisabeth Raboin - French Arts and crafts with photos of Cevennes, Provence
Steven Round Bird Photography -Nice site with good selection of UK birds and mammals etc
Mike Lane - Well established UK wildlife photographer - offers great nature photography workshops
The early beaver gallery - British Columbia wildlife photography
Art of Landscape and nature Photography - new landscape photography by Tony Howell

Visit the Nature Photographers web site

Excellent on-line magazine for nature photographers.
Photo.net - Very active international photography website where members post photos for review
and critique. Generally high standard of artisitc images.
Photos-of-the-year -Another great photography website with encouragement to display your masterpieces for constructive critisism.
San Juan Wildlife and Nature Photography - Matt Ragen's photography website, great images of wild bald eagles and orcas.
mo4 Photography services - General photography, Portrait, glamour, nature,weddings etc based in E.Anglia
Warren Photographic - Wide variety of photographic subjects, the birds in flight are stunning.
Stephen Cresswell - Includes some wonderful pictures of dragonflies
13home wingz and thingz gallery - Broad collection of images, check out the series of skies and the animated images.
Tony Wharton FRPS - Good photos covering flora, fauna, people and places plus an interesting creative gallery.
Amit Ray - Nature photography from India
Digital wildlife - The photography of Richard Ford. Nice collection of images of British wildlife
Ron McCombe - New website with some nice images of british wildlife. Wild birds a speciality.
Peter J Hosey Photography - High quality digital photographs of wild and cultivated flowers, fungi and landscapes. Prints and high-res files available.
Nature Blink
NatureBlink
- Nature, Wildlife and Travel Photography by Ivan Miksik
Mark Raymond Mason - Canadian photographer with some wonderfully artistic landscapes

Richard Ford - Digital wildlife - Good collection of British wildlife images
Tigers in the forest - Michael J Vickers is an amateur wildlife photographer. He has a particular passion for the endangered tiger and since 2001 has traveled each year to India. With the aid of a naturalist/guide he searches for tigers in their natural habitat. Tigersintheforest contains numerous photographs of tigers and other wildlife seen in India and Africa.
Digital prints gallery - Photography of John Engle, prints and stock images
Chockstone photography - Australian nature and landscape photography
Marshall Black - Nature, Landscape and City photography from the UK and New Zealand
Halo Photographic - The photography of Mike Cooper
Chris Brooks - Very informative site and an amazing collection of images of dragonflies, damselflies and larvae.
Eric Wright - Beautiful website with very good collection of images of UK wildlife.


Dave Martin Bird Photography - Good and growing collection of UK bird photos


Other photography websites

Fashion photography - Great fashion photos from Carl Ramsay
Photography & Videography in NY, NJ, PA & CT - Imageslice Productions offers special effects photography with lasting memories of your Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Sweet 16, and any gathering of family or friends.
HQ Photography - HQ Photography : Stock Photography, Prints, Posters, Wallpapers, etc.
American USA Pictures & Posters - Photographs America offers a great selection of Quality American USA pictures, posters & wall art. Included are Vintage prints, Historic Congress posters, USA Landmarks, USA regional pictures, USA City pics, animals, expressions and much more!


Tour Companies

Kenya


Freeman Safaris

- My
partner in Africa - chosen because I consider Brian Freeman to offer the best Photo Safari experience in Kenya - I guarantee you will have the trip of a lifetime.

UK

Wildlife sailing - Seal and birdwatching trips by boat off of the north Kent oast

Bulgaria


Schiffornis bird tours
- Guided birding tours to Costa Rica, UK, USA, S.America , Trinidad & Tobago,
Spain, The Gambia. Ecuador, Peru, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Poland to run from 2007 onwards.

Romania:
Transylvanian Eco travel
Pension Elena at Zarnesti
Ibis tours - Guided birding and wildlife tours in the Danube Delta area
Professional team - guided tours in the Transylavanian mountains


Website design

Onepine - My Dreamweaver Tutor's website - Thanks for all your help Wendy!

Feebleminds - Great free animated clipart used on this website .


Photographic agencies

Tips images
SPL - Science Photolibrary


Nature Photography Webrings


Stock Photography Webring

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