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Natural Wonders Photography
Tylwyth Teg
Llanigon
Hay on Wye
Hereford
HR3 5QA
United Kingdom
Natural Wonders Photography
Tylwyth Teg
Llanigon
Hay on Wye
Hereford
HR3 5QA
United Kingdom
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Natural Wonders Photography has teamed up with Dean Mason of Windows on Wildlife to provide our clients with a great opportunity to take amazing images of harvest mice, woodland birds and the occasional squirrel situated on completely private land in rural Dorset and surrounded by ancient woodland.
Workshops are held in the great outdoors at a beautiful rural location, allowing for different and distant natural backgrounds for your images. Possibilities for a wide variety of images is easily achievable and due to a book and the time is yours policy, you will not have to share the day with other photographers (unless you are a group!).
Our aim is complete customer satisfaction and for you to get the maximum from your visit. The workshops are all straightforward and natural with a very relaxed atmosphere.
The reflection pool hide is fully lined and insulated for that extra bit of comfort during those cold days that occur way too often in the UK. There is plenty of room within the hide for 3 persons comfortably.
The hide is of multi purpose usage and you are not governed to just the one position during your visit, swapping photographic windows is allowed and encouraged. There is also space for your camera equipment and personal belongings.
Suitable for all levels of photographer, from seasoned professionals wishing to add to their ever increasing portfolios through to beginners learning the craft and in need of one to one tuition. Whatever your needs we can cater for all.
Please note that this is fully licenced with DEFRA under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (amended 2018). The Licence number is 149185.
The workshop is held in the great outdoors at a beautiful rural location, allowing for different and distant natural backgrounds for your images. Possibilities for a wide variety of images is easily achievable.
The harvest mice photography session will run for a maximum of two and a half hours. Harvest mice are incredibly acrobatic mammals. Times are strict to allow for the wellbeing of the mice.
The reflection pool hide is a 3/4 person timber constructed hide, fully lined and insulated for that extra bit of comfort during those cold days that occur way too often in the UK. There is plenty of room within the hide for 3 persons comfortably. There is plenty of room for your photography equipment. The setting for the reflection pool is very natural.
Cost for the Combination workshop is £135.00 per person for a full day . A £25 non refundable deposit is required upon booking.
The Combination day begins with an early session in the reflection pool hide, followed by a session with the harvest mice before returning back to the reflection pool for the afternoon light.
Cost per workshop is £135.00 per person per day with a £25 non refundable deposit payable on booking.
Please contact us for details and to reserve your place. If you have any questions at all please just ask, we are happy to help.
Please note: Sometimes the itinerary may change but this will not interfere with game viewing and photography opportunities!
What lenses shall I bring?
The Reflection Pool hide is suitable for lenses from 200mm and up to 500mm.
We recommend with 200mm lenses that a crop factor body is used & 500mm lenses a full frame body is better suited.
Essentially anything wth a focal length of between 300mm and 500mm will be fine.
For the harvest mice a macro lens works well. A 105mm macro lens is fine.
Is there a toilet?
Yes, there is a toilet on site for you to use all day.
Where does the workshop take place?
In rural Dorset on private land which is very natural and unspoiled.
What lens should I use for the harvest mice?
A dedicated macro lens is ideal. Anything from 100mm to 200mm is recommended.
Below is a collection of photos our customers have captured whilst on this photography experience
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The day started with Dean baiting up the area around the pool and we were set up in the very comfortable hide complete with gimbal heads, a kettle and supplies and a portaloo! A wide variety of birds quickly arrived including bullfinches, jays, tits and many others. We were able to take shots on the pool itself but also on the surrounding farm objects creating very natural props. Dean kept in touch with us via a radio handset.
We the went on to photograph the harvest mice on a variety of stems and twigs. We were very impressed by Dean’s ethical approach in not directly handling the mice – they had their own transportation tube which they seemed to like. We did have a quick rainstorm during this session and so some of our mice ended with spiky butch haircuts!
We the went back for a final session in the hide.
We ended up with a wide variety of high quality images and were well pleased with the day. We would very much like a return visit!
Dean then baited all the stations not only around the pool but also other “props” nearby for the larger birds. It was a real treat to see Bullfinches, Jays, a family of Woodpeckers plus all the small birds you would expect to see around garden feeders but in a natural setting. A photographers paradise!
The morning flew by and we took a break to photograph the Harvest Mice. We were impressed with the way Dean presented the mice. He never handled them and they were free to climb up the various props provided. Green hedges or a buttercup meadow made for a perfect background.
The afternoon was spent in the hide again with freshly baited stations. Needless to say the time flew by and we have come home with some great memories and lovely photographs. Thank you Dean for making our day such an enjoyable one and Janette too for organising my birthday treat at such short notice. We can highly recommend this experience day and look forward to repeating it ourselves.
The reflection pool/hide was exceedingly well set up and frequented by numerous varieties of wild birds and the odd squirrel – I can’t recommend enough and I will go back various times of the year which would give different insights and opportunities. Great facilities and support – all in all fantastic!
If you are unsure about any part of this form, or prefer to make a booking over the phone, please feel free to give us a call by using the telephone number below
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+44 (0)7913-415-701
We're here to help and are happy to answer any questions you may have, any time!