September 2010
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French Eyes and a Mini Hovercraft

During August and September I had a couple of weeks in France, mainly to photograph a friends wedding but I also scampered after a little of the local fauna for a bit of light entertainment.

France is a superb country, the climate coupled with the incredible range of bug life is a photographers paradise. This is the first time I have taken wildlife shots abroad and it was a lot of fun.

I love the eyes of some of these animals, particularly the cricket and the fire salamander. It is as if a science fiction make up artist has had a field day.

But the animal that I got the most fun out of was the hummingbird moth. As the name suggests, this moth hovers with incredible agility, while sucking up the nutritious nectar from the abundant flora in the South of France. The noise they make is like a mini hovercraft, and the speed they can change direction is amazing. I thought getting a shot would be relatively easy, because they hover. However, they do move ever so slightly all the time. As with all wildlife, it took time, patience, a sprinkling of luck and a lot of fun to capture the shots I wanted.

One of the great things about going away is coming home, and as magical as France is, in terms of wildlife I think Scotland is up there with the best.

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