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Hide and seek - part 2 A hide is an essential part of a wildlife photographers or camera operators ‘box of tricks’. I was once told by a much more experienced cameraman than me that ‘if you can film wildlife successfully in the UK then you can do it anywhere in the world”. At some point or other much of the wildlife in the UK has been ‘fair game’ and so much of it is very wary, understandably so, making field craft as important as your skills behind the lens. In Orkney I use
Hide and seek - part 1 One of the best ways to get close to wildlife in order to photograph or film it is to use a hide, or a ‘blind’ as they’re called in the states. Essentially a tent like structure with a camouflage pattern used in order to fool the wildlife into thinking you aren’t there. They come in all shapes and sizes and as you might imagine some are better than others. I’ve used many different kinds through my wildlife filming and photography career so thought I wou
