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From the vast open planes of the Mara Serengeti to the more humble fields on his south Oxfordshire doorstep, wherever the location, Elliott Neep manages to capture the true spirit and character of every animal he photographs. It\u2019s a notoriously difficult feat, so how does he do it? Elliott\u2019s skill lies in the fact that he is as much a naturalist as he is a photographer, using his knowledge of animal behaviour to get the shots that count.<\/p>\n

\u2018The more you can learn about your subject, the more you can anticipate and predict the animal\u2019s behaviour,\u2019 explains Elliott. \u2018For me, wildlife photography is all about capturing those special fleeting moments \u2013 whether it is a mother and cub coming into frame to nuzzle, or the moment a bird of prey\u00a0takes flight. If you can recognise the signs and body language, you can shave valuable seconds off your reaction time and be ready for the moment.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Lion\"\t\t\t

Mature lion (Panthera leo nubica). One of two brothers, yawning in dawn sunlight, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Practice makes perfect<\/h2>\n

It has taken Elliott many years to fine-tune his craft. He spent his formative years practising his camera techniques on local flora, fungi, bugs and pond wildfowl, getting to know his camera inside and out so as not to miss a moment by fiddling with settings and controls. This means he now instinctively knows how to seize the opportunities he is\u00a0presented with, be it in a hide or a\u00a0vehicle on safari. This, alongside his knowledge of animal behaviour, has been crucial in ensuring his photos manage to capture not just\u00a0the animal\u2019s profile, but its true\u00a0character, too.<\/p>\n

\u2018All the time, I am thinking about capturing and revealing the character of the animal \u2013 what is most representative and familiar to that species,\u2019 reveals Elliott. \u2018I want the animal to look relaxed and natural for portraits, so I\u2019m looking for eye contact, a raised paw as the animal walks, ears alert and forward. If there is more than one\u00a0animal, then I\u2019m always looking\u00a0for interaction, whether it is\u00a0mutual grooming between siblings, parents and young, or an aggressive territorial dispute. Facial expressions and motion really bring\u00a0the images to life.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Grey\t\t\t

A grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), scuttling along the back of a park bench, England<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

A waiting game<\/h2>\n

Elliott stresses that this style of photography takes time and dedication if you are to get the best results. \u2018There is no shortcut to this kind of wildlife photography, and there is no replacement for time in the field,\u2019 he says. \u2018I focus my attention on one species. For example, I\u2019ll spend several months with the same fox family or badger family. Or I\u2019ll spend the entire summer, from dawn to dusk, in a couple of fields encountering the same roe deer and hares, learning their habits and favoured paths through the fields and hedgerows. In this way you capture a real depth of\u00a0images. It is incomparably more productive than simply walking around and raising a lens to whatever you find. If you just walk around the same patch too often, the wild animals will take evasive steps and change their routines to avoid contact.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Wildebeest\"\t\t\t

Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd arriving at Simba Kopjes, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

While this may be easy when taking photos close to home, it is decidedly more difficult abroad, but Elliott says the same principles apply \u2013 you still have to spend more time actually observing wildlife than taking photos of it.<\/p>\n

Elliott is abroad a lot. He works as a guide for Oryx Photography (a wildlife photography tour operator in South Africa), and so has been fortunate enough to become familiar with locations such as Kenya\u2019s Masai Mara, Tanzania\u2019s Serengeti, Rwanda, the tiger reserves in central and northern India, and the high Arctic and Antarctica. Each tour generally only lasts 10-14 days, but he is never tempted to rapidly shoot everything he sees.<\/p>\n

\u2018From my first-ever safari, where I\u00a0shot more than 10,000 frames, I\u00a0have now become extremely selective and cherry-pick encounters with the best light or action sequences,\u2019 says Elliott. \u2018Now I may shoot fewer than a thousand frames with three camera bodies. Occasionally, I will be single-minded and follow the same pride or cheetah, but I rarely do this when I am leading a group as most people are not prepared to wait around for hours, if not days, with the same animals.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Lion\"\t\t\t

African lion (Panthera leo nubica) relaxing in the sunlight, underneath a stormy sky. Photographed in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

And yet if those touring photographers were willing to stick\u00a0around, they would find that this slow approach is key to getting\u00a0the right composition to bring their wildlife photos to life. At\u00a0a basic level, Elliott\u2019s composition technique is a standard approach honed during his years providing photographs for stock libraries.<\/p>\n

He\u00a0grew used to composing his images for copy space, with space above the head in vertical portraits and space on the side for the subject to look into. This style, based on the rule of thirds, is seen by many as somewhat boring, but Elliott says it is a useful foundation from which to be creative with how you shoot, so long as you have given yourself enough time to experiment.<\/p>\n

\u2018I push the boundaries of the rule\u00a0of thirds, with compositions such as a 90:10 split for landscapes and contextual images [animals in their environment]. These images consist of just a strip of land at the bottom and a big sky, or vice versa,\u2019 he explains. \u2018In contrast to this, when I\u2019m sitting with a pride of lions or a herd of zebra, I look for tight compositions with my Nikkor 600mm f\/4, picking out isolating abstractions or patterns and lines.\u2019<\/p>\n

Elliott often achieves the latter by filling the frame with motion, using slow shutter speeds on his Nikon D800 and D800E to blur the movement of running animals or flocks of birds. He also favours a panoramic crop at 2:1 or 3:1, with the huge 36.3MP file on the D800 giving him the image quality and size to crop to that letterbox style.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Brown\t\t\t

Two adult brown hares (Lepus europaeus), face to face in a frosty field, Rutland<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Technique<\/h2>\n

Elliott is not one to try all these techniques in rapid succession. Rather, he is highly selective about\u00a0when he releases the shutter. \u2018I am most definitely not a \u201cmachine-gunning\u201d photographer who takes aim and hopes for the best,\u2019 he reveals. \u2018I am highly selective, picking moments that give\u00a0me the body position I want: far front foot raised in stride to open\u00a0the chest, eye contact (down the lens or another animal in frame), ears forward, and so on.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Red\t\t\t

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag foraging for sweet chestnuts, England<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

I am also\u00a0looking for great light: warm, golden light at either end of the day,\u00a0side-lighting or back-lighting my subject.\u2019
\nHowever, if the atmospheric conditions don\u2019t play ball, Elliott will make the most of his time in the field, such as using motion blurs when the light is low or poor.<\/p>\n

\u2018I love the rain,\u2019 reveals Elliott. \u2018I will always continue photographing in the rain, just throwing a cover or\u00a0a jacket over my lens. I try to position the vehicle so I\u2019m shooting into the light if possible, with a darker background so the raindrops stand out, and I use a slower shutter speed to blur the rain.\u2019<\/p>\n

Shoot responsibly<\/h2>\n

While Elliott is happy to make do with less than ideal conditions, he will never keep shooting if the animals are at risk, or if it means disturbing them unnecessarily.<\/p>\n

\u2018Only recently, several newspapers documented Richmond Park as a prime example where armies of photographers were disturbing the rut with little or no thought for the animals,\u2019 explains Elliott.<\/p>\n

On safari, he is constantly assessing the scene and behaviour of the animals as they react to his presence. \u2018Once, an elephant I was riding on to get photos disturbed a mother tigress. I have never forgotten the feeling of shame and have striven to avoid making the same mistake again,\u2019 admits Elliott.<\/p>\n

Back in the UK, he uses field skills\u00a0to stay undetected, such as shooting from hides and using camera traps, and he often uses food to attract wildlife. \u2018I do use food to attract particular wildlife subjects into range of cameras, whether they\u2019re remote or in my hand,\u2019 explains Elliott. \u2018I usually attract birds with various foods, such as seeds, nuts, fruit and mealworms, and badgers with earthworms and honey. I try to use\u00a0naturally occurring food where possible, so this often means scraping roadkill off the road to attract foxes.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Fox\"\t\t\t

Full-face close-up portrait of a dog red fox (Vulpes vulpes), England<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Using food to attract wild animals is one that divides people. Elliott is keen to point out that he only uses this method with long-term projects with a long lead-in and lead-out, using enough food for the animals to be attracted to the vicinity, but not enough to create dependency.<\/p>\n

For Elliott, that close interaction is as rewarding as seeing the final photographs. \u2018It\u2019s an absolute privilege to spend so much time in the company of these wild animals,\u2019 he says. It is this attitude that ensures he captures not just the appearance of the animals he photographs, but their spirit too.<\/p>\n

Favourite locations in Britain<\/h2>\n

\u2018The Isle of Mull is just spectacular as a wild place: it\u00a0is mountainous, with deep, cutting valleys and sea\u00a0lochs,\u2019 says Elliott. \u2018It is home to the golden eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, red deer and otters \u2013 four species synonymous with the wild. It is my go-to location for\u00a0otters and I\u2019ve come to know the coastline extremely well, even advising other photographers where to go. I never go there to photograph eagles as\u00a0they are still out of reach, even with a 600mm prime lens, but I love seeing them soaring above and gliding through the valleys.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Blackface\t\t\t

Scottish blackface sheep (Ovis aries). A ram standing against the blue sky, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018Skomer Island is another gem in the UK\u2019s wildlife crown. I prefer it to the Farne Islands for the Atlantic puffin as it is much larger and greener, with swathes of\u00a0spring flowers, and the daily landings are more practical. You can also stay overnight to be there for sunrise and sunset, which is a stunning opportunity, and one I am looking forward to in June 2016.\u2019<\/p>\n

In the bag<\/h2>\n

\u2018In my bag, I usually have a super-wide zoom, like a 16-35mm f\/4 VR, mid-telephoto 70-200mm, 200-400mm and Nikkor 600mm f\/4 VRII prime, plus an external flashgun or two,\u2019 says Elliott. \u2018I\u00a0use a Gitzo 1325 Series 3 tripod, beanbags and an Eckla Eagle door support system.\u2019<\/p>\n

Recommended lenses<\/h3>\n

Wideangle lens<\/strong> for landscapes with huge skies, and for those moments where the animals approach really close.<\/p>\n

Mid-range zoom<\/strong> (70-200mm or\u00a075-300mm) will give you the flexibility to photograph herds, packs and landscape details.<\/p>\n

Super-telephoto<\/strong> (400+mm) to\u00a0get you into the action, frame-fillers and birdlife. They also\u00a0make great landscape lenses. Often you will see features in the landscape that photograph well as\u00a0isolated graphic images: good examples are the classic silhouette\u00a0of an acacia with the orb\u00a0of the sun. On safari, Elliott\u2019s Nikkor 600mm f\/4 VRII is permanently bolted to a camera body, as the image quality and ability to diffuse backgrounds make\u00a0it an essential lens.<\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n

Elliott Neep is a photographer, guide and\u00a0ardent conservationist. He has spent around 10 years studying the natural world, has been featured in several publications and has won a variety of\u00a0awards for his work. To\u00a0see more, visit www.elliottneep.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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