About
My name is Steve Wilce and I live in the beautiful Brecon Beacons in the county of Powys.
The image with me displayed on the 'Home Page' is of the Usk Valley viewed from Allt yr Esgair looking north to the Brecon Beacons with the River Usk meandering through verdant farmland below. This view is one of my local favourites and was captured by using a remote IR device mounted on my landscape camera. (See Hahnel Combi TF remote control in equipment reviews).
I have been a birder for over forty years and dallied with the twitching scene for a few years, this, however, was not for me as I found myself being bitterly disappointed if I dipped. I realised quite quickly, thankfully, that I was missing the point of nature watching and as a result I am now far more interested in images than ticks.
One of my favourite places is North Norfolk where I have been visiting for forty years and its ornithological wealth has provided me with a solid grounding in birding.
I worked for 35 years for the then British Steel, (God knows what it is called now), in industrial chemistry and latterly, the last ten years in environmental management. I took the opportunity, when I was fifty, of early retirement with a final salary pension etc, and I have not regretted a minute of it.
Over the last few years my wife Susan and I have been lucky to travel quite a bit, visiting countries right across Europe from Portugal in the west to the Belarus border in the east, we have also travelled in Africa, India, China and The USA.
I have always been interested in photography, mainly landscapes, using medium format cameras. After a break of a few years I decided to try and photograph wildlife, mainly birds, where my primary interest lies. I would like to share some of these images with other people who enjoy nature. If I can help anyone with information regarding images or places I have visited I will be more than happy to do so.
Equipment:
Canon 600 f4 Mk ii lens.
Canon 17-40 f4 L zoom lens.
Canon 100 f2.8 L is macro lens.
Canon 70-200 f4 L zoom lens.
Canon RF 100-500 f4.5 - 7.1 L IS zoom lens.
Canon RF 1.4 Teleconverter.
Canon R5 with Battery Grip + EF to RF adaptor.
Canon R6 Mk2 with Battery Grip.
Canon 1.4 Mk iii Teleconverter.
Canon 430EX Speedlight flashgun.
Canon corded shutter release.
Sandisk CF Express Type B Cards.
Kingston SD UHS2 V60 Canvas React Cards.
Canon extension tubes.
Rode Videomic Go 2 shotgun microphone.
Hoya Circular Polarizing and Neutral Density landscape filters.
Format Hitech filter holding system.
Format Hitech Graduated landscape filters.
Yongnuo YN24EX Twin Macro ETTL Flash Unit.
Vangaurd Alta Sky 66 long lens backpack.
Lowepro and Tamrac compartmentalised rucksacks.
Manfrotto supports, (057 and 055 Tripods).
Manfrotto MHXPRO-3 Way Tilt and Pan Tripod Head.
Jobu Pro 2B Gimbal Head.
Wildlife Watching Supplies protective camouflage materials.
Wildlife Watching Supplies large bean bag.
Camouflage Netting.
Portable Hide.
Vortex Razor 10 x 42 HD binoculars.
Hahnel Combi TF remote control.
XIKEZAN 12mnp 1080p Trail Camera.
Adobe Photoshop (CS6 Extended) software.
The image with me displayed on the 'Home Page' is of the Usk Valley viewed from Allt yr Esgair looking north to the Brecon Beacons with the River Usk meandering through verdant farmland below. This view is one of my local favourites and was captured by using a remote IR device mounted on my landscape camera. (See Hahnel Combi TF remote control in equipment reviews).
I have been a birder for over forty years and dallied with the twitching scene for a few years, this, however, was not for me as I found myself being bitterly disappointed if I dipped. I realised quite quickly, thankfully, that I was missing the point of nature watching and as a result I am now far more interested in images than ticks.
One of my favourite places is North Norfolk where I have been visiting for forty years and its ornithological wealth has provided me with a solid grounding in birding.
I worked for 35 years for the then British Steel, (God knows what it is called now), in industrial chemistry and latterly, the last ten years in environmental management. I took the opportunity, when I was fifty, of early retirement with a final salary pension etc, and I have not regretted a minute of it.
Over the last few years my wife Susan and I have been lucky to travel quite a bit, visiting countries right across Europe from Portugal in the west to the Belarus border in the east, we have also travelled in Africa, India, China and The USA.
I have always been interested in photography, mainly landscapes, using medium format cameras. After a break of a few years I decided to try and photograph wildlife, mainly birds, where my primary interest lies. I would like to share some of these images with other people who enjoy nature. If I can help anyone with information regarding images or places I have visited I will be more than happy to do so.
Equipment:
Canon 600 f4 Mk ii lens.
Canon 17-40 f4 L zoom lens.
Canon 100 f2.8 L is macro lens.
Canon 70-200 f4 L zoom lens.
Canon RF 100-500 f4.5 - 7.1 L IS zoom lens.
Canon RF 1.4 Teleconverter.
Canon R5 with Battery Grip + EF to RF adaptor.
Canon R6 Mk2 with Battery Grip.
Canon 1.4 Mk iii Teleconverter.
Canon 430EX Speedlight flashgun.
Canon corded shutter release.
Sandisk CF Express Type B Cards.
Kingston SD UHS2 V60 Canvas React Cards.
Canon extension tubes.
Rode Videomic Go 2 shotgun microphone.
Hoya Circular Polarizing and Neutral Density landscape filters.
Format Hitech filter holding system.
Format Hitech Graduated landscape filters.
Yongnuo YN24EX Twin Macro ETTL Flash Unit.
Vangaurd Alta Sky 66 long lens backpack.
Lowepro and Tamrac compartmentalised rucksacks.
Manfrotto supports, (057 and 055 Tripods).
Manfrotto MHXPRO-3 Way Tilt and Pan Tripod Head.
Jobu Pro 2B Gimbal Head.
Wildlife Watching Supplies protective camouflage materials.
Wildlife Watching Supplies large bean bag.
Camouflage Netting.
Portable Hide.
Vortex Razor 10 x 42 HD binoculars.
Hahnel Combi TF remote control.
XIKEZAN 12mnp 1080p Trail Camera.
Adobe Photoshop (CS6 Extended) software.